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?
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Hawaii
Guantanamo
Which organization replaced The League of Nations?
World Health Organization
United Nations
World Trade Organization
World Bank
Which mathematician was known to have exclaimed "Eureka" for the first time?
Archimedes
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Pythagoras
Which of these countries was a Portuguese colony?
Brazil
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka
The Khmer Rouge regime ruled over which nation?
China
Philippines
Cambodia
Vietnam
What was the relationship between US presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams?
Brothers
No relation
Father-son
Uncle-nephew
Cousins
Best friends
In which decade did the Americans get involved with the Korean War?
1920s
1940s
1960s
1930s
1950s
1970s
Which country offered Albert Einstein its presidency?
United States of America
Israel
Germany
Austria
What age came after the Bronze Age?
Neolithic
Mesolithic
Copper Age
Iron Age
Paleolithic
Stone Age
What criminal charge was gangster Al Capone sent to prison for in 1931?
Burglary
Tax evasion
Arson
Drug trafficking
Aggravated assault
Murder
Which city was the Titanic on its way to when it sank?
Boston, USA
New York City, USA
Southampton, England
Liverpool, England
Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Buzz Aldrin
The Philippine Islands was a colony under which European country before 1898?
Germany
Spain
China
England
Who invented the hot air balloon?
Montgolfier brothers
James Clerk Maxwell
Karl Benz
Wright brothers
Which nation switched sides in World War II on October 13, 1943?
Germany
Italy
France
Russia
Who was the first European to leave a detailed chronicle of his experience in China?
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
How many days did the Voyage of the Mayflower spend across the Atlantic Ocean?
294
66
24
79
421
135
Who was known as "The Maid of Orléans"?
Joan of Arc
Catherine de Medici
Ada Lovelace
Judith Leyster
Which famous explorer was killed in the Battle of Kealakekua Bay in 1779?
Edmund Hillary
Roald Amundsen
James Cook
Daniel Boone
Which Roman emperor ordered a wall to be built between Roman Britain and Scotland?
Augustus
Marcus Aurelius
Hadrian
Nero
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