WorksheetsHistory Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
In what year did India gain its independence?
1927
1937
1947
1957
What was the name of the woman who helped to free slaves using the Underground Railroad?
Hilary Clinton
Mary Seacole
Bridget Jones
Harriet Tubman
When India was divided after WW2 it was known as the (a) of India?
What different types of slave auction were there?
Grab N Go
Most money = most slaves
Highest Bidder
Earliest to arrive
The transportation of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean was known as the (a) passage
Which emperors arrived in India in the 15th Century?
English
Greek
Roman
Mughal
What was the name of the company that helped the British take control of India?
West India Company
East India Company
Tea Company
Coffee Company
In what year was the First War of Independence?
1357
1843
1857
1418
How many British women and children were massacred at Cawnpore?
200
250
300
350
In which country was the Round Table Conference held?
France
Britain
India
USA
How many miles did Ghandi walk as part of the Salt March?
50
100
150
200
How many Indian volunteers fought in WW2?
2.5 million
100,000
5 million
500,000
What job did Noor Inayat Khan have during WW2?
She was a nurse
She flew planes
She was a spy
She was a cook
What does the word Pakistan mean in Urdu?
Land of the Hopeful
Land of the Pure
Land of Gold
Land of Dreams
What was the name of the clerk in the East India Trading Company who rose to become Governor of Bengal?
Robert Clive
Clive Robert
Robert Brown
Bradley Brown
Which British Prime Minister was blamed for the Bengal Famine?
Tony Blair
Margaret Thatcher
Winston Churchill
Lloyd George
How did an astrolabe help explorers?
It as a bigger ship that carried more people
It meant that a ship's position could be plotted on a map more accurately.
It made the ship quicker
It was a larger sail that helped the ship reach its destination quicker
Which acronym correctly sums up the different motives for English exploration in the 16th Century?
MOST
NEST
PEST
LOST
What does circumnavigation mean?
To travel halfway around the world
To live on a ship
To arrive at your destination
To travel all the way around the world
Which of the following was a famous Elizabethan explorer?
Francis Drake
Walter Raleigh
John Hawkins
All of the above
The Mayans believed that their rulers could communicate with the gods and dead ancestors through bloodletting. True or False...
True
False
What food was central to the Mayans diet?
Chicken
Vegetables
Beef Burgers
Maize
The Maya used a writing system called
glyphs
hieroglyphics
symbols
scribe
Who were the conquistadors?
English settlers
Spanish invaders and conquerors
Indigenous people of America
Aliens
In what year did Hernades Cortes volunteer to go and explore South America?
1342
1456
1519
1603
