History General Knowledge | General Knowledge Quiz Multiple Choice | GeneralKnowledge Trivia
1. Who created the first map of the known world?
a) Heraclitus
b) Anaximander
c) Anaxagoras
d) Parmenides
a) Heraclitus
b) Anaximander
c) Anaxagoras
d) Parmenides
2. Who is known as the father of history in the world?
a) Thucydides
b) Herodotus
c) Homer
d) Sophocles
a) Thucydides
b) Herodotus
c) Homer
d) Sophocles
3. Which dynasty ruled China for nearly 400 years?
a) Han Dynasty
b) Qin Dynasty
c) Zhou Dynasty
d) Sui Dynasty
a) Han Dynasty
b) Qin Dynasty
c) Zhou Dynasty
d) Sui Dynasty
4. What was the first capital of ancient Egypt?
a) Memphis
b) Jonesborough
c) Nashville
d) Knoxville
a) Memphis
b) Jonesborough
c) Nashville
d) Knoxville
5. Which famous structure was built during the Old Kingdom in Egypt?
a) Karnak
b) Luxor Temple
c) Great Sphinx
d) Great Pyramid
a) Karnak
b) Luxor Temple
c) Great Sphinx
d) Great Pyramid
6. In which year was Buckingham Place built?
a) 1701
b) 1702
c) 1703
d) 1704
a) 1701
b) 1702
c) 1703
d) 1704
7. In which year did teh scramble for Africa started?
a) 1885
b) 1886
c) 1887
d) 1888
a) 1885
b) 1886
c) 1887
d) 1888
8. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were what kind of cities?
a) Religious cities
b) Unplanned cities
c) Merchant cities
d) Planned cities
a) Religious cities
b) Unplanned cities
c) Merchant cities
d) Planned cities
9. In 332 BC, which warrior conquered Egypt?
a) Darius III
b) Aristotle
c) Philip II
d) Alexander
a) Darius III
b) Aristotle
c) Philip II
d) Alexander
10. From which island did ancient Greek civilization originate?
a) Paros
b) Crete
c) Rhodes
d) Corfu
a) Paros
b) Crete
c) Rhodes
d) Corfu
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