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Epic Mistakes of History

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Spanish Armada defeated?

a)

1688

b)

1588

c)

1701

d)

1401

2.

Who was the Ethiopian emperor who defeated an invading Italian army?

a)

Menelik II

b)

Taytu Betul

c)

Oreste Baratieri

d)

Aaron Burr

3.

Which general's mistake caused the Zhao to lose the battle of Changping?

a)

Bao Qi

b)

Lian Po

c)

Zhao She

d)

Zhao Kuo

4.

Which former vice president plotted against the US government in the 1800s?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Harry Truman

d)

George H.W. Bush

5.

Where were hundreds of Native Americans massacred by U.S. troops in 1890?

a)

Lakota Reservation Hill

b)

Little Big Horn

c)

Sitting Bull River

d)

Wounded Knee Creek

6.

Which two military defeats were caused by both an opposing army/navy and the weather?

a)

The defeat of the Spanish Armada

b)

The Italian defeat in Ethiopia

c)

The charge of the Light Brigade

d)

Napoleon's defeat in Russia

7.

The charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava inspired a poem by which famous poet?

a)

Lali Long Soldier

b)

Alfred Lord Tennyson

c)

Edgar Allen Poe

d)

John Keats

8.

Which car sometimes exploded after even a slight impact?

a)

Ford Pinto

b)

Tesla

c)

Ford Explorer

d)

Toyota Corolla

9.

What are two possible meanings of "mokusatsu"?

a)

"Deadly bomb"

b)

"Treat with silent contempt"

c)

"No comment"

d)

"Respectfully decline to submit"

10.

Which historical mistake was commemorated with a musical piece by Tchaikovsky?

a)

Napoleon's retreat from Moscow

b)

The Battle of Adwa

c)

The Halifax explosion

d)

The sinking of the Titanic

11.

Which disaster involved a crash between two ships?

a)

The Titanic

b)

Halifax Explosion

c)

The Crash on Tenerife

d)

The Challenger Explosion

12.

Which company created the first folding smart phone?

a)

Google

b)

Microsoft

c)

Samsung

d)

Apple