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Question 1 of 30

In which year did World War I begin?

1918 1916 1912 1914

Question 2 of 30

Who was the first President of the United States?

Thomas Jefferson John Adams George Washington Benjamin Franklin

Question 3 of 30

Which empire built the Colosseum?

Byzantine Empire Greek Empire Roman Empire Ottoman Empire

Question 4 of 30

Who discovered America in 1492?

Amerigo Vespucci Christopher Columbus Marco Polo Ferdinand Magellan

Question 5 of 30

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

Michael Collins Yuri Gagarin Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong

Question 6 of 30

Which country built the Great Wall?

Japan China India Mongolia

Question 7 of 30

Who was known as the Maid of Orléans?

Marie Antoinette Cleopatra Catherine the Great Joan of Arc

Question 8 of 30

What year did World War II end?

1942 1950 1945 1939

Question 9 of 30

Which civilization built Machu Picchu?

Aztec Maya Olmec Inca

Question 10 of 30

Who wrote "The Communist Manifesto"?

Karl Marx Vladimir Lenin Joseph Stalin Friedrich Engels

Question 11 of 30

Who was the British Prime Minister during most of WWII?

Neville Chamberlain Margaret Thatcher Clement Attlee Winston Churchill

Question 12 of 30

Which empire was ruled by Genghis Khan?

Persian Empire Mongol Empire Roman Empire Ottoman Empire

Question 13 of 30

Who was assassinated in Dallas in 1963?

Robert Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr. John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon

Question 14 of 30

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

Discovery Mayflower Santa Maria Endeavour

Question 15 of 30

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

Julius Caesar Caligula Augustus Nero

Question 16 of 30

What year did the Berlin Wall fall?

1991 1990 1989 1987

Question 17 of 30

Who discovered penicillin in 1928?

Marie Curie Joseph Lister Louis Pasteur Alexander Fleming

Question 18 of 30

Who was the last queen of France before the revolution?

Marie Antoinette Catherine de Medici Josephine Anne of Austria

Question 19 of 30

What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

Alexandria Rome Constantinople Athens

Question 20 of 30

Who was the first man in space?

Neil Armstrong Yuri Gagarin Alan Shepard Buzz Aldrin

Question 21 of 30

What was the name of the first successful English colony in America?

Salem Jamestown Plymouth Roanoke

Question 22 of 30

Who led the Indian independence movement with nonviolent protest?

Indira Gandhi Subhas Chandra Bose Jawaharlal Nehru Mahatma Gandhi

Question 23 of 30

Which war was fought between the North and South regions in the USA?

War of 1812 Spanish-American War Revolutionary War American Civil War

Question 24 of 30

Who was the famous queen of ancient Egypt known for her beauty?

Ankhesenamun Nefertiti Cleopatra Hatshepsut

Question 25 of 30

Which year did the Titanic sink?

1912 1915 1920 1910

Question 26 of 30

Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Mikhail Gorbachev Leonid Brezhnev Joseph Stalin Nikita Khrushchev

Question 27 of 30

What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?

Sputnik Voyager Luna 1 Apollo 11

Question 28 of 30

Who was known as the Iron Lady?

Angela Merkel Indira Gandhi Golda Meir Margaret Thatcher

Question 29 of 30

Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?

Germany Britain Spain France

Question 30 of 30

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

George III Henry VIII Elizabeth I Queen Victoria

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