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15 History Questions

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Question 1 of 15

Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

Julius Caesar Augustus Tiberius Nero

Question 2 of 15

In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?

1985 1990 1989 1991

Question 3 of 15

Who was the U.S. president during most of World War II?

Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Herbert Hoover Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 4 of 15

Which civilization built Machu Picchu?

Inca Olmec Maya Aztec

Question 5 of 15

Who was the British monarch during World War I?

George V Edward VIII George VI Edward VII

Question 6 of 15

Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

Italy France Germany United Kingdom

Question 7 of 15

Who discovered the sea route to India around the Cape of Good Hope?

Christopher Columbus Marco Polo Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan

Question 8 of 15

What sparked the beginning of World War I in 1914?

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Zimmermann Telegram Invasion of Poland Sinking of the Lusitania

Question 9 of 15

What empire was ruled by Genghis Khan?

Roman Empire Mongol Empire Persian Empire Ottoman Empire

Question 10 of 15

Which U.S. document was signed in 1776?

U.S. Constitution Bill of Rights Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation

Question 11 of 15

What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620?

Endeavour Mayflower Beagle Santa Maria

Question 12 of 15

Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

Golda Meir Margaret Thatcher Angela Merkel Theresa May

Question 13 of 15

Which civilization used cuneiform writing?

Sumerians Greeks Egyptians Phoenicians

Question 14 of 15

What major event began in 1929 and led to global economic hardship?

The Great Depression Spanish Flu World War II Dust Bowl

Question 15 of 15

Which war was fought between North and South Korea?

Vietnam War Korean War Cold War Sino-Japanese War

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