Time to Wake Up History!

While we may have learned a lot about history during our school years, nowadays most of this knowledge is just a click away. How wonderful to have the ability to learn about whatever we'd like with just the click of a button, seeing as this wasn't always the case. Do you think you have enough history smarts to pass this quiz? Take it and find out!
 
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In which country is the Bay of Pigs?
Bolivia
Russia
United States
Cuba
 
2 of 15
Julius Caesar was assassinated on 15 March 44 BC, a date now often known by what term?
The Ides of March
The March of Julius
Fifteen-Three
The Marches
 
3 of 15
Which book was written by Niccolo Machiavelli?
War and Peace
The Cunning of Man
The Prince
How to Outsmart People and Stay Alive
 
4 of 15
Hint
Who was king during the French revolution?
King d'Orleans
King Louis XVI
King George III
King Louis XIV
 
5 of 15
Hint
What year was the Magna Carta signed?
1792
1215
305
1457
 
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Hint
Which 13th Century Scottish knight did Mel Gibson portray in Braveheart?
William Wallace
Sawney Bean
Rob Roy
James Connolly
 
7 of 15
Hint
In which European country was there a civil war between 1946 and 1949?
Norway
Italy
Greece
Spain
 
8 of 15
Hint
What did the Romans call Scotland?
Caledonia
Hibernia
Helvetia
Graecia
 
9 of 15
What acquisition of territory by the United States from France happened in 1803?
The Louisiana Purchase
The Annexation of Texas
The Alaskan Purchase
 
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Hint
Who started the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
Voltaire
Francis Bacon
King Henry VIII
 
11 of 15
Hint
What color were the pyramids at Giza when they were constructed?
Blue
White
Gold
Red
 
12 of 15
Hint
Philosophers such as John Locke, Roussaeu, Voltaire and Newton were from which historical intellectual movement?
The Great Awakening
The Civil Right Movement
Reconstruction
The Age of Enlightenment
 
13 of 15
Which of these is NOT a right protected by the American First Amendment?
Freedom of Property
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Press
Freedom of Assembly
 
14 of 15
Which of these did NOT take place during the 1960s?
The Civil Rights Movement
The Assassination of JFK
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
 
15 of 15
Hint
What war did the Treaty of Versailles bring to an end?
War of 1812
The French-Indian War
World War II
World War I
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