History Quiz

History Quiz

Question 1 of 10

In which US state did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbour in 1941?

Question 2 of 10

In which country were cuckoo clocks invented?

Question 3 of 10

The proximity of the Andes to the Pacific's Humboldt Current created closely packed but varied climates that greatly sped the rise of what civilization?

Question 4 of 10

What material was used as a support for writing?

Question 5 of 10

What was the codename for the U.S.-led atomic bomb research program that was started in 1942?

Question 6 of 10

Who was Nebuchadnezzar II?

Question 7 of 10

What did Ted Turner establish in 1980?

Question 8 of 10

In 1999, German microbiologist Gotthard Kramer found several potentially dangerous mold spores that may account for what ancient curse?

Question 9 of 10

Which of these countries invaded Egypt and captured the Sinai peninsula in 1956?

Question 10 of 10

Offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine in which European city were attacked in 2015?

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