World History Quiz

21.Who was, the first king of the Maurya Empire, in ancient India?

Ans. “Chandragupta Maurya”

 

22.What event, triggered the start of World War II?

Ans. “The invasion of Poland, by Nazi Germany, on September 1, 1939”

 

23.Who was, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence of the United States,?

Ans. “Thomas Jefferson”..

 

24.Which ancient civilization, is given credit with the invention ,of democracy?

Ans. “Ancient Greece”

 

 

 

 

25.Who was, the longest-serving president, of the United States?

 

Ans. “Franklin D. Roosevelt, who served four terms from 1933 to 1945”..

 

26.What was, the name of the ship, that carried the Pilgrims, to America in 1620?

Ans. “The Mayflower”..

 

27.Who was, the last pharaoh, of ancient Egypt,?

Ans.  “Cleopatra VII”..

 

28.What was, the name of the treaty, that officially ended, World War I?

Ans. “The Treaty of Versailles”..

 

29.Who was, the first African American, to serve as President, of the United States?

Ans.  “Barack Obama”

 

30.Which ancient wonder, of the world, was located in Babylon?

Ans. “The Hanging Gardens of Babylon”

 

31.Who was, the first European explorer, to reach India by sea,?

Ans. “ Vasco da Gama”..

 

32.What was, the name of the renowned speech delivered, by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War?

Ans. “The Gettysburg Address”

 

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

Ans. “Marie Curie”  in Physics in 1903.

 

34.Which year, did the United States land ,the first humans on the moon?

Ans. “1969”..

 

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

Ans. “Genghis Khan”..

 

36.What was, the name of the ancient trade route, that linked China ,with the Mediterranean?

Ans. “The Silk Road”..

 

37.Who was, the first explorer, to circumnavigate the globe?

Ans. “Ferdinand Magellan” But, he died during voyage, his lieutenant, Juan Sebastián Elcano, completed the journey after that..

 

38.What year, did the Black Death, reach Europe?

Ans. “The mid-14^th century, starting around 1347”..

 

39.Who was, the first woman, to be elected Prime Minister, of a country?

Ans. “Sirimavo Bandaranaike “ of Sri Lanka elected Prime Minister in 1960.

 

40.What was, the name of the ancient city, destroyed, by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in 79 AD?

Ans. “Pompeii”..