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SOCIALISTA Grade 9

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Christopher Columbus born?

a)

Ohio

b)

Genoa

c)

Illinois

d)

Michigan

2.

Of which country Ferdinand and Isabella, who granted Christopher Columbus assistance for exploring route to India, were monarchs?

a)

Italy

b)

Geneva

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

3.

Who was the Portuguese king approached by Christopher Columbus for assistance for exploring route to India?

a)

John II

b)

John I

c)

John III

d)

John IV

4.

From where did Christopher Columbus begin his second voyage?

a)

Huelva

b)

Cadiz

c)

Almeria

d)

Granada

5.

Where was Napoleon born?

a)

Jaen

b)

Cordoba

c)

Sevilla

d)

Ajaccio

6.

Which of the following was not a ship during the first voyage of Christopher Columbus?

a)

Hispaniola

b)

Nina

c)

Pinta

d)

Santa Maria

7.

What did Christopher Columbus call the island where he landed and thought was India?

a)

Bahamas

b)

Trinidad

c)

San Salvador

d)

Dominica

8.

What is the capital of Armenia?

a)

Yerevan

b)

Thimphu

c)

Baku

d)

Nicosia

9.

What is the currency of Indonesia?

a)

Manat

b)

Rupiah

c)

Taka

d)

Lari

10.

Zurich is the largest city in what country?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Ireland

c)

Denmark

d)

Sweden

11.

Tbilisi is the capital of which country?

a)

Cyprus

b)

Georgia

c)

Brunei

d)

Macau

12.

Kyat is the currency if which country?

a)

Maldives

b)

Mongolia

c)

Myanmar

d)

Kurdistan

13.

Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?

a)

Waterman brothers

b)

Biro Brothers

c)

Bicc brothers

d)

Wright brothers

14.

What did J. B. Dunlop invent?

a)

Automobile wheel rim

b)

Rubber boot

c)

Model airplanes

d)

Pneumatic rubber tire

15.

Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Benjamin Franklin

16.

What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

a)

Giuseppe Mercalli

b)

Hiram Walker

c)

Joshua Rumble

d)

Charles Richter

17.

In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?

a)

1950s

b)

1960s

c)

1970s

d)

1980s

18.

What was the original name of Sri Lanka?

a)

Ceylon

b)

Tambapanni

c)

Taprobane

d)

Serendib

19.

Which country will you find the cities of Marseilles and Lyon?

a)

Finland

b)

France

c)

Serbia

d)

Sweden

20.

Which country was Nelson Mandela from?

a)

South Africa

b)

South America

c)

Zaire

d)

Libya

21.

What caused Napoleon’s death?

a)

Arsenic poisoning

b)

Stomach cancer

c)

Heart attack

d)

Stroke

22.

Which countries were defeated at Austerlitz?

a)

Australia and Hungary

b)

Sweden and Georgia

c)

Austria and Russia

d)

Germany and Italy

23.

When did Napoleon become the First Consul?

a)

1799

b)

1789

c)

1769

d)

1766

24.

To whom was Napoleon engaged in 1794?

a)

Josephine de Beauharnais

b)

Desiree Clary

c)

Jenny Jones

d)

Frances Clayton

25.

Which is the capital city of Iran?

a)

Tehran

b)

Baghdad

c)

Nicosia

d)

Tokyo

26.

A system where people can own their own business of their choice is called _____________.

a)

Planned System

b)

Taxes

c)

Market Economy or Free Enterprise

d)

Options System

27.

When the demand for a product is higher, the price ________________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

automatically doubles

d)

stays the same

28.

A person who makes a product in the product market is called ___________________.

a)

consumer

b)

clerk

c)

worker

d)

producer

29.

Someone or a company that loans a potential company money to start their own business is called an _____________________.

a)

investor

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

supplier

30.

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

George Washington

c)

Hernando Cortes

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

31.

Where were most enslaved Africans sent to?

a)

US

b)

Spain

c)

Mexico

d)

Brazil

32.

Zero degrees latitude is also called the _______.

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Equator

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Tropic of Cancer

33.

Largest body of water on the planet?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Coral Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

34.

Which of the following countries is in North America?

a)

Canada

b)

Chile

c)

Greece

d)

Japan

35.

What is the Capital of Hungary

a)

Brussels

b)

London

c)

Ohio

d)

Budapest