How Well Do You Know Your World History?

Which country held the first Olympic games?

• Italy

• Greece

• United States

Who is the famous scientist that discovered the formula E = mc2?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

From what city did the Titanic set sail?

• London

• New York City

• Southampton

Who invented the vaccine for polio?

• Charles R. Drew

• James Parkinson

• Jonas Salk

Who did the alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta fight with in the Battle of Thermopylae?

• Persian Empire

• Mongolian Empire

• English Empire

To what country did the British transport 160,000 convicts over the course of 80 years?

• Australia

• India

• Malaya

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was widely considered the catalyst to what war?

• Korean War

• Anglo Dutch War

• World War I

Which English lady went to the Crimea to nurse the soldiers and became famous?

• Mary Lincoln

• Clara Barton

• Florence Nightingale

In what country did Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge facilitate a mass genocide in the 1970’s?

• Vietnam

• Laos

• Cambodia

In which country was the Battle of Hastings fought in?

• England

• Norway

• France

What was the “Black Death” that struck Europe?

• Bombings during World War II

• Bubonic Plague

• Jack the Ripper

What event took place on December 7th, 1941?

• Bay of Pigs invasion

• Bombing of Pearl Harbor

• World War 2 D-Day

The “Ides of March” are famous for what significant event?

• The assassination of Indira Gandhi

• The assassination of Malcolm X

• The assassination of Julius Caesar

Why was the Berlin wall built?

• To safeguard property and wealth

• To stop East Germans from defecting

• For protection against invaders

What was considered one of the first documents, written by the English in the 1200’s, listing the rights of free people?

• Declaration of Independence

• The English Charter

• Magna Carta