History Quiz #406
A new history quiz is available each week. Try our daily general knowledge quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.
Q1. When it was enacted in 1883 what did the Pendleton Act establish in the USA?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.
Q2. Before 918 CE, when Alfred's the Great's son Edward accepted their submission, who ruled in East Anglia and parts of Mercia in England?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.
Q3. How did General George S Patton, responsible for a number of US victories in World War II, die?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.
Q4. The first what was sent from "L'Illustration", Paris, to the London "Daily Mirror" on 8 November 1907?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.
Q5. What was special about "The Daily Courant" that appeared in the early 18th century?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.
Q6. What is the name for the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, from which Muslims date their era?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.
Q7. What did the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919 mark?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.