History Quiz

History Quiz

Question 1 of 10

The acronym "EU", when referring to a group of European nations, stands for what?

Question 2 of 10

Which ideological movement gained prominence in the mid-1960s?

Question 3 of 10

Whose assassination was avenged at the Battle of Philippi, when Mark Antony, Marcus Lepidus and Gaius Octavian caught up with Brutus's crew?

Question 4 of 10

Nelson Mandela was expelled from the University of Fort Hare for being involved in what activity?

Question 5 of 10

Who was Archimedes?

Question 6 of 10

Which historical figure was a general secretary of the Communist Party?

Question 7 of 10

Who is the all-time best-selling fiction writer in the world, whose 78 crime novels have sold an estimated 2 billion copies?

Question 8 of 10

The deadliest earthquake of 2012 occurred in which neighbor of India?

Question 9 of 10

Why was Soviet author Andrei Amalrik sentenced to three years in prison?

Question 10 of 10

Who did Heather Mills marry in June 2002?