20 Questions World History

Multiple Choice

When did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?

• July 24th, 356 CE

• 7th century BCE

• 6th century CE

• 1000 BCE

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Who is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology?

Multiple Choice

The Maya Empire was centered in what is now which country?

• Mexico

• Chile

• Guatemala

• Costa Rica

Multiple Choice

What year was the first iPhone released?

• 1997

• 1999

• 2015

• 2007

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Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?

Multiple Choice

Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?

• Queen Victoria of England

• King Ferdinand of Spain

• Catherine the Great of Russia

• Ibn Battuta of Spain

Multiple Choice

What is considered the largest empire in history?

• The British Empire

• The Mongol Empire

• The Russian Empire

• The American Empire

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Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?

Multiple Choice

What year did the French Revolution start?

• 1850

• 1776

• 1789

• 1803

Multiple Choice

What year did the Berlin Wall fall?

• 1983

• 1945

• 1989

• 1999

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Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?

Multiple Choice

Who is commonly referred to as the person who created the first printing press?

• Albert Einstein

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Ludwig von Beethoven

• Karl Marx

Multiple Choice

Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

• Peter the Great

• Nicholas II

• Catherine the Great

• Nicholas III

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What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?

Multiple Choice

What was the capitol city of the Incan empire?

• Cahokia

• Yucatán

• Tenochtitlan

• Cusco

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I?

• The League of Nations

• The Axis Powers

• The Quadruple Alliance

• The United Nations

Multiple Choice

Who was the first Emperor of Rome?

• Julius Caesar

• Claudius

• Alexander the Great

• Augustus

Multiple Choice

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?

• Gilgamesh

• Tutankhamun

• Khufu

• Cleopatra

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What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?

Multiple Choice

Who became the most decorated gymnast in history during the 2010s?

• Dmitry Ushakov

• Elina Shinohara

• Simone Biles

• Shawn Johnson