Are You Smarter Than a History Professor? Are You Smarter Than a History Professor? Think you can outsmart a history professor? Test your knowledge with these expert-level questions. Score 8/10 or higher, and you just might deserve an honorary degree! 1 / 10 Who was the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire? Otto I Frederick Barbarossa Constantine I Charlemagne 2 / 10 What year did the U.S. enter World War II? 1939 1941 1943 1945 3 / 10 The Opium Wars were fought between China and which European power? France Germany Britain Spain 4 / 10 The Magna Carta was signed in which year? 1066 1215 1492 1603 5 / 10 Who was the U.S. president during the Louisiana Purchase? George Washington Andrew Jackson James Madison Thomas Jefferson 6 / 10 What was the primary language of the Byzantine Empire? Greek Latin Aramaic Persian 7 / 10 Which Renaissance artist painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling? Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Raphael Donatello 8 / 10 Which U.S. state was an independent republic before joining the Union? California Alaska Hawaii Texas 9 / 10 The Rosetta Stone was key to deciphering which ancient language? Latin Sumerian Egyptian Hieroglyphics Phoenician 10 / 10 Which explorer was the first to successfully circumnavigate the globe? Christopher Columbus Ferdinand Magellan Vasco da Gama Amerigo Vespucci Challenge your friends: Facebook Retry quiz Related Quizzes Who Said That? A History Quote Quiz 70s Trivia Challege 80s Trivia Challenge 90s Trivia Challenge
