15 World Past Events Quiz

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• John Glenn

When did World War II end?

• 1942

• 1945

• 1950

• 1939

Who discovered gravity after seeing an apple fall?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Charles Darwin

Which city hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics?

• Tokyo

• London

• Beijing

• Rio de Janeiro

When did the Titanic sink?

• 1912

• 1920

• 1898

• 1905

Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?

• Charles Dickens

• William Shakespeare

• Jane Austen

• Mark Twain

Which country was the first to use paper money?

• Egypt

• China

• Greece

• India

Who was the first Black president of South Africa?

• Kofi Annan

• Barack Obama

• Nelson Mandela

• Desmond Tutu

What year did the Berlin Wall fall?

• 1985

• 1989

• 1991

• 1995

What ancient wonder was in Egypt?

• The Hanging Gardens

• The Lighthouse of Alexandria

• The Colossus of Rhodes

• The Great Pyramid of Giza