When did William the Conqueror start the Norman Conquest of England?
1980
1066
988
1842
Question 2/14
What year was the Taj Mahal completed?
1789
1905
1653
2010
Question 3/14
In what year was Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire established (as far as we know)?
1325
894
1252
1400
Question 4/14
When did Nicolaus Copernicus publish On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres, which showed that the sun was the center of the solar system?
1504
1492
1543
1901
Question 5/14
In what year did the Beatles first appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, where the men from Liverpool played "All My Loving" and "Til There Was You"?
1964
1971
1962
1969
Question 6/14
During the French Revolution, the sans-culottes stormed the Bastille prison in Paris, France on July 14 of what year? (Hint: this is NOT the revolution they sing about in Les Miserables!)
1776
1830
1812
1789
Question 7/14
In what year did Saudi Arabia grant women the right to vote?
1901
2015
2001
1974
Question 8/14
The Voting Rights Act in the US called for an end to discriminatory tests that were designed to stop Black voters from exercising their right to vote. What year was it signed into law?
1903
1965
1964
1919
Question 9/14
At the Berlin Conference, European rulers and delegates divided up the continent of Africa, beginning an era of brutal colonization and exploitative international trade. During which years did this conference take place?
1900-1901
1820-1822
1884-1885
1895-1897
Question 10/14
According to historians, in which year was Jesus Christ actually born?
Somewhere between 4-6 Before Common Era
0 Before Common Era
20 Before Common Era
Somewhere between 5-7 Common Era
Question 11/14
On what date did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot?
December 12, 2019
January 31, 2012
April 29, 2011
May 19, 2018
Question 12/14
Franklin Delano Roosevelt served the most terms as President for 12 years. He guided the US out of the Great Depression and through the beginning of World War II. One of his most famous programs is the New Deal, which was established in...?
1933
1940
1929
1939
Question 13/14
It's not known exactly when the Buddha lived, but historians and religious experts have pinned it down to a range of years. During which era did the founder of Buddhism live?
The 18th century
The 5th or 4th century Before Common Era
Around 2500 Before Common Era
In the 12th or 13th century
Question 14/14
The Women's March was the largest single-day protest in the history of the United States. It first took place in January of which year?
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About This Quiz
We all had to sit through history class. Some of us liked it more than others, but do you remember everything from your high school European History class? What about that article you read about great leaders of the world last month? Before you can be the next Robert Langdon (from The Da Vinci Code for everyone who doesn’t consider themselves a literary historian), you may want to take this quiz to test your history knowledge.
Don’t worry—it won’t get too deep, only asking you for the years of most events, but it will cover a wide breadth of topics, beginning in ancient times before Christ to the 21st century. We hope you paid attention to your boring World History teacher!
