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History Week Quiz 2025

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the first Mario Kart game released?

a)

1972

b)

1981

c)

1992

d)

1998

2.

Which worldwide fad started in Australia?

a)

YoYos

b)

Hula Hoops

c)

Rubiks Cube

d)

Mr Potato Head

3.

During World War 2, a cat survived 3 ships sinking. What was the nickname of the cat?

a)

HMAS Kitten

b)

Sailor Sam

c)

Unsinkable Sam

d)

Otto Meow von Bismarck

4.

Who was the last ruling Pharaoh of Egypt?

a)

Thutmose III

b)

Cleopatra VII

c)

Tutankhamun

d)

Ramesses III

5.

Campbell's Soup Cans is a work of art produced in 1962 by which artist?

a)

Mark Rothko

b)

Jackson Pollock

c)

Andy Warhol

d)

Roy Lichetenstein

6.

True or False? Most Gregorian Chants were performed a cappella?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What was the name of John Lennon's first band that he played professionally with, that also included Paul McCartney in 1956?

a)

The Beatles

b)

The Cockroaches

c)

The Ferrymen

d)

The Quarrymen

8.

True or False? Most of the music of the Renaissance has survived due to the invention of the printing press.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

'Elgins Marbles' refers to what? (Choose an image)

a)

b)

c)

d)

10.

Which famous statesman's name is also the name for a salad?

a)
Winston Churchill
b)

Gaius Julius Caesar

c)
George Washington
d)

Astoria Waldorf

11.

Which of these events came first?

a)

Aqueducts used by the Minoans

b)

Pyramids of Giza were built

c)

The Roman Empire collapsed

d)

The Terracotta Warriors were built

12.

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for which Pharaoh?

a)

Cleopatra IX

b)

Ramesses II

c)

Kaufu

d)

Thutmose II

13.

True or False? The Aztec Empire is older than Oxford University.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The first satellite launched into space was launched by which country?

a)

USA

b)

USSR

c)

Canada

d)

China

15.

In the 1830s, how was Ketchup commonly sold?

a)

Fertiliser

b)

Medicine pills

c)

Meat sauce

d)

Cleaning product