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?
Russia
United States
Bolivia
Cuba
 
2 of 15
Julius Caesar was assassinated on 15 March 44 BC, a date now often known by what term?
The Marches
The March of Julius
Fifteen-Three
The Ides of March
 
3 of 15
Which book was written by Niccolo Machiavelli?
How to Outsmart People and Stay Alive
War and Peace
The Prince
The Cunning of Man
 
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?
1215
1792
305
1457
 
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Hint
Which 13th Century Scottish knight did Mel Gibson portray in Braveheart?
James Connolly
William Wallace
Rob Roy
Sawney Bean
 
7 of 15
Hint
In which European country was there a civil war between 1946 and 1949?
Greece
Spain
Norway
Italy
 
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 Alaskan Purchase
The Annexation of Texas
 
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Hint
Who started the Protestant Reformation?
Francis Bacon
King Henry VIII
Voltaire
Martin Luther
 
11 of 15
Hint
What color were the pyramids at Giza when they were constructed?
Red
White
Gold
Blue
 
12 of 15
Hint
Philosophers such as John Locke, Roussaeu, Voltaire and Newton were from which historical intellectual movement?
Reconstruction
The Great Awakening
The Age of Enlightenment
The Civil Right Movement
 
13 of 15
Which of these is NOT a right protected by the American First Amendment?
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Press
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom of Property
 
14 of 15
Which of these did NOT take place during the 1960s?
The Vietnam War
The Assassination of JFK
The Korean War
The Civil Rights Movement
 
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Hint
What war did the Treaty of Versailles bring to an end?
World War II
World War I
The French-Indian War
War of 1812
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