History Quiz

History Quiz

Question 1 of 10

Which American invented the light bulb?

Question 2 of 10

In 1989 there was a student rally for democracy in Tiananmen Square, what country is it in?

Question 3 of 10

In April 1961, a CIA-trained force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles landed at the Bahia de Cochinos. What does Bahia de Cochinos mean in English?

Question 4 of 10

A convention setting out the rules of war was written in which city in 1864?

Question 5 of 10

Which of the following was a famous philosopher from China?

Question 6 of 10

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi deposed the king in a coup in which country in 1969?

Question 7 of 10

Who was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

Question 8 of 10

In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the US paid $15 million for 525,000 square miles of what country's territory?

Question 9 of 10

The Dalai Lama is the leader of a religious branch called the Gelug. What religion does this branch belong to?

Question 10 of 10

In which century did the Iran-Iraq War occur?