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Multiple Choice History

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1. Who was NOT a U.S President?
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
2. What was invented by Eli Whitney?
Steam Engine
Flying Shuttle
Telegraph
Cotton Gin
3. How many years did World War II last?
3 years
17 years
6 years
10 years
4. What monument's actual name is the "Flavian Amphitheater"?
O2 Arena
Parthenon
Colosseum
St. Peters Basilica
5. Which of these cities was never destroyed by a fire?
London
Beijing
Rome
Chicago
6. Which of these countries did NOT participate in the First World War?
Italy
Portugal
Bulgaria
Spain
7. What is the function of the Pyramids of Giza?
Triumphal Monuments
Temples
Unknown
Tombs
8. Which of these places did James Cook never reach?
Indonesia
Hawaii
New Zealand
Japan
9. Which of these cities did NOT contain one of the Wonders of the Ancient World?
Giza
Babylon
Alexandria
Athens
10. What country did Charles V rule?
Russian Empire
Spanish Empire
Holy Roman Empire
Austro-Hungarian Empire
11. Who was King of France during the French Revolution?
Louis XVI
Richard III
Henry IV
Louis XIV
12. Which of the following events occurred first?
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Cuban Missile Crisis
First man lands on the Moon
Yugoslav Wars
13. Who did not rule as a dictator?
Muammar Gaddafi
Hirohito
Joseph Stalin
Simon Bolivar
14. What disease killed 50-100 million people in a single outbreak the early 20th century?
Bubonic Plague
Polio
Influenza
Tuberculosis
15. Who was the first ruler of the Islamic Caliphate?
Abu Bakr
Saladin
Al-Hadi
Muhammad
16. In what year did the Spanish Civil War begin?
1877
1904
1936
1840
17. What did Edmund Hillary do first?
Reach the South Pole
Climb Mt. Everest
Fly around the world in a single trip
Orbit the Moon
18. What was the second country to gain independence in the Americas?
Mexico
Haiti
Brazil
United States
19. Which of these was not one of the four great inventions of China?
Compass
Fireworks
Papermaking
Printing
20. What was the tallest building in the world in 1990?
Taipei 101
Empire State Building
Petronas Towers
Sears Tower
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