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I Gathered Some Of The Most Important, But Commonly Forgotten, Pieces Of World History For This Difficult Quiz

Super Hard World History Trivia Quiz

If You Can't Pass This World History Quiz, You Probably Shouldn't Have Graduated From High School

John Dillinger

Which American gangster was shot outside a Chicago cinema in July 1934?

Gas balloon

In 1785, Blanchard and Jeffries became the first people to cross the English Channel using which method of transport?

Mississippi

In 1816, which U.S. state was admitted to the Union as the 20th state?

Smallpox

**The first successful vaccine was introduced by Edward Jenner in 1796. Which disease did it guard against?**

1957

In which year did humans put the first satellite into orbit?

Montgomery, Alabama

In which U.S. city was Rosa Parks arrested in, thus leading to the lifting of some segregation laws?

Mexico

Aztec civilization originated from which country?

Bosworth Field

On which battlefield was Henry VII declared the King of England?

Louis XVI

Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?

Eight days

How many days in a week were there in ancient Roman times?

Atlantic Ocean

December 8th, 1980

In which year was the John Lennon assassinated?

Vespasian

The Thirty Years' War

**What was the name of the series of conflicts fought in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648?**

New Zealand

Which country was the first to give women the right to vote in 1893?

Sir Robert Walpole

**Who was the longest serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?**

Space Shuttle Columbia

What was the name of the first space shuttle to go into space?

Iraq

Where are the remains of Babylon located?

Lyndon B. Johnson

Who became President of the United States after John F. Kennedy was assassinated?

Elba (an Italian island)

And what is the name of the island Napoleon was exiled to?

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