Chapter Quiz

World History

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Question 1

The word 'Renaissance' means:

Question 2

Johannes Gutenberg is known for inventing the:

Question 3

Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg Church on:

Question 4

Christopher Columbus discovered America in which year?

Question 5

Ferdinand Magellan is famous for:

Question 6

The American Declaration of Independence was signed on:

Question 7

The famous slogan used during the American Revolution was:

Question 8

The Storming of Bastille which marked the beginning of the French Revolution took place on:

Question 9

What was the famous slogan of the French Revolution?

Question 10

Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at which battle in 1815?

Question 11

The Industrial Revolution first began in which country?

Question 12

Who invented the improved Steam Engine in 1769?

Question 13

Otto von Bismarck is associated with the unification of:

Question 14

Giuseppe Garibaldi is associated with the unification of:

Question 15

The Bolshevik Revolution (October Revolution) in Russia was led by:

Question 16

The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) was formed in:

Question 17

The immediate cause of World War I was:

Question 18

World War I ended with Armistice on:

Question 19

Which organisation was established after World War I to maintain international peace?

Question 20

Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in:

Question 21

The Holocaust refers to:

Question 22

World War II began with Germany's invasion of which country on 1 September 1939?

Question 23

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (USA naval base) on:

Question 24

The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 was named:

Question 25

D-Day refers to the Allied landing in Normandy, France on:

Question 26

The United Nations was established on:

Question 27

Which are the 5 Permanent Members of the UN Security Council?

Question 28

The headquarters of WHO (World Health Organisation) is located in:

Question 29

The current UN Secretary-General is:

Question 30

The Cold War was primarily between which two superpowers?

Question 31

The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was resolved when:

Question 32

The Berlin Wall fell on:

Question 33

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was founded at Belgrade in 1961 by which group of leaders?

Question 34

The first artificial satellite Sputnik was launched by which country?

Question 35

Who was the first human to land on the Moon?

Question 36

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for how many years under apartheid?

Question 37

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) was founded in:

Question 38

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) headquarters is located in:

Question 39

The WTO (World Trade Organisation) was established in which year?

Question 40

The People's Republic of China was proclaimed by Mao Zedong on:

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