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Question 1 of 15

Who was the first man to reach the South Pole?

Ernest Shackleton Robert Falcon Scott Roald Amundsen Edmund Hillary

Question 2 of 15

In which year did the American Revolution officially begin?

1776 1781 1789 1775

Question 3 of 15

Who was the French military leader who became emperor in 1804?

Charles de Gaulle Robespierre Napoleon Bonaparte Louis XIV

Question 4 of 15

Which ancient civilization built the Parthenon in Athens?

The Greeks The Persians The Egyptians The Romans

Question 5 of 15

Who was the U.S. president during the Great Depression and World War II?

Harry Truman Woodrow Wilson Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover

Question 6 of 15

Which empire controlled most of India before British rule?

The Mughal Empire The Maurya Empire The Ottoman Empire The Persian Empire

Question 7 of 15

Who was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914, sparking World War I?

Kaiser Wilhelm II Winston Churchill Tsar Nicholas II Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 8 of 15

Which city was once called Constantinople?

Athens Rome Jerusalem Istanbul

Question 9 of 15

Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?

Golda Meir Sirimavo Bandaranaike Indira Gandhi Benazir Bhutto

Question 10 of 15

What was the first successful vaccine developed for?

Polio Smallpox Rabies Measles

Question 11 of 15

Which U.S. president purchased Louisiana from France?

James Madison Andrew Jackson Thomas Jefferson John Adams

Question 12 of 15

Who was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution?

Louise of France Marie Antoinette Josephine Bonaparte Catherine de Medici

Question 13 of 15

Which ancient people created the alphabet that inspired Greek and Latin?

The Babylonians The Egyptians The Persians The Phoenicians

Question 14 of 15

In which year did Christopher Columbus first sail to the Americas?

1492 1510 1485 1501

Question 15 of 15

Who invented the telephone?

Thomas Edison Nikola Tesla Alexander Graham Bell Samuel Morse

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