Revolutions That Shaped the World

81.Who was, the first female, Prime Minister ,of India,?

Ans. “Indira Gandhi”..

 

82.What was ,the name ,of the treaty, that did end, the American Revolutionary War,?

Ans. “The Treaty ,of Paris (1783)”..

 

83.Who was, the leader ,of the Bolshevik Revolution, in Russia,?

Ans.  “Vladimir Lenin”..

 

84.What ancient civilization, is well-known, for its remarkable terraced farming ,and stone architecture; including structures like Machu Picchu,?

Ans. “The Inca civilization”..

 

85.Who was, the first explorer, to reach the North Pole,?

Ans. “Robert Peary ;(But is controversy surrounding his claim)..

 

86.What event, did mark the beginning, of World War II in Europe,?

Ans. “The German invasion, of Poland on September 1, 1939”..

 

87.Who was ,the founder ,of the Mongol Empire,?

Ans. “Genghis Khan”..

 

88.What was, the name ,of the first successful human-made, satellite launched, into orbit,?

Ans. “Sputnik 1, launched, by the Soviet Union, in 1957”..

 

89.Who was, the first woman ,to win a Nobel Prize, in Physiology ,or Medicine,?

Ans. “Gerty Cori, in 1947 (shared with her husband Carl Cori, and Bernardo Houssay)”..

 

90.What was, the name, of the document, that established the United States ,as an independent nation,?

Ans. “The Declaration of Independence”..

 

91.Who was, the first European explorer, to reach the southern tip, of Africa, which he named, the Cape, of Good Hope?

Ans. “Bartolomeu Dias”..

 

92.What was, the name, of the ancient city,called for its Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders, of the Ancient World,?

Ans. “Babylon”..

 

93.Who was, the first female ruler, of England,?

Ans. “Queen Mary I” (famously Mary Tudor, or “Bloody Mary)”

 

94.What year, did the United States, enter World War I?

Ans. “1917”

 

95.Who was, the first European, to reach the Americas, in the modern era?

Ans.“Christopher Columbus”..

 

96.What was, the name ,of the ancient civilization, that developed, in the region of present-day Mexico, called for its pyramids, and complex calendar system,?

Ans.  “The Maya civilization”..

 

97.Who was, the author, of “The Communist Manifesto”?

Ans. “Karl Marx ,and Friedrich Engels”..

 

98.What was, the name, of the first permanent English colony, in North America, established in 1607,?

Ans. “Jamestown”..

 

99.Who was, the first female, astronaut, to travel into space,?

Ans. “Valentina Tereshkova, who flew aboard Vostok 6 in 1963.”

 

100.What was ,the name, of the ancient city ,that was home, to the well known Oracle of Apollo?

Ans. “Delphi”..