World History Trivia Questions
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In 1963, a 'Hot Line' emergency communication link was established between Washington, DC and which world city?
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moscow
Which Low Country was invaded on August 4, 1914, drawing Britain into World War I?
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belgium
What structure completed in 1869 reduced the travel distance between London and Bombay by over 4,000 miles?
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suez canal
Which country did Haiti gain independence from in 1804?
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france
On which continent did Arthur Phillip establish the first European settlement in 1788?
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australia
Whose forces swept across China's Great Wall in the 1200s, proving it offered little protection?
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genghis khan
What international organization did Liechtenstein join as a full member in September 1990?
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united nations
What is the capital of Algeria that was founded in the 10th century by the chief of the Muslim Sanhaja tribe?
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algiers
What religion did Mao Tse-tung promise to respect when he came to power in 1949, which he ultimately did not respect in Tibet?
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buddhism
Which country formally annexed the Golan Heights in 1981 after holding it militarily since 1967?
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israel
What country's first unified empire was formed after the Ch'in state defeated the Ch'u by 221 B.C.?
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china
In which country did the Taiping Rebellion, which occurred between 1850 and 1864, result in an estimated 20,000,000 deaths?
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china
In what country did Hideyoshi complete the reunification in 1590?
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japan
Which country's King Farouk was deposed by a junta led by General Naguib in 1952?
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egypt
In which country did the T'ai-p'ing Rebellion, resulting in over 20 million deaths, take place from 1850 to 1864?
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china
What country experienced a classical age during the reign of the Guptas when Sanskrit literature flourished?
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india
In which present-day country, along with Nepal, was the Buddha born in the kingdom of the Sakyas?
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india
Which European capital city was divided in 1948 and did not reunify until 1990?
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berlin
Which country was home to the world's most populous city, Chang'an, during the Tang dynasty from 618 to 907?
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china
Which country had its peso devalued and banks nationalized by President Jose Lopez Portillo in 1982?
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mexico
Which country returned to imperial rule in 1867 under a teenager named Meiji?
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japan
In which city is Hadrian's Tomb located?
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rome
For nearly 300 years, which city served as the capital of Spain's South American empire?
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lima
Which nation's system of writing did the Japanese adopt near the end of the fifth century?
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china
What is the name of the European recovery program following WWII, named after its originator?
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marshall plan
Who was the president of the Philippines who attended convent schools in the U.S. as a teenager in the 1940s?
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corazon aquino
In which country did the Dutch initiate the tea industry on the island of Java?
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indonesia
In which country can the deeds of Emperor Jimmu be found in the 'Nihon Shoki'?
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japan
On which continent was Kumbi the capital of the Ghana Kingdom, which reached its peak in the 10th century?
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africa
In 1981, who became the first socialist president of the Fifth Republic of which country?
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france
What country was formed in 1960 when Italian Somaliland joined British Somaliland?
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somalia
Which tiny country, founded by a stonecutter named Marinus in the 4th century A.D., is known as the world's oldest republic?
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san marino
In which country was a new parliament building dedicated in Canberra in 1988?
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australia
What fortress contained only 7 prisoners when it was stormed by French citizens on July 14, 1789?
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bastille
What is the name of Japan's oldest open port that was the second city to be struck by an atomic bomb in World War II?
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nagasaki
Which country issued a 30-drachma coin in 1963 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its then-current royal dynasty?
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greece
Which leader was assassinated less than six months after India gained independence?
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mahatma gandhi
Which country's King Farouk was forced to abdicate by the military on July 26, 1952?
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egypt
Which country's King Hussein surrendered its claim to the disputed West Bank in 1988?
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jordan
On which continent did the Mali empire flourish under the rule of Mansa Musa in the 14th century?
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africa
In which Crimean city was it decided at a 1945 conference that Germany would be divided into four zones?
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yalta
What is the name of the world's largest standing ancient amphitheater, also known as the Flavian Amphitheater?
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colosseum
Which country was first controlled by the Grimaldi family in 1297?
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monaco
In 1993, which country ruled by Prince Rainier officially joined the United Nations?
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monaco
Which country's only presidents have been Sukarno and Suharto?
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indonesia
On which continent was papier-mache first used, despite its French name?
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asia
In which German city were the major World War II war crimes trials held in 1945 and 1946?
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nuremberg
Which country's Mogul ruler, Aurangzeb, took over his father Shah Jahan's throne and jailed him in Agra?
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india
Which country got Nicholas I as ruler after the death of Alexander I, due to Constantine renouncing the throne?
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russia
In which country did the rand become legal tender in 1961?
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south africa
What ancient Greek city, often the last 'B' entry in an encyclopedia, later became Istanbul?
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byzantium
In December 1992, Premier Constantine Mitsotakis appointed his daughter as the Culture Minister of which country?
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greece
Which country did Macao become an overseas province of in 1951 and a 'Special Territory' in 1974?
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portugal
What is the name of the poppy derivative for which Great Britain and China fought two wars?
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opium
What canal, opened in 1869, made Africa completely surrounded by water?
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suez canal
Which canal in the Mideast opened in 1869, the same year the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad was completed?
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suez canal
In which kingdom was Robert the Bruce recognized as king by Edward III a year before his death?
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scotland
Which trade union did Poland's Communist Party officially recognize in November 1980?
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solidarity
Who became the first emperor of China's Yuan Dynasty in 1279 and was the grandson of Genghis Khan?
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kublai khan
Which country did Panama declare its independence from in 1903 with the recognition of the U.S.?
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colombia
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