Question 1
Which city was the site of the 1914 assassination that helped trigger the First World War?
- Sarajevo
- Budapest
- Vienna
- Belgrade
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Sarajevo
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20th Century History trivia quiz
How well do you really know 20th Century History? Find out in a live duel. QuizDown has over 120 20th Century History questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the 20th Century History questions cover
- Interwar Diplomacy
- World War II
- Cold War
- Decolonization
- Soviet Reform
- World War I
- Bretton Woods
- Camp David
- Civil Rights
- Cold War Alliances
- Congo Crisis
- Cuban Missile Crisis
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Question 2
Which treaty formally ended fighting between Germany and the Allied Powers after the First World War?
- Treaty of Paris
- Treaty of Versailles
- Treaty of Tordesillas
- Treaty of Utrecht
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Treaty of Versailles
Question 3
Who led the Bolsheviks during the 1917 revolution in Russia?
- Leon Trotsky
- Joseph Stalin
- Vladimir Lenin
- Tsar Nicholas II
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Vladimir Lenin
In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.
How a 20th Century History match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven 20th Century History questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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