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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Edward VIII ___________ king for very long.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

2.

Tchaikovsky ________ the composer of Swan Lake.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

3.

The Vikings ________ from Germany.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

4.

Helena Bonham Carter _______ in the Harry Potter films.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

5.

Jimmy Hendrix ________ a famous british musician.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

6.

The 2010 football World Cup _________ played in South Africa.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

7.

Brad Pitt __________ married to Jennifer Anniston.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

8.

Socrates and Plato ____________ sculptors.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

9.

Pablo Picasso ________ Spanish.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

10.

Beethoven ________ a swiss composer.

a)

was

b)

wasn't

c)

were

d)

weren't

11.

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin _______ the first men to walk on the moon.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

12.

Hilary Clinton ________ the president of The United States in the 90's.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

13.

The mayans _________ from Mexico.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

14.

Marco Polo ___________ born in Italy.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

15.

The Beatles __________ from Liverpool.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

16.

Vincent Van Gogh and Leonardo Da Vinci ___________ famous painters.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

17.

William Wallace ( Braveheart) _________ born in Ireland.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

18.

The last Olympic Games in Asia _________ hold in China.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

19.

Alexander Graham Bell _________ a famous inventor.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

20.

Julius Caesar _______ a roman Emperor.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't