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You're A Genius If You Can Pass This 177-Year-Old College History Exam

177-Year-Old History Exam Quiz

Can You Pass This 177-Year-Old History Exam?

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<p>FYI, the original exam was entirely open-ended answers. I'm making it multiple choice for you!</p>

Fiji is [north, then a touch west](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/auckland/fiji/@-26.9927666,167.3953169,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x6d0d47fb5a9ce6fb:0x500ef6143a29917!2m2!1d174.7644881!2d-36.8508827!1m5!1m1!1s0x6e1990fd703cdc5d:0x9e9c319946ef5b93!2m2!1d178.065032!2d-17.713371) of Auckland!

Northwest!

What is the position of the Fiji islands in relation to Auckland, New Zealand?

[70](https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/socrates)!

Her [complicity in a plot](https://www.history.co.uk/this-day-in-history/08-february/mary-queen-of-scots-beheaded) to kill Queen Elizabeth I!

What led to the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots?

[June 15, 1215](https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/magna-carta-sealed)!

What was the date of the signing of the Magna Carta?

It flows [south and east](https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/ganges-river-basin/#:~:text=The%20Ganges%20flows%20south%20and,into%20the%20Bay%20of%20Bengal.&text=As%20the%20river%20empties%20into,river%20delta%20in%20the%20world) from the Himalayas!

South and east!

In [1509](https://www.royal.uk/henry-viii) after the death of his brother Prince Arthur!

What was the date of accession of Henry VIII?

Caesar [combined](https://www.livescience.com/45650-calendar-history.html) Roman month names and the Egyptian calendar of 365 days to create the Julian calendar!

Explain the reform of the Roman calendar by Julius Caesar:

The map of Greece with an "X" between [Euboea and Athens](https://www.britannica.com/place/Aulis)!

Which map has an "X" over the ancient city Aulis?

Cicero [sided with Pompey](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2019/01-02/death-of-cicero-and-the-roman-republic/) against Julius Caesar in the Caesar's Civil War!

What were the political relations between Cicero and Pompey?

[The Peloponnesian War](https://www.livius.org/sources/content/xenophon-hellenica/xenophon-on-the-surrender-of-athens/)!

Finally, what period in Greek history is contained in the first book of Xenophon’s _Hellenics_?

It looks like your history knowledge wouldn't have held up 177 years ago! This test was significantly harder than any standardized test today, so don't feel too bad!

Uh oh!

You didn't get 100%, but this quiz was so gosh darn hard that this score is impressive! You did a great job and have such a deep understanding of history!

History Buff!

You are currently and have been a historical expert for quite some time. If you were to hop in a time machine and travel back 177 years, you'd still be a scholar on the past.

177-Year Historical Expert!

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You're A Genius If You Can Pass This 177-Year-Old College History Exam

Here are 10 questions from an exam that London University used from 1844–1888. Can you answer them correctly?

You're A Genius If You Can Pass This 177-Year-Old College History Exam

Here are 10 questions from an exam that London University used from 1844–1888. Can you answer them correctly?

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