History Test – 20 Questions
1. Who was the first President of the
United States?
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) George Washington
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) John Adams
2. In which year did World War II
end?
a) 1939
b) 1941
c) 1945
d) 1950
3. The Great Wall of China was
mainly built to protect against ___.
a) Romans
b) Mongols
c) Persians
d) Japanese
4. Who discovered America in 1492?
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Marco Polo
c) Christopher Columbus
d) Vasco da Gama
5. The Roman Empire fell in which
year?
a) 395 AD
b) 476 AD
c) 500 AD
d) 600 AD
6. Who was the famous queen of
Ancient Egypt?
a) Nefertiti
b) Cleopatra
c) Hatshepsut
d) Nefertari
7. Which country was the first to send
a human into space?
a) USA
b) Soviet Union
c) Germany
d) China
8. The Cold War was mainly between
which two countries?
a) USA and Japan
b) USA and Soviet Union
c) France and Germany
d) Britain and China
9. Who wrote the Declaration of
Independence?
a) George Washington
b) Benjamin Franklin
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) James Madison
10. The Industrial Revolution first
began in ___.
a) Germany
b) United States
c) Britain
d) France
11. Who was the leader of Germany
during World War II?
a) Adolf Hitler
b) Otto von Bismarck
c) Kaiser Wilhelm II
d) Joseph Stalin
12. The French Revolution began in
which year?
a) 1765
b) 1776
c) 1789
d) 1812
13. The Silk Road was mainly used
for trading between ___.
a) Europe and Africa
b) Europe and Asia
c) Asia and America
d) Africa and America
14. Who was the first man to step on
the Moon in 1969?
a) Yuri Gagarin
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Neil Armstrong
d) Michael Collins
15. The Ottoman Empire ended after
which war?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) Crimean War
d) Napoleonic Wars
16. Which ancient civilization built
Machu Picchu?
a) Maya
b) Aztec
c) Inca
d) Olmec
17. Who was known as the “Iron
Lady”?
a) Angela Merkel
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Margaret Thatcher
d) Hillary Clinton
18. The Berlin Wall fell in ___.
a) 1979
b) 1985
c) 1989
d) 1991
19. The first Olympic Games were
held in ___.
a) Rome
b) Athens
c) Sparta
d) Alexandria
20. Who was the first emperor of
China?
a) Qin Shi Huang
b) Han Wudi
c) Sun Yat-sen
d) Confucius
