Back in your school days, you were probably taught the history basics. Rome and Egypt were par for the course, as was the American revolution. What about all the stuff you weren't taught daily? Did you miss this stuff in history class? Let's see!
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The Olympics used to award medals for....
Art
Singing
Crochet
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Napoleon Bonaparte was once attacked by a hoard of...
Wild boars
Bunnies
Jackals
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Henry Ford built a city in which South American country?
Brazil
Chile
Uruguay
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Who was known as "the Virgin Queen?"
Mary, Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I
Victoria I
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What did the American government do to alcohol during prohibition, aside from banning it?
They poisoned it.
They put a tax on it.
They blew it up.
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The only British sovereign to ever voluntarily resign the crown was who?
Henry VIII
Edward VIII
George V
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Cleopatra wasn't actually born in Egypt. Where was her true birth place?
Greece
Mesopotamia
Rome
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In 1919, the streets of Boston were flooded with _______.
Sewage
Tea
Molasses
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What was the favorite instrument of Roman Emperor Nero?
Fiddle
Flute
Bass drum
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Pope Gregory IV once declared a war on which revered human companion?
Dogs
Cats
Horses
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How many instruments was Richard Nixon able to play?
Seven
Three
Five
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Lyndon B. Johnson used to give interviews to the press from which room?
His bedroom.
His bathroom.
His sauna.
Back in school, they taught us the historical basics, yet most of these facts went unsaid. You can't be blamed for not knowing the historical facts you weren't taught in school! That would have required some major digging on your part. Though you didn't pass, you gave it a good try. Maybe you even learned some odd historical truths along the way!
C+, A Missed Lesson
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These facts were almost never taught in school, which is why so many Americans couldn't pass this quiz! Luckily, you were all about doing some historical digging on your own. That's why you passed this missed history quiz with total ease. To say you're a history maven would probably be an understatement!
B+, A Historical Win
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Not only are you a total history buff on the basics, you're an expert on this unknown facts as well. Clearly, you love your history, which is why you were never afraid to do a bit of digging on your own. You never just went by what you learned in school, because knowledge goes so far beyond that. To say you're impressive would be a total understatement. You're a history buff!
A+, A Total History Buff
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1
The Olympics used to award medals for....
Art
Singing
Crochet
2
Napoleon Bonaparte was once attacked by a hoard of...
Wild boars
Bunnies
Jackals
3
Henry Ford built a city in which South American country?
Brazil
Chile
Uruguay
4
Who was known as "the Virgin Queen?"
Mary, Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I
Victoria I
5
What did the American government do to alcohol during prohibition, aside from banning it?
They poisoned it.
They put a tax on it.
They blew it up.
6
The only British sovereign to ever voluntarily resign the crown was who?
Henry VIII
Edward VIII
George V
7
Cleopatra wasn't actually born in Egypt. Where was her true birth place?
Greece
Mesopotamia
Rome
8
In 1919, the streets of Boston were flooded with _______.
Sewage
Tea
Molasses
9
What was the favorite instrument of Roman Emperor Nero?
Fiddle
Flute
Bass drum
10
Pope Gregory IV once declared a war on which revered human companion?
Dogs
Cats
Horses
11
How many instruments was Richard Nixon able to play?
Seven
Three
Five
12
Lyndon B. Johnson used to give interviews to the press from which room?
His bedroom.
His bathroom.
His sauna.
