Daily Quiz Daily

Our daily general knowledge quiz

Quiz Archive Archive

A complete history of our quiz challenges

By Subject Subjects

Choose from seven quiz categories

Personalised Personalised

Build a quiz by subject and difficulty

History Quiz #731

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 16 January 2023

A new history quiz is available each week. Try our daily general knowledge quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.

0 out of ?
1

Q1. Where were the more than 4,000 years old Tarim mummies excavated in the 20th century?

A
Tierra del Fuego, Chile
B
Nubia, Sudan
C
Xinjiang, northern China
D
Perth, Australia
Select from the options above.
2

Q2. France has officially been an Empire under two people from which family?

A
Bonaparte
B
Bourbon
C
Daniels
D
Rye
Select from the options above.
3

Q3. All major television network evening schedules in the US were pre-empted on 16 January 1991 by coverage of what?

A
The first US actions in the Gulf War
B
The attempted coup d'état by the Tonton Macoute paramilitary force in Haiti
C
A mortar attack on 10 Downing Street, London, by the Provisional IRA
D
The O J Simpson trial in the courtroom
Select from the options above.
4

Q4. Following the 1997 return of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China to become a special administrative region, Macau was returned to become its second special administrative region. When was that?

A
1999
B
1998
C
2002
D
2001
Select from the options above.
5

Q5. What cemetery near Sturgis, South Dakota, is associated with a gold rush, land wars, and a famous 19th century last stand?

A
Fort Custer National Cemetery
B
Hot Springs National Cemetery
C
Black Hills National Cemetery
D
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Select from the options above.
6

Q6. Why was the 1921 UK Census for England and Wales delayed for nearly two months?

A
The flu epidemic
B
A nationwide strike by coal miners
C
An earthquake
D
An immense slag heap collapsed with major loss of life
Select from the options above.
7

Q7. How did Boudica (also spelled Boudicca or Boadicea), Queen of the Iceni, die in 63 AD?

A
She poisoned herself
B
An arrow through her right eye
C
Pushed off the Cliffs of Dover
D
Dragged behind a horse
Select from the options above.
0%
There are 0 questions in this quiz.
You've completed 0 questions.
You've answered 0 questions correctly.
You've answered 0 questions incorrectly.