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European history quiz

Ultimate European History Quiz!

Europe is pretty small in the big scheme of things, so this quiz should be so easy! Find out for yourself!

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Beano Quiz Team • Updated August 19th 2024

European history is bursting at the seams with old facts! Demonstrate your knowledge of the past by taking this epic quiz!

1/17

Which European country got split in half after WW2?

2/17

Which of these civilisations WASN'T from Europe?

3/17

Genghis Khan got all the way to Vienna. True or false?

4/17

What did the athletes wear at the original Olympics in ancient Greece?

5/17

Which of these important inventions were made in Europe?

6/17 A French military leader

Which French leader was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo?

7/17 An architect wearing a hard hat

Which architect was responsible for helping rebuild London after the Great Fire in 1666?

8/17 A British prime minister

Who was the British prime minister at the end of World War II?

9/17 A sword and a medieval castle

Historians cannot confirm that King Arthur actually existed. True or false?

10/17 Three medals

The Ancient Olympic Games were held in honour of which Greek God?

11/17 Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson

Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson was the first European known to have set foot on which continent?

12/17 The Bayeux tapestry

Which person led the Norman-French army to victory at the Battle of Hastings?

13/17 Two people raise the French flag

On which date did the French Revolution begin?

14/17 A poppy flower

When did World War I take place?

15/17 A ship sailing towards an iceberg

Which British ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean after hitting an iceberg in 1912?

16/17 A man wearing sunglasses

Who was nicknamed the 'Iron Chancellor'?

17/17

When was the Berlin Wall taken down?

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