Which state was the last to join the United States of America?
Puerto Rico
Guantanamo
Alaska
Hawaii
Which organization replaced The League of Nations?
Which mathematician was known to have exclaimed "Eureka" for the first time?
Pythagoras
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Archimedes
Which of these countries was a Portuguese colony?
Madagascar
Brazil
Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka
The Khmer Rouge regime ruled over which nation?
Vietnam
Cambodia
Philippines
China
What was the relationship between US presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams?
Brothers
Uncle-nephew
Best friends
Father-son
Cousins
No relation
In which decade did the Americans get involved with the Korean War?
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1920s
1970s
Which country offered Albert Einstein its presidency?
Austria
United States of America
Israel
Germany
What age came after the Bronze Age?
Neolithic
Stone Age
Mesolithic
Paleolithic
Copper Age
Iron Age
What criminal charge was gangster Al Capone sent to prison for in 1931?
Murder
Drug trafficking
Burglary
Aggravated assault
Arson
Tax evasion
Which city was the Titanic on its way to when it sank?
Liverpool, England
Boston, USA
Southampton, England
New York City, USA
Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn
The Philippine Islands was a colony under which European country before 1898?
Germany
Spain
China
England
Who invented the hot air balloon?
Wright brothers
Montgolfier brothers
James Clerk Maxwell
Karl Benz
Which nation switched sides in World War II on October 13, 1943?
France
Russia
Italy
Germany
Who was the first European to leave a detailed chronicle of his experience in China?
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
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"?
Catherine de Medici
Joan of Arc
Ada Lovelace
Judith Leyster
Which famous explorer was killed in the Battle of Kealakekua Bay in 1779?
Daniel Boone
James Cook
Edmund Hillary
Roald Amundsen
Which Roman emperor ordered a wall to be built between Roman Britain and Scotland?
Augustus
Marcus Aurelius
Nero
Hadrian
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16/20
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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