DailyQuiz
About today's quiz

World History — Intermediate

A new quiz is published every day for this topic and level. Answer the questions, read the explanations, and complete the quiz to keep your streak alive.

Tips before you start

  • •Read every question carefully before answering. Some questions include subtle wording that changes the correct answer.
  • •Take your time on the first question. There is no time limit, but your total time is tracked for your statistics.
  • •After each answer, read the explanation. Even correct answers often include useful context you might not know.
  • •Come back tomorrow for a brand new quiz on the same topic. Daily practice is the most effective way to retain what you learn.
IntermediateHistory
Today's questions

Today's quiz questions

These are the questions that make up today's quiz. Test your knowledge, see how much you know, and learn from the explanation behind every answer.

  1. 1.What was the significance of the Cuban Revolution (1959)?

    • •Cuba received independence from the USA after the Bay of Pigs invasion
    • •Castro's forces overthrew Batista and established a communist government
    • •Cuba declared independence from Spain in 1959
    • •The USA and Cuba ended hostilities after the Missile Crisis

  2. 2.What triggered World War I?

    • •Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914
    • •Sinking of the Lusitania
    • •Austria's annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina
    • •Germany's invasion of France in 1914

  3. 3.Who was Mao Zedong?

    • •First prime minister of modern Japan
    • •Nationalist leader who fled mainland China to Taiwan in 1949
    • •Founding communist leader of the People's Republic of China
    • •Chinese emperor from the Ming Dynasty

  4. 4.Who was Mahatma Gandhi?

    • •Indian independence leader who pioneered nonviolent civil disobedience
    • •Leader of the Indian National Army in World War II
    • •India's first prime minister after independence
    • •Hindu religious reformer who founded a new sect

  5. 5.What was the Peloponnesian War?

    • •War in which Alexander the Great conquered Persia
    • •Naval war between Carthage and Rome
    • •War between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BC
    • •War between Greece and Persia in the 5th century BC

  6. 6.Who was Karl Marx?

    • •Russian revolutionary leader who led the October Revolution
    • •German philosopher and economist who developed Marxist theory
    • •German statesman who unified Germany in 1871
    • •British economist who developed classical capitalism

  7. 7.What was the Space Race?

    • •Arms race to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles
    • •Military competition between superpowers to develop space weapons
    • •Cold War competition between the USA and USSR in space exploration
    • •International program led by NASA to establish a moon base

  8. 8.What was the significance of the Battle of Marathon (490 BC)?

    • •Battle where Alexander the Great first defeated the Persians
    • •Naval battle that ended the First Greco-Persian War
    • •Athenian victory over a Persian invasion that preserved Greek independence
    • •Spartan victory that established military dominance over Athens

  9. 9.What was the significance of D-Day (June 6, 1944)?

    • •Largest seaborne invasion launching the Allied liberation of Western Europe
    • •Allied invasion of North Africa that drove Rommel out
    • •America's first major military engagement in the Pacific
    • •Allied air bombing campaign that destroyed Germany's industrial capacity

  10. 10.What was the significance of Waterloo (1815)?

    • •Napoleon's final defeat ending his rule and the Napoleonic Wars
    • •Battle that ended the French Revolution and led to Napoleon's rise
    • •British naval victory that established supremacy at sea
    • •Wellington's first major victory in the Peninsular War