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Question 1 of 15

Who was the first President of the United States?

Thomas Jefferson George Washington James Madison John Adams

Question 2 of 15

In which year did the Titanic sink?

1912 1905 1921 1918

Question 3 of 15

Who discovered penicillin?

Louis Pasteur Marie Curie Alexander Fleming Edward Jenner

Question 4 of 15

Which empire built the Colosseum?

Byzantine Empire Ottoman Empire Greek Empire Roman Empire

Question 5 of 15

What wall was torn down in 1989, symbolizing the end of the Cold War?

Great Wall of China Wailing Wall Hadrian's Wall Berlin Wall

Question 6 of 15

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Harriet Quimby Amelia Earhart Bessie Coleman Valentina Tereshkova

Question 7 of 15

What ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?

Olmec Inca Maya Aztec

Question 8 of 15

Which war began with the invasion of Poland in 1939?

World War I Cold War World War II Korean War

Question 9 of 15

Who was the longest-reigning British monarch before Queen Elizabeth II?

King Edward VII King George III Queen Victoria Queen Anne

Question 10 of 15

What was the name of the first artificial satellite in space?

Voyager 1 Luna 2 Sputnik 1 Apollo 11

Question 11 of 15

Who was the South African president who ended apartheid?

Jacob Zuma F.W. de Klerk Thabo Mbeki Nelson Mandela

Question 12 of 15

What was the name of the US project that developed the atomic bomb?

Trinity Initiative Apollo Program Operation Overlord Manhattan Project

Question 13 of 15

Who led the Soviet Union during World War II?

Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky Nikita Khrushchev Vladimir Lenin

Question 14 of 15

Which explorer first circumnavigated the globe?

James Cook Marco Polo Christopher Columbus Ferdinand Magellan

Question 15 of 15

Which revolution began in 1789?

American Revolution Industrial Revolution French Revolution Russian Revolution

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