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If You're A Millennial And You Can Pass This History GCSE Quiz, You're Really Smart

History GCSE Quiz

Goebbels persuaded the public that Hitler was the only person who could save Germany from its financial depression.

Joseph Goebbels!

Who managed propaganda for the Nazis during their rise to power?

Tunnelling underneath a stone castle would apparently lead to it collapsing.

Tunnelling underneath one of the corners!

What was the best way to destroy a stone castle in 11th century Britain?

Nicholas had four daughters – Maria, Olga, Tatiana, and Anastasia – as well as a son called Alexei.

Ekaterina

Which of these was not a daughter of Tsar Nicholas II?

There were about two million hobos in the US during the Depression. Hobos were usually men who lived in tents outside and travelled around the country looking for work.

Two million!

During the Great Depression, approximately how many "hobos" were there across America?

The Seven Years' War was a global struggle between Britain and France in the 1700s. The American colonies were actually on the side of Britain during this time.

France!

During the Seven Years' War, who was Britain's main enemy?  


Drake circumnavigated the globe from 1577 to 1580.

Sir Francis Drake!

Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe?

The East German government started work on the wall in 1961.

13 August 1961!

On which date did work on the Berlin Wall begin?

Bauhaus was an architecture school founded in the town of Weimar in 1919 and led by Walter Gropius.

Bauhaus!

Which of these was a major architectural movement that began in Weimar Germany?

People actually thought being breathed on by a cow was lucky, but eclipses were seen as unlucky.

Being breathed on by a cow!

Which of these things did Elizabethan Brits think was lucky?  


The Soviets successfully launched the Sputnik satellite on 4 October 1957.

USSR!

In 1957, which nation launched the first ever successful satellite?

Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 was met with an ultimatum from the UN – leave, or the Iraqi army will be removed by a US and UK led international coalition. His refusal resulted in a seven month skirmish in the Middle East.

Kuwait!

The occupation of which country by Iraq led to the Persian Gulf War?

This was the [worst outbreak](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/great-plague/) of the bubonic plague in England since the black death of 1348, and London lost roughly 15% of its total population.

1665!

In what year did the Great Plague of London occur?

As women had contributed so much to the war effort, it was difficult to refuse their demands for political equality (damn right).

Votes for women!

What did the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution bring about?  


Good effort, but it seems like you might need a little refresher when it comes to your GSCE history knowledge. Maybe it's time for you to rediscover your love of the past?

Not bad, you clearly paid attention in your GSCE history lessons but some of it may have slipped away from you. Maybe it's time for you to rediscover your love of the past?

Well done, you're a regular expert on GSCE history with a talent for remembering the little details! We could all learn a thing or two from you, I'm sure.

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