Which state was the last to join the United States of America?
Guantanamo
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Which organization replaced The League of Nations?
Which mathematician was known to have exclaimed "Eureka" for the first time?
Albert Einstein
Archimedes
Pythagoras
Isaac Newton
Which of these countries was a Portuguese colony?
Sri Lanka
Brazil
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
The Khmer Rouge regime ruled over which nation?
China
Vietnam
Cambodia
Philippines
What was the relationship between US presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams?
Uncle-nephew
Best friends
No relation
Father-son
Cousins
Brothers
In which decade did the Americans get involved with the Korean War?
1960s
1940s
1930s
1970s
1920s
1950s
Which country offered Albert Einstein its presidency?
Austria
Israel
United States of America
Germany
What age came after the Bronze Age?
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Copper Age
Iron Age
Stone Age
Neolithic
What criminal charge was gangster Al Capone sent to prison for in 1931?
Aggravated assault
Murder
Tax evasion
Burglary
Drug trafficking
Arson
Which city was the Titanic on its way to when it sank?
Southampton, England
New York City, USA
Liverpool, England
Boston, USA
Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
The Philippine Islands was a colony under which European country before 1898?
Spain
Germany
England
China
Who invented the hot air balloon?
Montgolfier brothers
James Clerk Maxwell
Wright brothers
Karl Benz
Which nation switched sides in World War II on October 13, 1943?
Russia
Italy
France
Germany
Who was the first European to leave a detailed chronicle of his experience in China?
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
How many days did the Voyage of the Mayflower spend across the Atlantic Ocean?
Who was known as "The Maid of Orlรฉans"?
Judith Leyster
Catherine de Medici
Joan of Arc
Ada Lovelace
Which famous explorer was killed in the Battle of Kealakekua Bay in 1779?
Daniel Boone
James Cook
Roald Amundsen
Edmund Hillary
Which Roman emperor ordered a wall to be built between Roman Britain and Scotland?
Augustus
Nero
Hadrian
Marcus Aurelius
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I got 19 out of 20!
Congratulations! By passing this world history quiz, you’ve proven yourself to be a History major.
13/20. Not bad. Certainly no history major could have got a few more
20/20
Congratulations! By passing this world history quiz, you’ve proven yourself to be a History major.
I got 18 out of 20!
Congratulations! By passing this world history quiz, you’ve proven yourself to be a History major.
I should have done better.
I got 11 out of 20!
Congratulations! By passing this world history quiz, you’ve proven yourself to be a History major.
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