Test Your Knowledge of Famous Historical Events!
Idyllic via DISCORD
Created 7/10/2024
How well do you know the key moments that shaped our world? Dive into this quiz to see how many famous historical events you can identify!
1. What was the primary purpose of the March on Washington held on August 28, 1963?
To highlight injustices against Blacks
To end the Vietnam War
To celebrate civil progress
To support workers' rights
2. In which region did the earliest civilizations in the Middle East arise around 3000 BC?
Persia
Phoenicia
Mesopotamia
Egypt
3. What event led to the declaration of a national day of mourning by President Johnson in 1968?
Assassination of MLK
Civil Rights Act
Moon landing
MLK Day creation
4. Which treaty ended World War I and laid the blame for the war on Germany?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
5. What was the Schlieffen Plan designed for in World War I?
To avoid a two-front war
To invade Britain
To defend French borders
To conquer Russia
6. Which civilization developed a distinct Māori culture in New Zealand?
Europeans
Asians
Polynesians
Africans
7. When was the U.S. federal holiday in honor of MLK created?
8. Who was known to have recanted his confession about the assassination of MLK?
John Wilkes Booth
Charles Manson
Lee Harvey Oswald
James Earl Ray
9. Which event is regarded as a factor in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
March on Washington
Selma March
Little Rock Nine
Montgomery Bus Boycott
10. What did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signify during World War I?
Allied victory
Central Power defeat
Peace between Russia and Germany
Formation of NATO
11. Which war strategy involves fast, surprise attacks and was used during World War II?
Attrition warfare
Guerrilla warfare
Blitzkrieg
Trench warfare
12. What was the primary reason for the American Civil War in the United States?
Slavery
Territory
Religion
Economics
13. Which ancient Greek historian is known as the 'Father of History'?
Sophocles
Herodotus
Plato
Aristotle
14. In ancient Oceania, which group traded with Indigenous Australians?
Dutch
Spanish
Makassar
Portuguese
15. Which scientist is credited with formulating the theory of relativity?
Galileo Galilei
Nikola Tesla
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
