History Quiz

History Quiz

Question 1 of 10

Where were the first Olympic Games held?

Question 2 of 10

During WWII, the Japanese resorted to a (literally) suicidal method of warfare called kamikaze. What did this entail?

Question 3 of 10

James I, William Rufus (William II), Richard the Lion-Hearted and Edward II may have been gay. And all were kings of what place?

Question 4 of 10

In 2007, who was the monarch of England?

Question 5 of 10

Which country invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982?

Question 6 of 10

In the 1600s, Peter the Great, who hated Moscow, moved the capital to what city, only for the Communists to move it back?

Question 7 of 10

Most Italian American immigrants arrived from 1899 to 1924 and about a third of these were from what island?

Question 8 of 10

Which of the following Presidents' First Lady was named Martha?

Question 9 of 10

In Ancient Egypt, what was papyrus used for?

Question 10 of 10

The Shoguns ruled over which country?