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Sudden death quiz on historical event

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Question 1 of 15

What was the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims sailed to America in 1620?

Endeavour Mayflower Santa Maria Beagle

Question 2 of 15

Who discovered penicillin in 1928?

Louis Pasteur Marie Curie Joseph Lister Alexander Fleming

Question 3 of 15

Which dynasty built the majority of the Great Wall of China?

Tang Dynasty Qin Dynasty Ming Dynasty Han Dynasty

Question 4 of 15

In which year did the French Revolution begin?

1804 1789 1776 1799

Question 5 of 15

Who was the first President of South Africa after apartheid ended?

F.W. de Klerk Nelson Mandela Jacob Zuma Thabo Mbeki

Question 6 of 15

Which battle ended Napoleon’s rule in 1815?

Battle of Leipzig Battle of Waterloo Battle of Austerlitz Battle of Trafalgar

Question 7 of 15

What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite?

Luna 2 Sputnik 1 Vostok 1 Explorer 1

Question 8 of 15

Who was the longest-reigning British monarch before Queen Elizabeth II?

Queen Victoria Queen Elizabeth I King Henry VIII King George III

Question 9 of 15

Which ancient civilization developed cuneiform writing?

Sumerians Egyptians Babylonians Phoenicians

Question 10 of 15

In which modern country was the ancient city of Troy located?

Syria Italy Turkey Greece

Question 11 of 15

Who was known as the "Maid of Orléans"?

Anne Boleyn Marie Antoinette Joan of Arc Catherine the Great

Question 12 of 15

What event started on October 29, 1929, known as "Black Tuesday"?

Stock Market Crash Dust Bowl World War II Prohibition

Question 13 of 15

Which U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

Andrew Jackson Theodore Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant

Question 14 of 15

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

Nero Augustus Caligula Julius Caesar

Question 15 of 15

Which war was fought from 1914 to 1918?

Boer War Korean War World War II World War I

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