World History
Do you always seem to Babylon and on about history? If your knowledge spans the centuries and the globe, this category is the one for you. Don't worry if you make a mistake – nothing is set in stone!
Who shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize?
What political system was gradually dismantled in South Africa, starting in 1989?
What ‘J’ was Napoleon’s wife for thirteen years?
Where was a wall built to divide a city?
How long did it take Napoleon to send a message from Rome to Paris – almost 700 miles – using a semaphore system to signal from mountaintop to mountaintop?
What European country was founded by a German-born nobleman known as William the Silent?
In which country were the Mau-Mau a secret guerrilla movement?
Which form of death penalty was abolished by Francois Mitterrand?
Which country had The Dauphin as a ruler?
Which mountain was first climbed by Edward Whymper in 1865?
Iraq invaded which neighboring state to start the 90s Gulf War?
Which present day capital city is built on the capital city of the Aztecs?
Which international agreement of 1864 regulated the treatment of those wounded in war?
What army did the Greeks defeat at the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.?
What happened to Captain William Bligh when he was governor of New South Wales in 1808 – almost 20 years after he was set adrift in the famous mutiny on the Bounty?
Among hundreds of animal paintings, the only figure of a human being appears in an engraving called Shaft of the Dead Man at what World Heritage location?
Genghis Khan was the most famous leader of what people?
How long did it take Napoleon to send a message from Rome to Paris – almost 700 miles – using a semaphore system to signal from mountaintop to mountaintop?
What Argentine guerrilla fighter’s long-lost remains were given a hero’s burial in Cuba?
Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world was demolished by an earthquake in 224 B.C.?
What famous philosopher said, “Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers”?
What offence was former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega tried for in the USA?
What did Siam change its name to?
Which country was ruled for 40 years by the dictator Antonio Salazar?
In which Polish city was the Solidarity union formed in 1989?
Which Russian leader had a pronounced birth mark on his forehead?
Which South African island was used as a gaol for political prisoners under apartheid?
In which year did Mikhail Gorbachev resign as Soviet president?
Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, which country was renamed in 1984 by its president Thomas Sankara to mean ‘the land of upright people’?
Celibate Egyptian priests were forbidden to eat what aphrodisiac?
Which 20th century head of state survived the most assassination attempts?
Which Soviet foreign minister gave his name to a petrol bomb?
Which city in central Spain was renowned throughout the middle ages as an important center for the production of swords and other bladed instruments?
In 1954, which country suggested that it should join NATO to preserve peace in Europe but this proposal was rejected as the other countries felt that it would weaken the alliance?
Whose name translates as Emperor of all?
Which 80s leader had a wife called Raisa?
What Frenchman designed the national flag of Italy?
What century was the first hot air balloon invented?
During World War II, what wearing apparel were American women encouraged to turn in for use in making parachutes?
What was the largest passenger ship ever built, which made her last voyage in 1968?
Where was Nelson Mandela’s first foreign trip to after his release from prison?
Who led the Solidarity trade union movement and later became President of Poland?
What preceded Tokyo as the capital of Japan?
What nation’s military attached dynamite packs to Dobermans before sending them into Palestinian guerrilla hideouts?
In what year was the world’s first woman Prime Minister elected?
Sanssouci palace located just outside Berlin is the former summer palace of which ruler?
In which city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated in 1914?
What was Ho Chi Minh City before it was called Ho Chi Minh City?
On the 9th July 1951 which conflict was formally declared at an end?
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