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Interchange 3 Unit 10 History Buff

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first capital of the US?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

New York

c)

Boston

2.

When was the first Volkswagen Beetle car built? Was it...

a)

during the 1920s

b)

during the 1930s

c)

during 1940s

3.

Was Nelson Mandela a political actvist from...

a)

India?

b)

Angola?

c)

South Africa?

4.

When did the British return Hong Kong to China?

a)

in 1987

b)

in 1997

c)

in 2007

5.

Who discovered the penicilin?

a)

Alexander Fleming

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Albert Einstein

6.

Which planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

7.

What Italian astronomer invented the thermometer in 1593?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Galileo

8.

Who used the first magnetic compass?

a)

The Chinese

b)

The Portuguese

c)

The Dutch

9.

When did the Berlin Wall come down?

a)

in 1979

b)

in 1989

c)

in 1999

10.

Who was the first human in space?

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

John Glenn

11.

When did Disney make his first cartoon movie?

a)

in 1920

b)

in 1937

c)

in 1947

12.

What was the former name of Nwe York City?

a)

New England

b)

New London

c)

New Amsterdam