A history quiz.

Question 1

In 1956, a terror group called the IRA began operating on which island?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Iceland

Question 2

In 1956, a terror group called the IRA began operating on which island?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Answer

Iceland

Question 3

In 1956, a terror group called the IRA began operating on which island?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Answer

Iceland

Answer

Madagascar

Question 4

In 1956, a terror group called the IRA began operating on which island?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Answer

Iceland

Answer

Madagascar

Answer

Sri Lanka

Question 5

A deadly disease affecting which trees first emerged in 1975?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Beech

Question 6

A deadly disease affecting which trees first emerged in 1975?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Beech

Answer

Chestnut

Question 7

A deadly disease affecting which trees first emerged in 1975?

Accepted Answer

Elm

Answer

Beech

Answer

Chestnut

Question 8

A deadly disease affecting which trees first emerged in 1975?

Accepted Answer

Elm

Answer

Beech

Answer

Chestnut

Answer

Oak

Question 9

Who became the Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Barack Obama

Question 10

Who became the Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Barack Obama

Answer

Benjamin Zephaniah

Question 11

Who became the Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930?

Accepted Answer

Haile Selassie I

Answer

Barack Obama

Answer

Benjamin Zephaniah

Question 12

Who became the Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930?

Accepted Answer

Haile Selassie I

Answer

Barack Obama

Answer

Benjamin Zephaniah

Answer

Nelson Mandela

Question 13

What Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York in 1939?

Accepted Answer

Answer

The Gangster Hall Of Fame

Question 14

What Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York in 1939?

Accepted Answer

The Baseball Hall Of fame

Answer

The Gangster Hall Of Fame

Question 15

What Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York in 1939?

Accepted Answer

The Baseball Hall Of fame

Answer

The Gangster Hall Of Fame

Answer

The Peanut Butter Hall Of Fame

Question 16

What Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, New York in 1939?

Accepted Answer

The Baseball Hall Of fame

Answer

The Gangster Hall Of Fame

Answer

The Peanut Butter Hall Of Fame

Answer

The Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame

Question 17

What was the immediate goal of the first phase of the "New Deal" when it was launched in 1933?

Accepted Answer

Depression Relief

Question 18

What was the immediate goal of the first phase of the "New Deal" when it was launched in 1933?

Accepted Answer

Depression Relief

Answer

Increased Education

Question 19

What was the immediate goal of the first phase of the "New Deal" when it was launched in 1933?

Accepted Answer

Depression Relief

Answer

Increased Education

Answer

Military Funding

Question 20

What was the immediate goal of the first phase of the "New Deal" when it was launched in 1933?

Accepted Answer

Depression Relief

Answer

Increased Education

Answer

Military Funding

Answer

Peacetime Prosperity

Question 21

Nearly 58,000 cases of which illness were reported in 1952, prompting a mass vaccination program?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Chicken Pox

Question 22

Nearly 58,000 cases of which illness were reported in 1952, prompting a mass vaccination program?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Chicken Pox

Answer

Diptheria

Question 23

Nearly 58,000 cases of which illness were reported in 1952, prompting a mass vaccination program?

Accepted Answer

Polio

Answer

Chicken Pox

Answer

Diptheria

Question 24

Nearly 58,000 cases of which illness were reported in 1952, prompting a mass vaccination program?

Accepted Answer

Polio

Answer

Chicken Pox

Answer

Diptheria

Answer

Tuberculosis

Question 25

The Battle of Midway is most commonly associated with which war?

Accepted Answer

Answer

American Civil War

Question 26

The Battle of Midway is most commonly associated with which war?

Accepted Answer

Answer

American Civil War

Answer

Falklands War

Question 27

The Battle of Midway is most commonly associated with which war?

Accepted Answer

Answer

American Civil War

Answer

Falklands War

Answer

Vietnam War

Question 28

The Battle of Midway is most commonly associated with which war?

Accepted Answer

World War II

Answer

American Civil War

Answer

Falklands War

Answer

Vietnam War

Question 29

What Soviet leader survived an assassination attempt in 1969?

Accepted Answer

Brezhnev

Question 30

What Soviet leader survived an assassination attempt in 1969?

Accepted Answer

Brezhnev

Answer

Gromyko

Question 31

What Soviet leader survived an assassination attempt in 1969?

Accepted Answer

Brezhnev

Answer

Gromyko

Answer

Lenin

Question 32

What Soviet leader survived an assassination attempt in 1969?

Accepted Answer

Brezhnev

Answer

Gromyko

Answer

Lenin

Answer

Putin

Question 33

In what year was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Accepted Answer

1924

Question 34

In what year was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Accepted Answer

1924

Answer

1960

Question 35

In what year was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Accepted Answer

1924

Answer

1960

Answer

1975

Question 36

In what year was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Accepted Answer

1924

Answer

1960

Answer

1975

Answer

1985

Question 37

What was the first name of Ms Chamberlain, accused of murdering her baby in 1982?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Lassie

Question 38

What was the first name of Ms Chamberlain, accused of murdering her baby in 1982?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Lassie

Answer

Lenny

Question 39

What was the first name of Ms Chamberlain, accused of murdering her baby in 1982?

Accepted Answer

Lindy

Answer

Lassie

Answer

Lenny

Question 40

What was the first name of Ms Chamberlain, accused of murdering her baby in 1982?

Accepted Answer

Lindy

Answer

Lassie

Answer

Lenny

Answer

Lottie