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QuizMora Editorial TeamPublished August 7, 2026 · Updated August 11, 2026

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Question 1 of 20HistoryWhat was the name of the European reconstruction program after the Second World War?
Question 2 of 20HistoryBy which natural event was the Colossus of Rhodes destroyed?
Question 3 of 20HistoryOn which day was the euro introduced as cash?
Question 4 of 20HistoryWhich 12th-century German emperor is, according to legend, the emperor sleeping inside the mountain?
Question 5 of 20HistoryWho was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe?
Question 6 of 20HistoryWhich four US presidents are immortalized as stone heads on Mount Rushmore?
Question 7 of 20HistoryOn what day is the Assumption of Mary?
Question 8 of 20HistoryWhen does the season of Advent begin according to church rule?
Question 9 of 20HistoryWhat does the word 'Advent' literally mean when translated from Latin?
Question 10 of 20HistoryWhat is the name of the national hero of Venezuela, Bolivia and other South American countries?
Question 11 of 20HistoryWhat is the oldest university in the USA?
Question 12 of 20HistoryWhich officials did Frederick the Great employ in 1780 to track down forbidden contraband?
Question 13 of 20HistoryWhich noble dynasty ruled Florence from the 15th to the 18th century?
Question 14 of 20HistoryWhich two states fought against each other in the Hundred Years' War?
Question 15 of 20HistoryThe 1969 conspiracy trial of the 'Chicago Seven' arose from protests against U.S. involvement in which war?
Question 16 of 20HistoryIn which year did the Battle of Leipzig (Battle of the Nations), in which Napoleon was defeated, take place?
Question 17 of 20HistoryIn which year was Gaius Julius Caesar assassinated?
Question 18 of 20HistoryWhat exclamation is Archimedes said to have made when he discovered the principle of buoyancy in his bath?
Question 19 of 20HistoryIn which present-day country is Myra, the city where Saint Nicholas is said to have worked, located?
Question 20 of 20HistoryWhy did people who drank beer in the Middle Ages fall ill less often than those who drank only water?

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