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