Quiz: Even A PhD in History Has Trouble Answering All These Questions
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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?
1675
1066
1492
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?
Gettysburg Address
We Are Free
The Declaration of Independence
4 of 18Pick your answer!
Who did the U.S. purchase Louisiana from?
Portugal
France
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?
Persia
Rome
Athens
7 of 18Pick your answer!
Who declared "I have a dream"?
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King, Jr.
John F. Kennedy
8 of 18Pick your answer!
What year did MTV debut as a channel?
1967
2005
1981
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"?
Ramesses
Nefertiti
Tutankhamun
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?
Rome
London
Paris
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?
London
Los Angeles
Chicago
15 of 18Pick your answer!
What animal is alleged to have started the great Chicago fire of 1871?
A cow
A cat
A dog
16 of 18Pick your answer!
What was George Washington's wife's name?
Betsy
Martha
Abigal
17 of 18Pick your answer!
What were the Crusades?
Medieval tales
Biblical journeys
Religious wars
18 of 18Pick your answer!
Which gulf gave its name to the 1991 Gulf War?
The Gulf of Alaska
The Persian Gulf
The Gulf of Mexico
