Tough Knowledge Quiz
Question 1 of 10
Which country was invaded in 1956 when it nationalised the Suez Canal?
Question 2 of 10
Which South American country granted asylum to Julian Assange in 2012?
Question 3 of 10
What woman, often associated with the Rolling Stones, actually recorded As Tears Go By a year before they did?
Question 4 of 10
What is the next prime number after 17?
Question 5 of 10
I once said, "Not only is cremation good from the point of view of hygiene, but it also saves farmland." Yet, even though I had wanted to be cremated, my mummified corpse was put on display in a Hanoi mausoleum. Who am I?
Question 6 of 10
In Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire", what sport gets mentioned twice?
Question 7 of 10
On what day in 1914 did World War I begin?
Question 8 of 10
In 1998, John Glenn became the oldest man to do what, at 77 years old?
Question 9 of 10
Dominated by twisty, mountainous peninsulas and islands, what ancient civilization was made up of city states rather than of a coherent empire?
Question 10 of 10
Who was John Stuart Mill?
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Who or what am I?
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Who sang these songs from the 20s?
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Extremely Hard History Quiz, most people score only 3 out of 10.