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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first American president to live in the White House was:

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington

2.

Cleopatra was the first queen of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt between 323 and 30 BC.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The people of ancient Rome reportedly used currency made from what?

a)

Gold

b)

Shell

c)

Wood

d)

Leather

4.

World War II began in 1939.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who was the first woman to go into space?

a)

Stephanie Wilson

b)

Mae Jemison

c)

Sally Ride

d)

Valentina Tereshkova

6.

Which planet was observed for the first time on September 23, 1846?

a)

Neptune

b)

Pluto

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

7.

How long did it take to build the Titanic?

a)

1 year

b)

2 year

c)

3 year

d)

4 year

8.

Amelia Earhart's Last Flight; What city did Earhart take off from?

a)

Oakland

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Los Angeles

d)

New York City

9.

After the Titanic broke in two, how long did it take for the bow to reach the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

1 minutes

b)

3 minutes

c)

6 minutes

d)

9 minutes

10.

Who delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech to more than 200,000 people in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Ella Baker

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

John Lewis

11.

Which Siberian peasant and mystic had a curious ability to heal the son of Emperor Nicholas II, which made him an influential favourite at the court?

a)

Vladimir Purishkevich

b)

L. Martov

c)

Grigori Rasputin

d)

Mikhail Borodin

12.

Which famous monument did Shah Jahān build to immortalize his wife?

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Angkor Wat

c)

Jāmeh Mosque of Isfahān

d)

Golestan Palace

13.

Who is known as the "Father of Medicine"?

a)

Hesiod

b)

Augustus

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Hippocrene

14.

Which two Asian countries are divided by the 38th parallel?

a)

Thailand & Malaysia

b)

North & South Vietnam

c)

Laos & Cambodia

d)

North & South Korea

15.

Who was the first Roman emperor?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Augustus

c)

Constantine I

d)

Marcus Aurelius

16.

What was Al Capone’s nickname?

a)

Alley Boy

b)

Bull

c)

Iceman

d)

Scarface

17.

Which Egyptian monarch’s tomb was discovered intact by Howard Carter in 1922?

a)

Tutankhamen's

b)

Cleopatra's

c)

Akhenaten's

d)

Ramses I's

18.

Tokyo has always been the capital of Japan.

a)

Fact

b)

Fiction

19.

In 2013 a record number of climbers successfully reached the top of Everest in a single year. How many was it?

a)

426

b)

234

c)

658

d)

502

20.

Which spacecraft was first to land on the moon?

a)

Apollo 8

b)

Gemini 8

c)

Apollo 11

d)

Gemini 3