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WorksheetsWorld history trivia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Ever since World War II, all British battle tanks have been equipped with facilities to make what beverage?
Coffee
Milkshakes
Whisky
Tea
When Pope Gregory IX rose to power, what domestic animal did he order to exterminate across Europe in the belief they were used in devil's worship and witch craft?
Toads
Rabbits
Dogs
Cats
What was the initial reported cause of death for Elvis Presley that spread in the media?
Heart attack
Overdose
Murder
Unknown causes
The shortest war in human civilisation history was fought between England and Zanzibar. How many hours did it last?
2 hours
Less than an hour
1 week
10 minutes
Victorians said this word before having their picture taken instead of the word "cheese." What fruit did they say?
Apples
Prunes
Oranges
Lemons
What year was the Fall of Saigon?
1968
1975
1974
1964
In USSR, what does the letter "R" stand for?
Reunion
Red
Republics
Revolutionary
James Cook led and commanded what ship when he encountered New Zealand?
HMS Endeavour
Mayflower
Limmen
HMS Resolution
The catastrophic destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD was done by which active volcano?
Mount Taranaki
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Etna
Monte Vulture
The citadel Machu Picchu is located at which Latin American country?
Argentina
Peru
Bolivia
Mexico
Who is the Greek God of the Underworld?
Hades
Pluto
Hermes
Persephone
He led USSR from 1917 to 1922?
Grigory Rasputin
Josef Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
"The Whitechapel Murderer" is the nickname given to which serial killer?
Jack the Stalker
Jack the Killer
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Hunter
In what year did the Titanic sink?
1997
1910
1912
1915
What is the nationality of Alexey Leonov, the first man to spacewalk?
Russian
American
Ukrainian
German
The plays Macbeth, Hamlet, and A Midsummer Night's Dream were all written by which author?
William Smith
Francis Drake
William Shakespeare
Samuel Beckett
The USA's Statue of Liberty was a gift from which European country?
Germany
Austria
England
France
What was the name of the pandemic which killed over 1% of the world's population in 1918?
Smallpox
Measles
Italian influenza
Spanish influenza
Ms Watson has been to how many countries?
25
24
21
23
What is both an underrated Disney film and Ms Watson's favourite?
Pocahontas
Emperor's New Groove
The Little Mermaid
The Lion King
