History
Q&A
Q&A
When did the Second World War start? (exact date)
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
A, 4
B, 5
C, 6
D, 7
C (6)
Which is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
Who delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963?
Martin Luther King
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during most of World War II?
A) Lenin
B) Stalin
C) Khrushchev
D) Gorbachev
B (Stalin)
In which year was the American Declaration of Independence signed?
1776.
Who invented the telephone?
A, Alexander Graham Bell
B, Thomas Ford
C, Thomas Edison
D, Nikola Tesla
A (Bell)
What is the largest body of water on Earth called?
Pacific Ocean
Who was the only person in history to receive Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields?
Marie Curie
Which famous general crossed the Alps with elephants?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Hannibal
C) Alexander the Great
D) Scipio Africanus
B (Hannibal)
How many times was Roosevelt elected President of the United States?
4
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
A, Leonardo Da Vinci
B, Vincent van Gogh
C, Michelangelo
D, Monet
A (Leonardo da Vinci)
What is the driest (nonpolar) place on Earth?
Atacama Desert
Which famous writer wrote Hamlet, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
Who was the first man to walk on the Moon?
A) Yuri Gagarin
B) Buzz Aldrin
C) Neil Armstrong
D) Michael Collins
C (Neil Armstrong)
In which year did the Soviet Union collapse?
1991
When did the Berlin Wall fall?
A, 1988
B, 1989
C, 1990
D, 1991
B (1989)
What is the biggest sea animal?
the Blue Whale
Who was the famous composer who continued writing symphonies even after becoming completely deaf?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Who was the first Roman emperor?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Augustus
C) Nero
D) Marcus Aurelius
B (Augustus)
Whose assassination started the First World War?
Franz Ferdinand
Who was the President of the United States during the American Civil War?
A, Theodore Roosevelt
B, George Washington
C, Abraham Lincoln
D, Thomas Jefferson
C (Abraham Lincoln)
What is the biggest island on Earth, which is not a continent?
Greenland
How many times was Julius Caesar stabbed?
23
Which famous artist cut off part of his own ear?
A) Pablo Picasso
B) Claude Monet
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Salvador Dalí
C (Vincent van Gogh)