General Knowledge History

Who was Christopher Columbus?

• The explorer who discovered India in 1492

• The explorer who began a war with Spain

• The explorer who discovered the New World in 1492

• The explorer who was first on Everest

Who was the first man that climbed Everest in 1953?

• Edmund Hillary

• Edward Smith

• India Smith

• Yuri Gangarin

What was the most common form of public punishment in Medieval Britain?

• Hanging

• Drowning

• Stretching Rack

• Cucking Stool

What year did Titanic sink?

• 1913

• 1914

• 1915

• 1912

Who is the current monarch of Britain?

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Nicola of Sturgeon

• Queen Elizabeth II

• Queen Anne of Denmark

What did the Romans call Scotland?

• Caledonia

• Callandar

• Alba

• Kingdom of Scots

Who was Henry VIII's last wife? (6th)

• Catherine Howard

• Catherine of Aragon

• Catherine Parr

• Catherine Stewart

Who was the youngest British Prime Minister?

• Neville Chamberlain

• Tony Blair

• William Pitt

• Gordon Brown

What year was google founded?

• 1994

• 1998

• 1996

• 1991

In 1904, the area that is known as "Times Square" in Manhattan was renamed to Times Square, what was it called before?

• Long Ace Square

• The Battery Square

• The Clock Square

• The Manhattan Square