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History Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did India gain its independence?

a)

1927

b)

1937

c)

1947

d)

1957

2.

What was the name of the woman who helped to free slaves using the Underground Railroad?

a)

Hilary Clinton

b)

Mary Seacole

c)

Bridget Jones

d)

Harriet Tubman

3.

When India was divided after WW2 it was known as the (a)   of India?

4.

What different types of slave auction were there?

a)

Grab N Go

b)

Most money = most slaves

c)

Highest Bidder

d)

Earliest to arrive

5.

The transportation of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean was known as the (a)   passage

6.

Which emperors arrived in India in the 15th Century?

a)

English

b)

Greek

c)

Roman

d)

Mughal

7.

What was the name of the company that helped the British take control of India?

a)

West India Company

b)

East India Company

c)

Tea Company

d)

Coffee Company

8.

In what year was the First War of Independence?

a)

1357

b)

1843

c)

1857

d)

1418

9.

How many British women and children were massacred at Cawnpore?

a)

200

b)

250

c)

300

d)

350

10.

In which country was the Round Table Conference held?

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

India

d)

USA

11.

How many miles did Ghandi walk as part of the Salt March?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

d)

200

12.

How many Indian volunteers fought in WW2?

a)

2.5 million

b)

100,000

c)

5 million

d)

500,000

13.

What job did Noor Inayat Khan have during WW2?

a)

She was a nurse

b)

She flew planes

c)

She was a spy

d)

She was a cook

14.

What does the word Pakistan mean in Urdu?

a)

Land of the Hopeful

b)

Land of the Pure

c)

Land of Gold

d)

Land of Dreams

15.

What was the name of the clerk in the East India Trading Company who rose to become Governor of Bengal?

a)

Robert Clive

b)

Clive Robert

c)

Robert Brown

d)

Bradley Brown

16.

Which British Prime Minister was blamed for the Bengal Famine?

a)

Tony Blair

b)

Margaret Thatcher

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Lloyd George

17.

How did an astrolabe help explorers?

a)

It as a bigger ship that carried more people

b)

It meant that a ship's position could be plotted on a map more accurately.

c)

It made the ship quicker

d)

It was a larger sail that helped the ship reach its destination quicker

18.

Which acronym correctly sums up the different motives for English exploration in the 16th Century?

a)

MOST

b)

NEST

c)

PEST

d)

LOST

19.

What does circumnavigation mean?

a)

To travel halfway around the world

b)

To live on a ship

c)

To arrive at your destination

d)

To travel all the way around the world

20.

Which of the following was a famous Elizabethan explorer?

a)

Francis Drake

b)

Walter Raleigh

c)

John Hawkins

d)

All of the above

21.

The Mayans believed that their rulers could communicate with the gods and dead ancestors through bloodletting. True or False...

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What food was central to the Mayans diet?

a)

Chicken

b)

Vegetables

c)

Beef Burgers

d)

Maize

23.

The Maya used a writing system called

a)

glyphs

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

symbols

d)

scribe

24.

Who were the conquistadors?

a)

English settlers

b)

Spanish invaders and conquerors

c)

Indigenous people of America

d)

Aliens

25.

In what year did Hernades Cortes volunteer to go and explore South America?

a)

1342

b)

1456

c)

1519

d)

1603