Tag: History

(This quiz about Cyrus II of Persia (Iran) aka Cyrus the Elder and Cyrus the Great who lived in 6th century BC.) 1) Which empire was founded by Cyrus? a) Assyrian b) Achaemenid c) Abyssinian d) Greek 2) Which kingdom was inherited by Cyrus? a) Anshan b) Anatolia c) Thrace d) Crete 3) Which two Iranian tribes were united by Cyrus? a) Medes and Persians b) Scythians and Bactrians c) Bedouins and Moors d) Mongols and Tibetans

1) What is the meaning of Humayun? a) Brave b) Fortunate c) Lion d) Tiger 2) Who of the following was not a brother of Humayun? a) Askari b) Khurram c) Kamran d) Hindal 3) Who of the following was Humayun’s wife? a) Anjumand Banu b) Mehrunnisa c) Zebunnisa d) Hamida Banu

John Adams Quiz (This quiz is about the second President of USA.) 1) Which post was held by John Adams in1785-1788? a) Commissioner to France b) Minister to Netherlands c) Minister to UK d) Member of Continental Congress 2) How is Braintree, where John Adams was born and died, known now? a) Atlantic b) Birmingham c) Quincy d) Detroit 3) To which political party did John Adams belong? a) Democratic b) Federalist c) Republican d) Labour

1. When was Anwar Sadat elected President of Egypt? a) 3 January 1963 b) 8 April 1965 c) 5 August 1969 d) 15 October 1970 2. When was Anwar Sadat born? a) 5 February 1905 b) 8 May 1907 c) 25 December 1918 d) 19 November 1912 3. Where was Anwar Sadat born? a) Alexandria b) Mit Abu al-Kum c) Suez d) Mallawi

4) Which city is known as the Big Apple? a) Los Angeles b) Washington D.C. c) Houston d) New York 5) Who had the longest tenure as President of USA? a) John F. Kennedy b) Franklin D. Roosevelt c) George Washington d) James Carter 6) Which of the following cities is in Nevada? a) Reno b) Los Angeles c) Montreal d) Atlanta

(This quiz about Alexander III of Macedon (Macedonia) aka Alexander the Great who lived in 4th century BC.) 1) Who of the following philosophers taught Alexander? a) Aristotle b) Plato c) Socrates d) Heraclitus 2) What was Bucephalus? a) Alexander’s cat b) Alexander’s dog c) Alexander’s horse d) Alexander’s parrot 3) How old was Alexander when he became king? a) 10 years b) 15 years c) 20 years d) 40 years

(This quiz is about Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII.) 1) To which dynasty did Cleopatra belong? a) Bonaparte b) Tudor c) Stuart d) Ptolemaic 2) When was Cleopatra born? a) 100 BC b) 76 BC c) 69 BC d) 58 BC 3) When did Cleopatra become queen for the first time? a) 98 BC b) 67 BC c) 51 BC d) 44 BC

1) In the Bible who interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh? a) Joseph b) Daniel c) David d) Samuel 2) The flag of which country has the Star of David? a) USA b) Iraq c) Israel d) Nepal 3) In which year was Magna Carta signed? a) 1603 b) 1066 c) 1707 d) 1215 4) When was Carthage destroyed? a) 149 B.C. b) 323 B.C. c) 44 A.D. d) 70 A.D. 5) Which country is ruled by a single dynasty for more than two thousand years? a) England b) Persia c) Japan d) Egypt

1) When did World War II begin? a) 28 June 1914 b) 11 November 1918 c) 3 September 1939 d) 1 June 1941 2) Which country was annexed by Germany and USSR? a) Czechoslovakia b) Austria c) Denmark d) Poland 3) When did Germany attack USSR? a) 22 June 1941 b) 14 November 1940 c) 3 December 1939 d) 4 July 1940

1. When was Yohannes IV emperor of Ethiopia? a) 1815-1830 b) 1855-1868 c) 1848-1856 d) 1872-1889 2. When was Yohannes IV’s original name? a) Ras Tafari b) Idris Pasha c) Kassa Mercha d) Farokh Hassan 3. Who was Yohannes IV’s mail rival to the throne of Ethiopia? a) Sahle Miriam b) Haile Malakot c) Haile Selassie d) Bezebeh