How knowledgeable are you on the nature of events which have preceded the current state of world affairs? Attempt to answer the following queries and remember that it is not honorable to read the answers before first taking the test.

1. Where did the Defenestration of Prague take place?
2. When was the War of 1812 fought?
3. How long did the Thirty Years War last?
4. Where were the Nuremberg Trials held?
5. For whom is the city of Stalingrad named?
6. Between which two nations was the Russo-Japanese War fought?
7. Where was the Treaty of Versailles (1919) signed?
8. What was the capital of the Empire of Rome?
9. Who declared the Papal Bull of Innocent III?
10. Where was the Battle of Waterloo?

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1. Hrdcany Castle
2. 18 June 1812 to 8 January 1815
3. 29 years, 5 months and 1 day
4. Palace of Justice, Nuremberg, American Controlled Zone
5. Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili
6. The Imperial Order of Nippon and the Empire of All the Russias
7. In the Hall of Mirrors of Versailles Palace, Paris, France
8. Rome, Constantinople, Moscow, Avignon and Aachen (depending on the time period)
9. Lotario de Conti
10. La Belle Alliance, United Kingdom of the Netherlands