Big History Quiz of the Year - Nairobi

Fill in the blank: In 1866, ________ invented dynamite.

• Alfred Nobel

• Thomas Edison

• Marie Curie

• Alexander Graham Bell

Fill in the blank: In 1879, Lewis Howard Latimer aided ________ to create the light bulb.

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• George Westinghouse

Which of the following is ruled by a king or queen?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

Fill in the blank: A person who is eligible to inherit assets when a relative dies is called an _______.

• Heir

• Tenant

• Lender

• Witness

Fill in the blank: A system in which people gave kings and lords money and worked in exchange for protection is called the _______.

• Feudal system

• Democratic system

• Capitalist system

• Caste system

What is the term for a person who works on the land and has a low social rank in rural society?

• Peasant

• Merchant

• Noble

• Artisan

What is the order of what happened to Henry VIII's wives?

• Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived

• Divorced, Died, Beheaded, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived

• Survived, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Died, Survived

• Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived

What is Chichen Itza?

• A Mayan city

• A Roman temple

• An Egyptian pyramid

• A Greek island

What term describes a large city that governs itself and the nearby territory as an independent political unit?

• City-state

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Province

A dried, fermented, fatty seed of the fruit of a South American evergreen tree that is used in making cocoa is called:

• Cacao

• Coffee

• Almond

• Cashew