Question 1
Which document, adopted in 1776, announced that the thirteen colonies were independent from Britain?
- Declaration of Independence
- Magna Carta
- Articles of Confederation
- Bill of Rights
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Declaration of Independence
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Modern History trivia quiz
Modern History trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Modern History questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Modern History questions cover
- Cold War
- World War II
- World War I
- Civil Rights
- Russian Revolution
- Spanish Civil War
- Suez Crisis
- US Civil War
- Berlin Wall
- Cuban Revolution
- Decolonization
- French Revolution
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Question 2
Which Paris prison was stormed by a crowd on July 14, 1789?
- Versailles
- Bastille
- Louvre
- Conciergerie
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Bastille
Question 3
Which military leader crowned himself emperor of France in 1804?
- Maximilien Robespierre
- Louis XIV
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Charles de Gaulle
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Napoleon Bonaparte
In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.
How a Modern History match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Modern 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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