There are some events in history that have been taught for generations in certain ways that we have been led to believe. But certain information may have been interpreted wrongly.
The idea that Christopher Columbus was the first person to discover America has become well-known around the world. However, that myth has been debunked! This feat was accomplished by a Viking about 500 years before Columbus was even born. We know that the Wright brothers were the ones who invented the airplane, but is that really true? In reality, it is difficult to attribute the first airplane invention. The one closest to the truth is a German immigrant who made one or two flights in a monoplane he designed, about two years before the brothers' flight in 1903.
Test your knowledge of world history by taking this quiz. Just passing it would prove your status as a History major!
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Only History Major Can Pass This World History Trivia Quiz Questions
Which state was the last to join the United States of America?
Alaska
Guantanamo
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Which organization replaced The League of Nations?
World Trade Organization
World Bank
United Nations
World Health Organization
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
Zimbabwe
Madagascar
The Khmer Rouge regime ruled over which nation?
Cambodia
China
Philippines
Vietnam
What was the relationship between US presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams?
Brothers
Cousins
No relation
Best friends
Father-son
Uncle-nephew
In which decade did the Americans get involved with the Korean War?
1930s
1940s
1960s
1920s
1970s
1950s
Which country offered Albert Einstein its presidency?
United States of America
Austria
Germany
Israel
What age came after the Bronze Age?
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Iron Age
Stone Age
Copper Age
What criminal charge was gangster Al Capone sent to prison for in 1931?
Aggravated assault
Murder
Arson
Drug trafficking
Tax evasion
Burglary
Which city was the Titanic on its way to when it sank?
Boston, USA
Southampton, England
Liverpool, England
New York City, USA
Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
The Philippine Islands was a colony under which European country before 1898?
China
Spain
Germany
England
Who invented the hot air balloon?
Montgolfier brothers
Karl Benz
James Clerk Maxwell
Wright brothers
Which nation switched sides in World War II on October 13, 1943?
Italy
France
Russia
Germany
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?
421
66
135
24
294
79
Who was known as "The Maid of Orléans"?
Catherine de Medici
Judith Leyster
Ada Lovelace
Joan of Arc
Which famous explorer was killed in the Battle of Kealakekua Bay in 1779?
Roald Amundsen
Edmund Hillary
James Cook
Daniel Boone
Which Roman emperor ordered a wall to be built between Roman Britain and Scotland?
Nero
Marcus Aurelius
Augustus
Hadrian
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