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Where was Napoleon Bonaparte finally exiled?
A. Elba Island
B. Corsica Island
C. Saint Helena Island
D. Malta Island
C. Saint Helena Island
Mahatma Gandhi led the independence movement of which country?
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. South Africa
D. Indonesia
A. India
Which empire conquered the Byzantine Empire in 1453?
A. Mongol Empire
B. Ottoman Empire
C. Holy Roman Empire
D. Persian Empire
B. Ottoman Empire
During the Cold War, which Soviet leader faced U.S. President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A. Joseph Stalin
B. Nikita Khrushchev
C. Mikhail Gorbachev
D. Leonid Brezhnev
B. Nikita Khrushchev
Which battle was the turning point of World War II on the Eastern Front?
A. Battle of Normandy
B. Battle of Stalingrad
C. Battle of Midway
D. Battle of Kursk
B. Battle of Stalingrad
Wu Zetian was the only female emperor of which Chinese dynasty?
A. Ming Dynasty
B. Tang Dynasty
C. Song Dynasty
D. Han Dynasty
B. Tang Dynasty
Alexander the Great was the king of which kingdom?
A. Rome
B. Persia
C. Macedonia
D. Greece
C. Macedonia
Which event marked the beginning of World War II?
A. The attack on Pearl Harbor
B. The Russian Revolution
C. The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
D. The invasion of Poland by Germany
D. The invasion of Poland by Germany
In what years did World War II take place?
A. 1914 - 1918
B. 1939 - 1945
C. 1941 - 1945
D. 1937 - 1945
B. 1939 - 1945
Which country was the birthplace of the ancient Mesopotamian civilization?
A. Egypt
B. Greece
C. Iraq
D. India
C. Iraq (Mesopotamia was the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, now in modern Iraq)
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?
A. Julius Caesar
B. Augustus Caesar
C. Nero
D. Constantine
B. Augustus Caesar
What position did Winston Churchill hold during World War II?
A. President of the United States
B. King of England
C. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
D. Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom
C. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In what year was the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen adopted?
A. 1776
B. 1789
C. 1804
D. 1848
B. 1789
Who led the Russian Revolution in 1917?
A. Joseph Stalin
B. Vladimir Lenin
C. Leon Trotsky
D. Karl Marx
B. Vladimir Lenin
In what year was the Berlin Wall torn down?
A. 1985
B. 1987
C. 1989
D. 1991
C. 1989
Who was the first president of the United States?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. George Washington
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. John Adams
B. George Washington
Who invented the printing press in the 15th century?
A. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Johannes Gutenberg
C. Isaac Newton
D. Galileo Galilei
B. Johannes Gutenberg
World War I ended with which treaty?
A. Treaty of Versailles
B. Treaty of Trianon
C. Treaty of Paris
D. Treaty of Yalta
A. Treaty of Versailles
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
A. France
B. England
C. Germany
D. United States
B. England
In what year was the Magna Carta signed?
A. 1066
B. 1215
C. 1492
D. 1776
B. 1215
Who invented the electric light bulb?
A. Nikola Tesla
B. Thomas Edison
C. Alexander Graham Bell
D. Isaac Newton
B. Thomas Edison
Who unified Japan in the 16th century?
A. Oda Nobunaga
B. Tokugawa Ieyasu
C. Toyotomi Hideyoshi
D. Minamoto no Yoritomo
B. Tokugawa Ieyasu
Which city was the capital of Japan before Tokyo?
A. Osaka
B. Kyoto
C. Nagasaki
D. Sapporo
B. Kyoto
Who was the longest-reigning queen in British history?
A. Queen Elizabeth I
B. Queen Victoria
C. Queen Elizabeth II
D. Queen Anne
C. Queen Elizabeth II
The Silk Road connected China with which region?
A. Africa
B. America
C. Europe and the Middle East
D. Southeast Asia
C. Europe and the Middle East