Historic Elections
Who won the U.S. presidential election in 2008?
A. George W. Bush
B. Barack Obama
C. John McCain
D. Joe Biden
✅ Correct: B. Barack Obama
Which U.S. state is the Grand Canyon located in?
A. Utah
B. Arizona
C. New Mexico
D. Colorado
✅ Correct: B. Arizona
Where is the Eiffel Tower located?
A. Rome
B. London
C. Paris
D. Berlin
✅ Correct: C. Paris
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
A. Vincent van Gogh
B. Leonardo da Vinci
C. Pablo Picasso
D. Claude Monet
✅ Correct: B. Leonardo da Vinci
Who wrote “Pride and Prejudice”?
A. Charlotte Brontë
B. Jane Austen
C. Emily Dickinson
D. Mary Shelley
✅ Correct: B. Jane Austen
Which Canadian Prime Minister was elected in 2015?
A. Stephen Harper
B. Paul Martin
C. Justin Trudeau
D. Jean Chrétien
✅ Correct: C. Justin Trudeau
Which country shares the longest border with Canada?
A. Russia
B. United States
C. Greenland
D. Mexico
✅ Correct: B. United States
Which U.S. monument has four presidents carved into it?
A. Liberty Bell
B. Mount Rushmore
C. Washington Monument
D. Lincoln Memorial
✅ Correct: B. Mount Rushmore
Which artist is known for the painting “Starry Night”?
A. Paul Cézanne
B. Vincent van Gogh
C. Salvador Dalí
D. Henri Matisse
✅ Correct: B. Vincent van Gogh
Which author created Sherlock Holmes?
A. Agatha Christie
B. Arthur Conan Doyle
C. Edgar Allan Poe
D. J.K. Rowling
✅ Correct: B. Arthur Conan Doyle
Which U.S. President was elected during the Great Depression?
A. Herbert Hoover
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
D. Harry Truman
✅ Correct: C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which body of water separates the UK from mainland Europe?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. English Channel
C. North Sea
D. Irish Sea
✅ Correct: B. English Channel
The Colosseum is found in which city?
A. Athens
B. Rome
C. Florence
D. Venice
✅ Correct: B. Rome
Which artist co-founded Cubism?
A. Pablo Picasso
B. Michelangelo
C. Rembrandt
D. Andy Warhol
✅ Correct: A. Pablo Picasso
“The Old Man and the Sea” was written by?
A. Ernest Hemingway
B. F. Scott Fitzgerald
C. John Steinbeck
D. Mark Twain
✅ Correct: A. Ernest Hemingway
What year did women first vote in a federal election in Canada?
A. 1910
B. 1918
C. 1929
D. 1935
✅ Correct: B. 1918
Which Canadian province is furthest east?
A. Nova Scotia
B. Prince Edward Island
C. Newfoundland and Labrador
D. Quebec
✅ Correct: C. Newfoundland and Labrador
What country is home to the Great Wall?
A. Japan
B. India
C. China
D. Vietnam
✅ Correct: C. China
What style of art is Claude Monet famous for?
A. Surrealism
B. Impressionism
C. Realism
D. Abstract
✅ Correct: B. Impressionism
Which author wrote “Little Women”?
A. Louisa May Alcott
B. Harper Lee
C. Virginia Woolf
D. Sylvia Plath
✅ Correct: A. Louisa May Alcott
Which country held its first democratic elections in 1994?
A. South Africa
B. Russia
C. Brazil
D. China
✅ Correct: A. South Africa
Which ocean is off the west coast of British Columbia?
A. Arctic
B. Pacific
C. Atlantic
D. Indian
✅ Correct: B. Pacific
What structure connects San Francisco and Marin County?
A. Golden Gate Bridge
B. Brooklyn Bridge
C. Tower Bridge
D. Bay Bridge
✅ Correct: A. Golden Gate Bridge
Which American artist is known for large colorful pop art paintings?
A. Jackson Pollock
B. Andy Warhol
C. Georgia O’Keeffe
D. Edward Hopper
✅ Correct: B. Andy Warhol
Who wrote the children’s book “Charlotte’s Web”?
A. E.B. White
B. Roald Dahl
C. Dr. Seuss
D. Beatrix Potter
✅ Correct: A. E.B. White