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Ms. Lopez's Random History Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Battle of Bull Run take place?

a)

1861

b)

1844

c)

1863

d)

1854

2.

Who's idea was it to call the President "Mr. President"

a)

John Tyler

b)

George Washington

c)

Franklin Pierce

d)

Abraham Lincoln

3.

What was the purpose of Henry Vlll's Grooms of Stool?

a)

Feed him

b)

Carry a chair for him to sit

c)

Wipe his behind

d)

Dress him

4.

True or False? One of the designers of the Titanic was on board when it sank

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Violet Jessop was a ship nurse. Which of the "sisters" did she survive?

a)

Titanic

b)

Britannic

c)

Olympic

6.

Which of the following are true?

a)

Lipstick was an Ancient Egyptian indicator of upper class

b)

Lipstick was an indicator of poverty

c)

Both men and women wore lipstick to show they belonged to the upper class

d)

Lipstick was only worn by women

7.

What are the titles of the 3 lost Shakespeare plays?

a)

Fun with Kim and Kanye

b)

The History of Cardena

c)

The tempest

d)

Love Labour's Won

8.

True or False? In ancient Sparta, only women who died during childbirth and men who fell in combat could have their names inscribed in their tomb stones.

a)

False

b)

True

9.

During the Civil war many women served as...

a)

Warriors

b)

Janitors

c)

Cooks

d)

Nurses

10.

In ancient Egypt, what where servants smeared with to attract flies away from the pharaoh?

a)

Sugar Paste

b)

Fruit Jam

c)

Honey

d)

Chocolate

11.

What is another name for the South?

a)

Confederates

b)

Union

c)

United States

d)

Yorktown

12.

What was the punishment of a person whom broke a "pinky promise" in ancient times?

a)

They had to break their pinky

b)

They had to drink 1000 needles

c)

They had to paint their pinky

d)

They had to cut off their pinky

13.

For every fallen American Soldier in WWll _____ Soviets passed on

a)

7

b)

15

c)

21

d)

18

14.

What was the Industrial Revolution?

a)

A war

b)

A debate

c)

An election

d)

When humans were replaced by machines creating factories

15.

True or False? Abraham Lincoln helped abolish slavery.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What amendment abolished slavery?

a)

14th amendment

b)

13th amendment

c)

15th amendment

d)

16th amendment

17.

What amendment gave rights to African Americans

a)

16th amendment

b)

14th amendment

c)

13th amendment

d)

15th amendment

18.

True or False? Turkeys were once worshipped like gods.

a)

False

b)

True

19.

How many impostors claimed to be Marie Antoinette's dead son?

a)

80

b)

100

c)

95

d)

10

20.

True or False? The Titanic's owners said the ship was unsinkable.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Cleopatra was....

a)

Greek

b)

Roman

c)

Egyptian

d)

British

22.

Which U.S. president had a unique musical talent

a)

George Washington

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

George Bush

d)

Richard Nixon

23.

Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as...

a)

a condiment

b)

medicine

c)

a cleaner

d)

paint

24.

The first president to live in the white house was...

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

George Washington

c)

Barrack Obama

d)

John Adams

25.

True or False? John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the same day?

a)

False

b)

True

26.

True or False? Plenty of History's disasters were caused because of lack of sleep.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

True or False? President Andrew Johnson was NOT impeached.

a)

False

b)

True

28.

Gladiators were ...

a)

both male and female

b)

only male

c)

only female

29.

True or False? President Andrew Jackson had a parrot.

a)

False

b)

True

30.

True or False? During the Great Depression people made clothes out of food sacks.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The first official medals of honor were handed out during/after ...

a)

The Civil War

b)

World War l

c)

World War ll

d)

War of 1812

32.

True or False? Pineapples were once a sign of wealth.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True or False? In ancient Greece, red heads were believed to turn into vampires after death.

a)

False

b)

True

34.

True or False? Cats were the most popular pets in the Roman Empire.

a)

False

b)

True

35.

True or False? Roman Emperor Gaius, also known as Caligula, made one of his favorite horses a senator.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Where did the industrial Revolution begin?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Mexico

37.

During the industrial Revolution many kids worked, this is called...

a)

Abuse

b)

Chores

c)

Work

d)

Child Labor

38.

True or False? Many kids lost their limbs due to accidents during the Industrial Revolution.

a)

False

b)

True

39.

The first machine of the Industrial Revolution was used to...

a)

Do the laundry

b)

Make clothing

c)

Fly

d)

Cook

40.

Over ______ people have died from leftover unexploded bombs since the end of WWll.

a)

500

b)

600

c)

300

d)

1000