A World History Reference Guide

101.Who was, the longest-reigning monarch, in British history before Queen Victoria?

Ans. “King George III”..

 

102.What was, the name of the ancient city, famously well known for its massive walls, which were considered one of the Seven Wonders, of the Ancient World?

Ans. “Babylon”..

 

103.Who was, the first female ruler of Russia?

Ans. “Empress Catherine the Great”..

 

104.What was, the name of the system ,of forced labor used ,in the Inca Empire?

Ans. “The mit’a system”..

 

105.Who was, the first European explorer, to reach the Pacific Ocean?

Ans.  “Vasco Núñez de Balboa”..

 

106.What was, the name of the organization founded in 1945 to promote international cooperation and prevent future conflicts?

Ans. “The United Nations (UN)”..

 

107.Who was the first emperor of the Byzantine Empire?

Ans.   “Constantine the Great”..

 

108.What event ,did mark the end, of the Hundred Years’ War between England, and France?

Ans. “The signing of the Treaty of Picquigny in 1475”..

 

109.Who was, the first woman, to win a Nobel Peace Prize?

Ans. “Bertha von Suttner, in 1905”..

 

110.What was, the name of the ancient Greek city-state, famously well  known for its military prowess and focus on democracy?

Ans. “Athens”..

 

111.Who was, the last ruler ,of the Aztec Empire?

Ans. “Moctezuma II”..

 

112. What was, the name of the treaty, that officially ended, the Napoleonic Wars?

Ans. “The Treaty of Fontainebleau”..

 

113.Who was, the first European explorer, to reach the southern tip, of Africa, thus opening up a sea route ,to Asia?

Ans. “Bartolomeu Dias”..

 

114.Which event, is regarded the beginning, of the Protestant Reformation?

Ans. “Martin Luther’s posting, of the 95 Theses in 1517”..

 

115.Who was, the first female president, of a country, in the Americas?

Ans. “Isabel Perón” from 1974 to 1976”

 

116.What was, the name of the ancient city, that was home, to the well-known Library of Alexandria?

Ans. “Alexandria”..

 

117.Who was, the first woman, to be awarded the Nobel Prize, in Physiology or Medicine, for her discovery of radium, and polonium?

Ans. “Marie Curie”..

 

118.What was, the name of the ancient civilization, that did develop in the region of present-day Iraq and is well-known for its code of laws?

Ans. “Mesopotamia (Sumerians)”..

 

119.Who was, the first woman, to win a Nobel Prize, in Economics?

Ans. “Elinor Ostrom, in 2009”..

 

120.What was, the name of the ancient city that was home to the famous Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders, of the Ancient World?

Ans. “Ephesus”..