Multiple Choice History

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