General History Exam: Quiz!

15 Questions | By Alfredhook3 | Last updated: Dec 24, 2020 | Total Attempts: 107

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1.

Which country did the "Zimmerman Note" directly affect?
- A.
  
  Australia
- B.
  
  Poland
- C.
  
  Mexico
- D.
  
  USA
2.

What country lost the most people in WWII?
- A.
  
  Poland
- B.
  
  Russia
- C.
  
  Germany
- D.
  
  USA
3.

Which marshal was head of Soviet forces at the end of WWII?
- A.
  
  G.F. Zakarov
- B.
  
  A.S. Timofeyev
- C.
  
  P.M. Zkyov
- D.
  
  G.K. Zhukov
4.

Which killers were known as the "Hillside Stranglers"?
- A.
  
  Nathan Leopold And Richard Loeb
- B.
  
  Dean Corll And Wayne Hindley
- C.
  
  Ian Brady And Myra Hindley
- D.
  
  Kenneth Bianchi And Angelo Bueno
5.

Who was the Colorado socialite who survived the Titanic and had a Broadway play written about her shortly after her death?
- A.
  
  Mary Tyler Moore
- B.
  
  Marlene Dietrich
- C.
  
  Molly Brown
- D.
  
  Mary Miles Minter
6.

Which was the first nation with a predominantly black population to gain freedom from European colonial rule?
- A.
  
  Ethiopia
- B.
  
  Nigeria
- C.
  
  Jamaica
- D.
  
  Haiti
7.

Where did Christopher Columbus die?
- A.
  
  Kingston, Jamaica
- B.
  
  Valladolid, Spain
- C.
  
  Genoa, Italy
- D.
  
  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
8.

What was the name of the plane former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt used on his first flight to Casablanca?
- A.
  
  Silver Goddess
- B.
  
  Dixie Clipper
- C.
  
  Southern Angel
- D.
  
  Lizzie
9.

Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize for literature in 1909?
- A.
  
  Sadie D. Samuels From United States
- B.
  
  Amy Leah Toups From United States
- C.
  
  Gerd Erikkson From Sweden
- D.
  
  Selma Lagerlof From Sweden
10.

How long was Leningrad held under siege by the Nazis during WWII?
- A.
  
  Exactly 2 Years
- B.
  
  900 Days
- C.
  
  2 Months
- D.
  
  45 Days
11.

What was the first U.S. warship sunk during WWII?
- A.
  
  Reuben James
- B.
  
  The Dorcester
- C.
  
  The Bibb
- D.
  
  The Pillsbury
12.

What was dropped on Japan on July 27, 1945 during WWII?
- A.
  
  6,658 Tons Of Bombs
- B.
  
  Leaflets
- C.
  
  Incendiary Bombs
- D.
  
  Food Parcels
13.

What U-boat captain sank the most ships during WWII?
- A.
  
  Erich Severeid
- B.
  
  Otto Kretschmer
- C.
  
  Richard Cunningham
- D.
  
  Wolfgang Luth
14.

What U.S. submarine captain sunk the most ships during WWII?
- A.
  
  Samuel Dealey
- B.
  
  Shade Cutter
- C.
  
  Eugene Fluckey
- D.
  
  Richard O'Kane
15.

What was the first national capital liberated from Axis rule in WWII?

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- A.
  
  Rome
- B.
  
  Addis Ababa
- C.
  
  Budapest
- D.
  
  Paris