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Question 1 of 15

Who was the first man to reach the South Pole?

Ernest Shackleton Robert Falcon Scott Edmund Hillary Roald Amundsen

Question 2 of 15

In which year did the American Revolution officially begin?

1781 1789 1775 1776

Question 3 of 15

Who was the French military leader who became emperor in 1804?

Charles de Gaulle Louis XIV Robespierre Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 4 of 15

Which ancient civilization built the Parthenon in Athens?

The Romans The Egyptians The Persians The Greeks

Question 5 of 15

Who was the U.S. president during the Great Depression and World War II?

Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry Truman Herbert Hoover Woodrow Wilson

Question 6 of 15

Which empire controlled most of India before British rule?

The Ottoman Empire The Mughal Empire The Persian Empire The Maurya Empire

Question 7 of 15

Who was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914, sparking World War I?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand Kaiser Wilhelm II Winston Churchill Tsar Nicholas II

Question 8 of 15

Which city was once called Constantinople?

Rome Athens Jerusalem Istanbul

Question 9 of 15

Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?

Sirimavo Bandaranaike Golda Meir Indira Gandhi Benazir Bhutto

Question 10 of 15

What was the first successful vaccine developed for?

Rabies Smallpox Measles Polio

Question 11 of 15

Which U.S. president purchased Louisiana from France?

Andrew Jackson John Adams James Madison Thomas Jefferson

Question 12 of 15

Who was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution?

Louise of France Marie Antoinette Josephine Bonaparte Catherine de Medici

Question 13 of 15

Which ancient people created the alphabet that inspired Greek and Latin?

The Egyptians The Babylonians The Persians The Phoenicians

Question 14 of 15

In which year did Christopher Columbus first sail to the Americas?

1485 1492 1501 1510

Question 15 of 15

Who invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell Samuel Morse Thomas Edison Nikola Tesla

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