Only a History Major Can Pass This World History Trivia Quiz

Which state was the last to join the United States of America?

• Alaska

• Puerto Rico

• Hawaii

• Guantanamo

Which organization replaced The League of Nations?

• United Nations

• World Health Organization

• World Bank

• World Trade Organization

Which mathematician was known to have exclaimed "Eureka" for the first time?

• Archimedes

• Albert Einstein

• Pythagoras

• Isaac Newton

Which of these countries was a Portuguese colony?

• Madagascar

• Brazil

• Sri Lanka

• Zimbabwe

The Khmer Rouge regime ruled over which nation?

• Vietnam

• Philippines

• China

• Cambodia

Which country offered Albert Einstein its presidency?

• Germany

• Israel

• Austria

• United States of America

Which city was the Titanic on its way to when it sank?

• Boston, USA

• Liverpool, England

• New York City, USA

• Southampton, 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

• Germany

• Spain

• England

Who invented the hot air balloon?

• James Clerk Maxwell

• Wright brothers

• Montgolfier brothers

• Karl Benz

Which nation switched sides in World War II on October 13, 1943?

• Italy

• Germany

• France

• Russia

Who was the first European to leave a detailed chronicle of his experience in China?

• Marco Polo

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

Who was known as "The Maid of Orléans"?

• Joan of Arc

• Judith Leyster

• Ada Lovelace

• Catherine de Medici

Which famous explorer was killed in the Battle of Kealakekua Bay in 1779?

• Daniel Boone

• Roald Amundsen

• Edmund Hillary

• James Cook

Which Roman emperor ordered a wall to be built between Roman Britain and Scotland?

• Hadrian

• Marcus Aurelius

• Augustus

• Nero