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