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History Ultimate Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of our last topic?

Quel etait le nom de notre theme?

(a)  

2.

What is history? Find the BEST definition.

Qu'est-ce que l'histoire? Choisis la MEILLEURE definition.

a)

History studies the past to help us understand the present and the future.

L'histoire c'est l'etude du passe pour comprendre le present et le futur.

b)

History is looking into the future only.

L'histoire, c'est regarder le futur seulement.

c)

History is about prehistory.

L'histoire, c'est la prehistoire.

d)

History is about me.

L'histoire, ca parle de moi.

3.

What is this object and what is it used for? (2 options)

Quel est cet objet et a quoi sert-il?

a)

It is an obelisk and we use it to tell the time of the day.

Ceci est une obelisque pour mesurer le temps.

b)

This is an asterix and Gauls were crazy!

C'est une Asterix et ils sont fous c'est Gaulois!

c)

This is where Egyptians Pharaohs were buried.

C'est l'endroit ou les Pharaons egyptiens etaient enterres.

d)

It is a sun clock.

C'est une horloge.

4.

This is an early calendar, but who invented it?

C'est un ancien calendrier, mais qui l'a invente?

a)

Les Egyptiens.

b)

Les hommes prehistoriques.

c)

Les Romains.

d)

Les Martiens.

5.

Which units of time do we use to tell the time?

Quelles sont les unites que nous utilisons pour lire l'heure?

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6.

How do we represent the passing of time?

Comment represente-on le temps qui passe?

a)

We take photos.

Nous prenons des photos.

b)

We write on the walls.

On ecrit sur les murs.

c)

We use timelines.

Nous utilisons une frise chronologique.

d)

We paint pictures.

On fait des dessins ou peintures.

7.

Which information do you find on a timeline? (more than 1 choice!)

Quelles informations trouve-t-on sur une frise?

a)

Pictures or photographs.

Des photos ou dessins.

b)

Important dates or years.

Dates importantes.

c)

Important events.

Evenements importants.

d)

Important people.

Personnages importants.

8.

Which were 2 important discoveries of the Prehistoric Era?

Quelles sont les 2 decouvertes les plus importantes de la prehistoire?

a)

Fire and light.

Le feu et la lumiere.

b)

Fire and agriculture.

Le feu et l'agriculture.

c)

The Sun and the Moon.

Le soleil et la lune.

d)

Painting and tools.

La peinture et les outils.

9.

Which event marked the end of the Prehistoric Era?

Quel est l'evenement qui a mis fin a la prehistoire?

(a)  

10.

What traces did prehistoric men leave behind so we know they existed? (more than 1 choice)

Quelles traces ont laisses les hommes prehistoriques de leur passage? (plus d'un choix)

a)

Bones and tools.

Des os et des outils.

b)

Cave paitnings.

Des peintures rupestres.

c)

Photographs.

Des photos.

d)

Books and journals.

Des livres et des journaux.

11.

Name 3 great civilizations of the Ancient Times.

Nommez les 3 grandes civilisations de l'Antiquite.

a)

The Egyptians, the Romans, the Greeks.

Les Egyptiens, les Romains, les Grecs.

b)

The Greeks, the Chinese, the Americans.

Les Grecs, les Chinoise, les Americains.

c)

The turtles, the sharks, the monkeys.

Les tortues, les requins, les singes.

d)

Knights, kings and queens.

Les chevaliers, les rois et les reines.

12.

Can you read this Roman numeral: MMXXI

(a)  

13.

How many years in a century?

Combien d'annees dans un siecle?

(a)  

14.

What are the 7 days of the week in order?

Quels sont les jours de la semaine dans l'ordre?

a)

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.

b)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

c)

Sunday, Saturday, Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday

15.

What was the name of the disease that killed half the population during the Middle Ages? (more than one option!)

Quel est le nom de la maladie qui a tue plus de la moitie de la population au Moyen-Age?

a)

The Great Black Death Plague

La Grande Peste Noire de la Mort

b)

The Great Plague.

La Peste.

c)

The Black Death.

La Mort Noire.

d)

We all fall down.

Nous tombons tous a terre.

16.

Who was in power during the Modern Times?

Qui avait le pouvoir aux Temps Modernes?

a)

Princes and Princesses.

Les princes et les princesses.

b)

The people.

Le peuple.

c)

The Kings and Queens.

Les rois et les reines.

d)

The Knights.

Les chevaliers.

17.

Name 2 parts of a castle.

Nomme deux parties du chateau.

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18.

Which century does this year belong to: 1492?

A quel siecle appartient cette date: 1492?

a)

15th century

Le 15eme siecle.

b)

14th century

Le 14eme siecle.

c)

13th century

Le 13eme siecle.

d)

12th century

Le 12eme siecle.

19.

What invention changed society in the Modern Times?

Quelle invention a change les Temps Modernes?

a)

The printing press.

L'imprimerie.

b)

The steam engine.

Le moteur a vapeur.

c)

The locomotive.

La locomotive a vapeur.

d)

The rocket ship.

La fusee.

20.

Which king was nicknamed the Sun King?

Qui etait appelle le Roi Soleil?

a)

Louis 14

b)

Louis 15

c)

Louis 16

d)

Louis 13

21.

Which event ended the Modern Times Era?

Quel evenement a marque la fin des Temps Modernes?

a)

The Industrial Revolution

La Revolution Industrielle

b)

The French Revolution

La Revolution Francaise

c)

The American Revolution

La Revolution Americaine

22.

Which period followed the Modern Times?

Quelle periode historique a suivie les Temps Modernes?

a)

The Contemporary Period (19th and 20th centuries)

L'epoque contemporaine

b)

The Middles Ages

Le Moyen-Age

c)

The Ancient Times

L'Antiquite

d)

The Prehistory

La prehistoire

23.

Which invention revolutionised the early 19th century in Europe?

Quelle invention a revolutionne le 19eme siecle?

a)

The car

La voiture

b)

The steam engine

La moteur a vapeur

c)

The factories and mines

Les usines et les mines

24.

What was children's life during the 19th century? (more than one choice)

A quoi ressemblait la vie des enfants au 19eme siecle?

a)

Work at the factories

Travailler a l'usine

b)

Work in the mines

Aller dans les mines de charbon

c)

They did not go to school

Ils n'allaient pas a l'ecole

d)

Life was hard

C'etait une vie difficile.

25.

Which two events marked the 20th century?

Quels deux evenements ont marque le 20eme siecle?

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