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Twisted History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In ancient Mesopotamia, a "Stele" was a

a)

Giant tree

b)

A slab of some where kings wrote their great accomplishments.

c)

A type of coniform

2.

Early humans discovered the use of?

a)

Iphones

b)

Fire

c)

Codes

3.

what year was ice cream made ?

a)

1800s

b)

1000s

c)

1700s

d)

1100s

e)

1900s

4.

Identify the monument in the picture and where is it located?

a)

The New York Stock Exchange in New York, USA

b)

Lincoln Memorial in Washington D. C., USA

c)

Pantheon in Rome, Italy

d)

Parthenon in Athens, Greece

5.

Along the banks of what river did the earliest Indian civilization begin?

a)

Indus River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Yangtze

6.

Rani Lakshmibai was the queen of -----------

(a)  

7.

TRUE OR FALSE: In the 1600's, men wore high heels.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What language did the Buddhist monks take up

a)

Hindi

b)

Bengali

c)

Chinese

d)

Sanskrit

9.
What was Abraham Lincoln's famous speech?
a)
"I Have A Dream"
b)
"Gettysburg Address"
c)
“Inauguration Address”
d)
"Farewell Address"
10.

When was America discovered?

a)

1325

b)

1425

c)

1492

d)

1530

11.

In which year did World War II end?

a)

1914

b)

1918

c)

1939

d)

1945

12.

Who was the first woman in America to receive a medical degree?

a)

Elizabeth Blackwell

b)

Emmy Noether

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Hypatia

13.

What Age did Alexander Hamilton Die at?

a)

49

b)

unknown

c)

23

d)

67

14.

Which century represents the year 1788?

a)

18th Century

b)

17th Century

c)

19th Century

d)

16th Century

15.

Which country started the age of exploration?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

16.

What country were the king and queen from that sponsored Columbus?

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

Holland

17.

What happened to the Lighthouse of Alexandria ?

a)

It got destroyed by earthquakes.

b)

Rain washed it down.

c)

The hot sun melted it to liquid for years.

d)

It got dissolved under the sea.

18.

In what country was Adolf Hitler born ?

a)

Austria

b)

Australia

c)

Azerbaijan

d)

Germany

19.

What was Iran earlier known as ?

a)

Parsia

b)

Persia

c)

Pursia

d)

Tehran

20.

Why does August too have 31 days though just after July ?

a)

Because Augustus Caesar too wanted 31 days like his father Julius Caesar.

b)

Because Augustus Caesar had 31 wives.

c)

Because Augustus Caesar ate 31 chickens a day.

d)
e)

Because Augustus Caesar liked the number 31.