Daily challenge · 31 October 2026
History
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Question 1
What term describes the period of human history before written records?
- A Antiquity
- B Prehistory
- C The Middle Ages
- D The Renaissance
Prehistory is the period before written records provide evidence of the past.
Question 2
In the Roman Republic, what was the cursus honorum?
- A A sequence of public offices a politician could hold
- B A tax levied on goods entering Rome
- C A law governing military service
- D A ceremony marking the start of the harvest
The cursus honorum was the customary sequence of political offices in the Roman Republic.
Question 3
Which book is widely regarded as the first major book printed in Europe using movable metal type?
- A The Canterbury Tales
- B The Nuremberg Chronicle
- C The Gutenberg Bible
- D The Book of Kells
Johannes Gutenberg’s Bible, printed around 1455, is widely regarded as Europe’s first major book produced with movable metal type.
Question 4
Which French king issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598, granting French Protestants significant rights?
- A Louis XIII
- B Francis I
- C Charles IX
- D Henry IV
Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes to address religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants in France.
Question 5
What principle is associated with the 1555 Peace of Augsburg in the Holy Roman Empire?
- A Each territory’s ruler could determine whether it was Catholic or Lutheran
- B All subjects had to adopt Calvinism
- C The emperor was elected by all adult men
- D German territories were required to form a single kingdom
The settlement is associated with the principle often summarized as “whose realm, his religion,” applying to Catholicism and Lutheranism.
Question 6
What was the devshirme system in the Ottoman Empire?
- A A method for surveying land for taxation
- B A levy requiring Christian families to provide boys for state service
- C A rule limiting trade with European merchants
- D A procedure for choosing provincial governors by election
Under the devshirme system, boys were recruited from Christian communities and trained for service to the Ottoman state.
Question 7
Which agreement, signed in 1864, established rules for the treatment of wounded soldiers and medical personnel in war?
- A The Treaty of Paris
- B The Hague Convention
- C The First Geneva Convention
- D The Treaty of London
The First Geneva Convention of 1864 set protections for wounded soldiers and those caring for them.
Question 8
Which 1931 British statute recognized the legislative independence of the self-governing Dominions within the British Empire?
- A The Parliament Act
- B The Reform Act
- C The Union Act
- D The Statute of Westminster
The Statute of Westminster 1931 established legislative equality for the Dominions and the United Kingdom.
Question 9
At which 1884 conference was Greenwich adopted as the reference for the international prime meridian?
- A The International Meridian Conference
- B The Berlin Conference
- C The Paris Peace Conference
- D The Washington Naval Conference
Delegates at the International Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C., selected the Greenwich meridian as the international reference meridian.
Final question
Which 1919 peace treaty formally ended Bulgaria’s participation in the First World War?
- A Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- B Treaty of Trianon
- C Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine
- D Treaty of Sèvres
The Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine, signed in November 1919, set the postwar terms for Bulgaria.