It's all well and good to know the big and famous facts of history, but when we get a little bit more tricky with our history, will you still know how to answer? Let's see how you do with this tricky general knowledge quiz!
1 of 11
Who married their cousin?
Karl Marx
Albert Einstein
Abraham Lincoln
2 of 11
The hundred year war was fought between...
Spain and Portugal
England and Scotland
England and France
France and Spain
3 of 11
Click on Elvis Presley's real hair color:
4 of 11
What is the percentage of babies that are born on their calculated due date?
4%
23%
96%
50%
5 of 11
Which is named after which?
Mexico after Mexico City
Mexico City after Mexico
6 of 11
Which service was introduced first?
Believe it or not, the telefax's first commercial use was providing service in France between Paris and Lyon in 1865. That's 11 years before Bell invented the telephone!
Telefax
Both at the same time
Telephone
7 of 11
Which country has the biggest gender imbalance in the world?
Russia
Japan
Qatar
8 of 11
When did the Chernobyl power plant go offline?
On December 15, 2000, the last reactor in operation at the Chernobyl site was shut down and the phase of decommissioning began.
1986 - The year of the accident
2000
1995
9 of 11
Which landmark is more slanted?
They both lean the same
Big Ben
Tower of Pisa
10 of 11
The scientific name for Llama is "Lama Glama"
True
False
11 of 11
Every piece of plastic ever produced still exists.
False
True
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