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WorksheetsWorld History and Geo
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which continent has the largest population?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
South America
2.
In what country would you find the world's tallest building?
a)
Dubai
b)
U.S.A.
c)
China
d)
France
3.
What was the name for members of the elite military class in feudal (ancient) Japan?
a)
samurai
b)
ninjas
c)
ninjitsu
d)
domagatsi
4.
What famous French general lost the Battle of Waterloo?
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
Louis Capet
c)
Lafayette
d)
Robespierre
5.
Who was the British prime minister who led the English people to fight alone against Hitler until the U.S. joined World War II?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Neville Chamberlain
c)
Oliver Cromwell
d)
John Smith
6.
What was the name of a Russian ruler (before the Russian Revolution)?
a)
Tsar
b)
King
c)
Emperor
d)
Ruler
7.
What is the name of the #1 hit song Drake performed with Future (that was also parodied when Harriet Tubman was announced as the face of the $20 bill).
a)
Jumpman
b)
Where Ya At
c)
Diamonds Dancing
d)
Stick Talk
8.
What famous Macedonian general conquered much of the ancient world before his death at age 32?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Hannibal
9.
What country invented paper making?
a)
China
b)
America
c)
England
d)
France
10.
Where was the first written language used?
a)
ancient Sumaria (present-day Iraq)
b)
Egypt
c)
Israel
d)
China
11.
What playwright wrote "Romeo and Juliet," "Macbeth," and "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Arthur Miller
c)
Tennessee Williams
d)
John Steinbeck
12.
What is the rest of the title for the new Captain America movie?
a)
Civil War
b)
II
c)
The Return
d)
Infinity
13.
What hit HBO show features dragons, nightwalkers, and a vertically-challenged hero?
a)
Game of Thrones
b)
Girls
c)
Silicon Valley
d)
Walking Dead
14.
On what continent do penguins live?
a)
Antarctica
b)
North America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
15.
What pop group with a #1 single got their start on the X Factor?
a)
Fifth Harmony
b)
Lucas Graham
c)
twenty one pilots
d)
The Chainsmokers
16.
What is the most dominant religion in India?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Islam
c)
Sikhism
d)
Christianity
17.
How many countries make up the continent of Africa?
a)
54
b)
24
c)
1
d)
32
18.
The British king and nobles signed the Magna Carta, protecting individual rights and defining government accountability, in what year?
a)
1215
b)
1776
c)
1066
d)
2015
19.
What group of people FIRST discovered North America?
a)
Vikings
b)
Spanish
c)
Portugese
d)
French
20.
This hit novel (written by John Green) has a title based on a quote from Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar."
a)
The Fault in Our Stars
b)
Paper Towns
c)
Looking for Alaska
d)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
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