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world history

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was the first atomic bomb tested?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Nevada

c)

Arizona

d)

Hiroshima

2.

Whose death sparked WWI

a)

Archbishop Ussher

b)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Queen Victoria

d)

Kaiser Wilhelm

3.

With which revolution is the Bloody Sunday of 1905 associated with?

a)

Russian Revolution

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

American Revolution

d)

French Revolution

4.

Which Chinese communist leader supported North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

a)

Zhang Gaoli

b)

Xi Jinping

c)

Nguyen Khanh

d)

Mao Zedong

5.

The Viking who discovered Greenland was named?

a)

Leif Erikson

b)

Sven the Bold

c)

Lothar of the Hill People

d)

Erik the Red

6.

The stationing of nuclear-armed missiles in which country brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war in October 1962?

a)

West Germany

b)

Cuba

c)

South Korea

d)

Vietnam

7.

Henry the VIII was married how many times?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

8

8.

Four standing US Presidents have been assassinated, which of the following was NOT one of the 4?

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

William McKinley

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Warren G Harding

9.

Which war took place between 1950 and 1953?

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

The Vietnam War

d)

The Korean War

10.

The 100 years war was fought between what two countries?

a)

France and England

b)

Germany and Russia

c)

France and the United States

d)

Germany and Austria

11.
"All Shook Up" is a song that topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1957. Who was the singer?
a)
Elvis Presley
b)
Bill Halley
c)
Frank Sinatra
d)
Louis Armstrong
12.
What musician won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016?
a)
Adele
b)
Ed Sheeran
c)
Phil Collins
d)
Bob Dylan
13.
What was the highest selling album of the 1980's?
a)

"Joshua Tree" (U2)

b)

"Purple Rain" (Prince)

c)

"Appetite for Dustruction" (Guns N Roses)

d)
"Thriller" (Michael Jackson)
14.

Which of the following songs famously sang by Cyndi Lauper is actually a cover?

a)

True Colors

b)

Time After Time

c)

She Bop

d)

Girls Just Want to Have fun

15.
Where is Kanye West from?
a)
Los Angeles, California
b)
New York, New York
c)
Chicago, Illinois
d)
Denver, Colorado
16.

Actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass released the hit ‘Tribute’, but what was the name of their band?

a)

Dust Brothers

b)

Tenacious D

c)

Trainwreck

d)

Bad Religion

17.
What band sang the theme song for the popular sitcom "Friends"?
a)
Counting Crows
b)
The Rembrandts
c)
Third Eye Blind
d)
Barenaked Ladies
18.
Stewart Copeland was the drummer with which band?
a)
U2
b)
The Beach Boys
c)
Maroon 5
d)
The Police
19.
What Pink Floyd song was banned by the South African government after it became an anthem for black school children?
a)
Wish You Were Here
b)
Learning to Fly
c)
Another Brick in the Wall
d)
Hey You
20.

Who was the first artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 Chart across four decades?

a)

Mariah Carey

b)

Madonna

c)

Cher

d)

Janet Jackson

21.

Which of these was Sega's answer to the game boy?

a)

The Game Gear

b)

The Handbox

c)

The Go Box

d)

The Sega Max

22.

Which of the following shows takes place in Sunnydale California?

a)

The X Files

b)

The O.C

c)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

d)

Perfect Strangers

23.

Fruitopia was a type of?

a)

Cereal

b)

Candy

c)

Snack Bar

d)

Drink

24.

Who was the first woman of color to win an oscar for best actress at the academy awards?

a)

Queen Latifah

b)

Halle Berry

c)

Regina King

d)

Kerry Washington

25.

Which movie did Ariana Grande's music video for "Thank You Next" NOT borrow from?

a)

Mean Girls

b)

Legally Blonde

c)

Bridesmaids

d)

Bring it On

26.

Who wrote The Hunger Games trilogy?

a)

Sara Colbert

b)

Suzanne Collins

c)

Suzanne Carter

d)

Sarah Cosons

27.

Which actress is the daughter of Melanie Griffith?

a)

Dakota Johnson

b)

Kate Hudson

c)

Alison Brie

d)

Amelia Gray Hamlin

28.

Tommie, Angelica, and Chuckie were stars of which Nickelodeon cartoon?

a)

Fairly Oddparents

b)

My Life as a Teenage Robot

c)

Hey Arnold

d)

Rugrats

29.

Which Film Did Steven Spielberg Win His First Oscar For Best Director?

a)

Hook

b)

Schindler's List

c)

Indiana Jone's and the Temple of Doom

d)

War of the Worlds

30.

Who won Baseball' World Series in 2017 as a first time team?

a)

Boston Red Sox's

b)

Anaheim Angels

c)

Texas Rangers

d)

Houston Astros

31.

Who would you call if Mr. Freeze attacked? 

a)

Superman

b)

Batman

c)

Spiderman

d)

The Flash

32.

Who is the superhero twin brother of Scarlet Witch in the X-Men series?

a)

Cyclops

b)

Magneto

c)

Beast

d)

Quicksilver

33.

Which island does Wonder Woman comes from?

a)

Celtic Island

b)

Riveria Island

c)

Paradise Island

d)

Tecumsah Island

34.

Where does Iron Man’s origin story begin? 

a)

Vietnam

b)

Korea

c)

Thailand

d)

China

35.

In the comic book "The Amazing Spiderman #1, Spiderman fights which supervillain for the first time?

a)

The Vulture

b)

The Chameleon

c)

Dr.Octopus

d)

Sand Man

36.

In addition to Hal Jordan and Alan Scott, The Green Lantern also uses which name as a secret identity?

a)

Barry Allen

b)

Kyle Rayner

c)

Britt Reid

d)

Warren Jones

37.

Which villian got their distinct appearance from toxic chemicals at a plant?

a)

The Joker

b)

General Zod

c)

Mystique

d)

Vulture

38.

Which newspaper does Spiderman – Peter Parker – work for?

a)

The Daily Anthem

b)

The Daily Planet

c)

The Daily Gothamite

d)

The Daily Bugle

39.

What is the name of Iron Man‘s loyal assistant?

a)

Christine Everhart

b)

Pepper Potts

c)

Amira Ahmed

d)

Donna Evans

40.

What is Superman's Kryptonian name?

a)

Kal-El

b)

Zor-El

c)

Jor-El

d)

Val-El

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