Quiz: Even A PhD in History Has Trouble Answering All These Questions
MGM Distribution Co.
Are you smarter than a PhD? This history test will tell!
Can you beat a PhD with your knowledge of historical battles, people and events? Take this quiz to find out!
May 06, 2018
1 of 18Pick your answer!
When did Columbus land in North America?
1492
1066
1675
2 of 18Pick your answer!
The ___ Brothers invented and flew the first airplane.
Wright
Smith
Jackson
3 of 18Pick your answer!
Which document declared the U.S. to be it's own country, no longer under British rule?
We Are Free
The Declaration of Independence
Gettysburg Address
4 of 18Pick your answer!
Who did the U.S. purchase Louisiana from?
France
Portugal
Russia
5 of 18Pick your answer!
In what decade did the Vietnam War begin?
1940s
1910s
1960s
6 of 18Pick your answer!
Julius Caesar was the emperor of which empire?
Rome
Persia
Athens
7 of 18Pick your answer!
Who declared "I have a dream"?
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King, Jr.
8 of 18Pick your answer!
What year did MTV debut as a channel?
1967
1981
2005
9 of 18Pick your answer!
What state was once an independent republic?
Texas
Florida
Maine
10 of 18Pick your answer!
What Egyptian pharaoh was known as "The Boy King"?
Nefertiti
Tutankhamun
Ramesses
11 of 18Pick your answer!
What Irish family brewed its first stout in 1820?
The Miller Family
The Heineken Family
The Guinness Family
12 of 18Pick your answer!
In what European city was Jack the Ripper active?
Paris
London
Rome
13 of 18Pick your answer!
What was the name of the scandal that forced President Nixon to resign?
Iran Contra Affair
Watergate
Lewinsky Scandal
14 of 18Pick your answer!
Al Capone ruled over what city?
Chicago
Los Angeles
London
15 of 18Pick your answer!
What animal is alleged to have started the great Chicago fire of 1871?
A cow
A dog
A cat
16 of 18Pick your answer!
What was George Washington's wife's name?
Martha
Abigal
Betsy
17 of 18Pick your answer!
What were the Crusades?
Biblical journeys
Religious wars
Medieval tales
18 of 18Pick your answer!
Which gulf gave its name to the 1991 Gulf War?
The Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Alaska
The Persian Gulf
