Time Travellers Challenge

By Donna Stanmore

​Time Travellers Challenge

​There will be 28 questions, divided into four sections, each with seven questions.

• Which Came First and Which Came Last

• When Did it Happen

• How many years is the difference

• Put them in the correct order

Multiple Choice

Which came FIRST?

• Captain Cook landing in Australia

• the Vikings landing in Britain

Multiple Choice

Which Came FIRST?

• The crowning of Cleopatra as Pharaoh

• The crowning of Tutankhamun as Pharaoh

Multiple Choice

Which came FIRST?

• The Great Wall of China

• The Colosseum in Rome

Multiple Choice

Which Came FIRST?

• The building of the Pyramids of Giza

• The birth of Julius Caesar

Multiple Choice

Which came LAST?

• The Middle Ages

• The Industrial Revolution

Multiple Choice

Which came LAST?

• World War One

• World War Two

Multiple Choice

Which came LAST?

• Internet

• Telephone

​When did it happen?

Multiple Choice

When did the Ancient Olympic Games begin in Greece?

• 776 BCE

• 776 CE

Multiple Choice

When did Captain James Cook land on the east coast of Australia?

• 1770 CE

• 1770 BCE

Multiple Choice

When was the Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse created?

• 1928 CE

• 1930 CE

Multiple Choice

When did the Black Plague occur in Britain?

• Medieval Times

• Ancient Times

Multiple Choice

When was the construction of the Eiffel Tower officially completed?

• 31 March 1889 CE

• 31 March 1988 CE

Multiple Choice

When did the first man land on the moon?

• 20 July 2000 CE

• 20 July 1969 CE

Multiple Choice

When was the first Doberman Pinscher bred in Germany?

• 1890 CE

• 1980 CE

​How Many Years is the Difference?

​Your answers will need a number and a time descriptive word

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What is the time span between the opening of the Sydney Opera House (1973) and the Sydney Harbour Bridge (1932)?

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What is the time span between the building of the Great Sphinx of Gaza (2500 BCE) and the Great Pyramids of Giza 2550 BCE)?

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What was the length of time between the start of The Warring States Period (475 BCE) and the Unification of China (221 BCE)?

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How long did it take Howard Carter to discover King Tutankhamun's Tomb? He started the search in 1914 and discovered the opening in 1922.

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How long did Queen Victoria reign over the English Empire? She was crowned in 1837 and died in 1901.

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How long did it take to build the Great Wall of China? Was it over 2 000 years or over 200 years

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How long did the Roman Empire last? It began in 27 BCE and collapsed in 475 CE?

​What is the Correct Order?

Reorder

Put in chronological order these major historical events.

• Building of the Great Pyramid of Giza (2550 BCE)

• The First Olympic Games (776 BCE)

• Founding of Rome (753 BCE)

• Unification of China (221 BCE)

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• 2
• 3
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Reorder

Put the following historical figures in chronological order of their birth.

• Cleopatra (69 BCE)

• Alexander the Great (356 BCE)

• Joan of Arc (1412 CE)

• Albert Einstein (1879 CE)

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• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Put in Chronological order of when each nation was founded.

• United States of America (1776)

• French Republic (1789)

• Australia (1901)

• People's Republic of China (1949)

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• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Can you put in chronological order the found most important inventions that changed human history?

• The Wheel (3500 BCE)

• Writing (3200 BCE)

• The Printing Press (1440 CE)

• The Steam Engine (1700 CE)

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• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4