Quiz about history

Quiz about history

Difficulty : Medium-Hard Get 5/10 correct to pass the quiz

Question 1 of 10

Which gun shelled Paris in World War I?

Question 2 of 10

During which historical kerfuffle did the Battle of Shiloh unfold, where soldiers probably wished they were anywhere else but there?

Question 3 of 10

In World War II, who did the British surrender to in Singapore in February 1942?

Question 4 of 10

During the American Revolution, which of these men was a Commander at the 1777 'Battle of Princeton'?

Question 5 of 10

Which officer headed the American occupation of Japan at the conclusion of the war?

Question 6 of 10

The first two postage stamps in the world went on sale in Britain in 1840. One was called Penny Black, what was the other called?

Question 7 of 10

Gulf Air flights use which London Airport?

Question 8 of 10

In what year was Christian Pineau arrested by the Gestapo?

Question 9 of 10

Which of the following conflicts occurred in 1983?

Question 10 of 10

In what year did Stanley Baldwin first become British Prime Minister?