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Transition Day History - General Knowledge

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What nationality was Hitler?

a)

German

b)

Austrian

c)

Russian

2.

What year did World War One begin?

a)

1945

b)

1939

c)

1914

3.

How many countries are there in the world?

a)

178

b)

163

c)

195

4.

Who is this?

a)

Sarah Frank

b)

Anne Frank

c)

Jane Frank

5.

Why is Anne Frank famous?

a)

She wrote a diary

b)

She wrote a poem

c)

She wrote a comic book

6.

Cleaopatra was a Queen from...

a)

Mexico

b)

Egypt

c)

Peru

7.

Where was paper invented?

a)

America

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient China

8.

What modern day city used to be called Constantinople?

a)

Istanbul, Turkey

b)

Rome, Italy

c)

Cairo, Egypt

9.

Which country had a revolution in 1789?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Britain

10.

Who was the first Black president of South Africa?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

George Washington

c)

Nelson Mandela

11.

When did US astronauts first land on the moon?

a)

1952

b)

1949

c)

1969

12.

America dropped atomic bombs on which country at the end of WW2?

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Korea

13.

On this date, terrorists attacked the World Trade Centre in New York

a)

March 11th

b)

November 11th

c)

September 11th

14.

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Augustus

c)

Nero

15.

What year did World War Two end?

a)

1939

b)

1940

c)

1945

16.

Who is the ruler of North Korea today?

a)

Kim Jong Un

b)

Kim Jong Il

c)

Kim Il Sung

17.

Who was the Cold War between?

a)

USA and Germany

b)

USA and Russia

c)

USA and Mexico

18.

Who was the first President of the USA?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Barack Obama

c)

George Washington

19.

How many "world wars" have there been?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

20.

Where did the Aztecs live?

a)

Mexico

b)

Korea

c)

South Africa

21.

Which empire was Sparta part of?

a)

Ancient Egyptian

b)

Ancient Roman

c)

Ancient Greek

22.

Which country used to be called "The Soviet Union"

a)

England

b)

Russia

c)

Portugal

23.

What's the name of this historical building in Rome?

a)

The Parthenon

b)

The Colosseum

c)

Olympia

24.

What year did the Titanic sink?

a)

1412

b)

1712

c)

1912

25.

In which country will you find these?

a)

Canada

b)

Egypt

c)

Australia

26.

In which country will you find this?

a)

Sweden

b)

Cambodia

c)

USA

27.

In which country will you find this?

a)

England

b)

Japan

c)

China

28.

We all know that this is Donald Trump...but what's his middle name?

a)

David

b)

James

c)

John

29.

What year did Bangkok become the capital of Thailand?

a)

1200

b)

1768

c)

2014

30.

Who is this historical figure?

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Pocahontas

31.

What came first?

a)

The Big Bang

b)

Dinosaurs

c)

The last Ice Age

32.

Where did the Romans come from?

a)

Paris

b)

Rome

c)

London

33.

Genghis Khan was a great leader from...

a)

Australia

b)

Mongolia

c)

America

34.

This warrior is a...

a)

Norman

b)

Mongol

c)

Viking

35.

Which continent is Thailand in?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

Asia

36.

Which one can we NOT learn about History from?

a)

Museums

b)

TV Programs

c)

Sandwiches