Which state was the last to join the United States of America?
Alaska
Guantanamo
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Which organization replaced The League of Nations?
Which mathematician was known to have exclaimed "Eureka" for the first time?
Pythagoras
Archimedes
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Which of these countries was a Portuguese colony?
Sri Lanka
Brazil
Zimbabwe
Madagascar
The Khmer Rouge regime ruled over which nation?
Philippines
Vietnam
China
Cambodia
What was the relationship between US presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams?
No relation
Best friends
Brothers
Father-son
Uncle-nephew
Cousins
In which decade did the Americans get involved with the Korean War?
1950s
1940s
1920s
1930s
1970s
1960s
Which country offered Albert Einstein its presidency?
Israel
United States of America
Germany
Austria
What age came after the Bronze Age?
Iron Age
Mesolithic
Stone Age
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Copper Age
What criminal charge was gangster Al Capone sent to prison for in 1931?
Murder
Tax evasion
Drug trafficking
Arson
Burglary
Aggravated assault
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
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
The Philippine Islands was a colony under which European country before 1898?
China
England
Spain
Germany
Who invented the hot air balloon?
Montgolfier brothers
James Clerk Maxwell
Karl Benz
Wright brothers
Which nation switched sides in World War II on October 13, 1943?
Germany
Italy
France
Russia
Who was the first European to leave a detailed chronicle of his experience in China?
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
How many days did the Voyage of the Mayflower spend across the Atlantic Ocean?
Who was known as "The Maid of Orlรฉans"?
Joan of Arc
Ada Lovelace
Judith Leyster
Catherine de Medici
Which famous explorer was killed in the Battle of Kealakekua Bay in 1779?
Roald Amundsen
Daniel Boone
Edmund Hillary
James Cook
Which Roman emperor ordered a wall to be built between Roman Britain and Scotland?
Hadrian
Augustus
Nero
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
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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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