50 Multiple Choice Historical Quiz

1. When did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?

2. Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?

3. What is the 2nd largest empire in history?

4. What year did the French Revolution start?

5. What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?

6. Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?

7. When did the Mexican Revolution start?

8. During which war was a Christmas Truce called?

9. What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?

10. Who fought in the Hundred Years’ War?

11. Who was the first Emperor of Rome?

12. Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and devastated which two Roman cities?

13. Out of all of these, which of them are part of the seven wonders of the ancient world?

14. Who is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology?

15. Which fabric was invented in Ancient China?

16. Which of the four presidents are NOT on Mount Rushmore?

17. How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?

18. What country did the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team defeat in the semi-finals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the “Miracle on Ice”?

19. What year did India gain independence from Britain?

20. In what year is the Bubonic Plague believed to have started in Europe and Asia?

21. During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?

22. In which country was the Battle of Culloden fought in 1746?

23. What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I?

24. How long did the Han Dynasty rule China?

25. Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?

26. How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi?

27. The Maya Empire was centered in what is now which country?

28. When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?

29. The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which powerful ancient empire?

30. Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced the concept of demokratia in 507 BC. What does demokratia translate to?

31. Who became the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 in 2014?

32. Which planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006?

33. in 1996, a sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. What was the name of that sheep?

34. What year did the Internet become available to the public?

35. What was the global recession that lasted from 2007 to 2009 called?

36. What U.S. government department was created in the wake of the September 11 attacks?

37. What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during The Great Depression?

38. In the United States of America, the 19th Amendment guarantees ____ the right to vote.

39. Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?

40. How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?

41. When was Julius Caesar assassinated?

42. Who was the fourth president of the United States?

43. What do the stripes on the American flag represent?

44. In what year did Libya gain independence from Italy?

45. What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?

46. What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?

47. The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?

48. What dynasty was Cleopatra part of?

49. What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?

50. What year was Facebook created?