Epic History Quiz

Wanli and Hongxi were two of the emperors of the Ming dynasty in which country?

In which year was Napoleon exiled to Saint Helena?

Which event symbolized the end of the Cold War?

What does the term "Ghost Dance" refer to in Native American history?

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

Which of the listed Greek philosophers was the founder of early skepticism?

What writing system did the Ancient Egyptians use?

The Rosetta Stone, crucial for deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, was written in three scripts. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

The photograph features one of the most significant works of Islamic calligraphy, created in the 9th and 10th centuries, and is kept in the Metropolitan Museum. Do you know by which name this work is known?

Which piece of legislation prohibited racial segregation in public places in the United States?

Who was the first Roman emperor?

What was the name of the settlement of colonists that grew up on the site of today's city of New York in the 17th century?

The Nazca Lines, a series of ancient geoglyphs, are located in which country?

What was the name of the college where Lee served as president after the war?

In what year did Christopher Columbus reach the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola on his first voyage?

Which German emperor was the namesake for the operation to attack the USSR?

What was the name of the scandal that led to President Nixon's resignation?

In 1999, he became President of Venezuela?

Which mathematician supposedly had a Eureka moment in the bath?

What is the meaning of "Amor vincit omnia" in English?