World History Essentials

61.Who was, the leader of the Soviet Union, during the Cuban Missile, Crisis,?

Ans. “Nikita Khrushchev”..

 

62.Which ancient civilization, is well known for building, the Great Wall of China?

Ans. “Ancient China”..

 

63.Who was, the first woman, to win a Nobel Prize, in Physics?

Ans. “(Marie Curie) who  won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 (shared with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel)”

 

64.Which event,did trigger the start, of the American Revolutionary War?

Ans. “The Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775”..

 

65.Who was, the last ruler ,of the Russian Empire, before the Russian Revolution?

Ans. “Tsar Nicholas II”..

 

66.What was, the name of the period ,in European history called for its cultural and artistic achievements; often referred, to as the (rebirth)?

Ans.  “The Renaissance”..

 

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

Ans. “Vladimir Lenin”

 

68.What ancient civilization, is given credit with the invention, of the wheel,?

Ans. “Mesopotamia (Sumerians)”..

 

69.Who was, the first African American, to serve, on the United States Supreme Court?

Ans.  “Thurgood Marshall”..

 

70.What was, the name of the ship, that brought the Pilgrims, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620?

Ans. “The Mayflower”..

 

71.Who was the first emperor of Japan?

Ans. Emperor Jimmu.

 

72.What was, the name of the ancient civilization, that did develop along the Yellow River, in China?

Ans.”The Shang Dynasty”..

 

73.Who was, the first woman, to win a Nobel Prize, in Economic Sciences?

Ans. “Elinor Ostro- in Economic Sciences in 2009” (shared with Oliver E. Williamson)”

 

74.What event ,did mark the end ,of the Western Roman Empire?

Ans. “The deposition of Romulus Augustulus in 476 AD”..

 

75.Who was, the first European explorer ,to reach India, by sea, establishing direct sea routes, from Europe to Asia?

Ans. “Vasco da Gama”..

 

76.What year ,did the French Revolution, begin?

Answer: “1789”..

 

77.Who was, the founder ,of the Persian Empire?

Ans. “Cyrus the Great”..

 

78.What was, the name of the well-known ship, that transported settlers, to the Jamestown colony in 1607?

Ans. “The Susan Constant”..

 

79.Who was, the longest-reigning monarch, in British history?

Ans. “Queen Victoria”

 

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

Ans. “Jamestown, Virginia”..