A Brief History of the World

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Have you ever heard the phrase “history never dies”?  It lives on in the hearts and minds of those who learn about it. That’s why we’ve put together this world history quiz! Created by our resident history master, Regina Munch, our fun history of the world quiz will test your historical world knowledge. Regina has a master’s degree in European history and the history of American foreign policy from Boston College. She loves learning and writing about history because it never truly dies. People, events, and ideas always have relevance to the current events of today, and there is always something new to learn, no matter how much you already know.

So if you love learning (and we have a feeling you do!), jump in and test your knowledge with this collection of world history trivia. Who knows, you may surprise yourself with how much you remember from your high school history classes.

World History Quiz Questions

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Great Test to remind me of what I have learned and need to knowl.

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My Mom came from Leeds England after the 2nd WW being a war bride and marrying my Dad while he was stationed in England.

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i enjoyed it. the one about the indians was sad . my great grandfather came here from wales back in the 1860 nd he settled right here in southern ohio and we are still here. thank you lord....

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@mcsa : good dude

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i iam proud of myself for this thing

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This one really had my brain working and still didn't do too well, lol ??

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I thought it was fun and it got me to think on a few of the questions. I could see where doing something like this on a daily basis would be good to exercise your brain.

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I enjoyed it.

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Half of this is US history. There's nothing about South America, Africa, Asia, Australia or even Canada for that matter. I would rather call this "Western History of which mostly American History Quiz" and not "World History Quiz"

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WHAT WE LEARNED IN THE PAST ABOUT HISTORY IS NOT RELEVANT TO WHAT WE LEARNED IN SCHOOL ,THERE ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS ON WHAT IS FACT OR FICTION .

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IT WAS FUN,HAD TO THINK A LITTLE,OK CALL IT A BRAIN ****.

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Some of the questions were challenging for sure.

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