World History
Who was the first emperor of France?
Napoléon
What is the name of Canada’s first Prime Minister?
Sir John A. Macdonald.
Which ancient civilization built the pyramids of Giza?
Ancient Egypt
Who is credited with inventing the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Who is known as the inventor of the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What wall fell in 1989, ending the cold war.
Berlin's
Which Company controlled the The York Factory Express trade route that played a major role in fur trade?
Hudson Bay Company
Who was the famous military leader and emperor of Rome who was assassinated in 44 BCE?
Julius Caesar
What ancient civilization is believed to have invented paper around 105 CE?
The Chinese
What was the name of the writing material made from reeds, used by the ancient Egyptians before paper?
Papyrus
Which country was the first to send a man in space?
USSR
In what year did Canada officially become a country through Confederation?
1867
What writing system was used by the ancient Mesopotamians?
Cuneiform
Which invention, developed by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century, revolutionized the spread of knowledge in Europe?
The printing press
What medical breakthrough, discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, led to the development of antibiotics?
Penicillin
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II ?
Joseph Stalin
Which Canadian city was the last to join Confederation in 1949?
St. John’s, Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador).
What was the name of the war between Sparta and Athens in the 5th century BCE?
The Peloponnesian War
In which country was the first steam engine developed in the 18th century, helping to start the Industrial Revolution?
UK
Which Japanese car was the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle, launched in 1997?
Toyota Prius
What is the name of the empire that controlled a large part of South América when the spanish conquistadors invaded?
The Incas
hat was the name of the Indigenous-led resistance movement against the Canadian government in 1885, led by Louis Riel?
The North-West Rebellion.
What was the capital of the Hittite Empire, one of the great powers of the ancient Near East?
Hattusa
Which two inventors are credited with developing the first successful airplane in 1903?
The Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur Wright
Which scientist developed the first electric battery in 1800?
Alessandro Volta