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General history trivia quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country won the FIFA 2010 world cup?

a)

b)

c)

d)

2.

Who is the real and unmatched king of Pop?


a)

b)

c)

d)

3.

Which event marked a significant change from agricultural practices to more advanced techniques?


a)

The invention of the wheel

b)

The creation of the atomic bomb


c)

 The Industrial Revolution

d)

The invention of the airplane

e)

The Roswell UFO crash

4.

Who painted the mural of “The Last Supper”?


a)

Michael Angelo

b)

Salvador Dali

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Vincent Van Gohg

5.

When did the Titanic (Olympic) sink?


a)

1820

b)

1919

c)

1945

d)

1912

6.

What did Henry Ford create?

a)

The printing machine

b)

The first car

c)

The first computer

d)

The first plane

7.

When did the French revolution take place?


a)

1789

b)

1512

c)

1492

d)

1979

8.

Which cities did the US bomb in 1945?

a)

Tokyo and Hong Kong

b)

Iroshima and Nagasaki

c)

Munich and Frankfurt

d)

Leningrad and Stalingrad

9.

Which historical even (tragical) took place on September 11th, 2001?

a)

The first man on space

b)

The end of the cold war

c)

The World Trade Center attack

10.

In which years did World War II take place?

a)

1939-1945

b)

1947-1991

c)

1914-1918

11.

When did the man first walk on the moon (presumably)?

a)

1983

b)

1956

c)

1929

d)

1969

12.

Who wrote the song "Yesterday"?

a)

b)

c)

d)

13.


What famous building did Michael Angelo paint?

a)

The Eiffel tower

b)

The Museum de Louvre

c)

The Sistine Chapel

14.

What did the French give the US as a sign of friendship and to commemorate the centenary of their independence?

a)

The White House

b)

Mount Rushmore

c)

The Statue of Libery

d)

The Golden Gate bridge

e)

The Washington Monument

15.

Who did Andres Castro killed with a stone on September 14th 1856?

a)

A Spanish conquistador

b)

A Nicaraguan soldier

c)

A Filibuster

d)

A Nicaraguan rebel

16.

Which movies won more Oscars? Choose 3.

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)