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Question 1 of 15

Who wrote the famous historical work The Histories?

Plutarch Xenophon Thucydides Herodotus

Question 2 of 15

Which English king had six wives, two of whom were executed?

Edward VI Richard III James I Henry VIII

Question 3 of 15

Which ancient city was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79 AD?

Carthage Pompeii Rome Athens

Question 4 of 15

Which ancient wonder was a giant statue in Greece that no longer exists?

Lighthouse of Alexandria Great Pyramid of Giza Hanging Gardens of Babylon Colossus of Rhodes

Question 5 of 15

What was the name of the treaty that ended World War I?

Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Rome Treaty of Paris Treaty of Vienna

Question 6 of 15

Which explorer is credited with discovering America in 1492?

Amerigo Vespucci Vasco da Gama Christopher Columbus Ferdinand Magellan

Question 7 of 15

What was the name of the famous speech given by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963?

I Have a Dream Four Score and Seven Years Ago Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death We Shall Overcome

Question 8 of 15

In what year did the Berlin Wall fall, marking the end of the Cold War?

1991 1989 1985 1995

Question 9 of 15

Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution?

Battle of Saratoga Battle of Bunker Hill Battle of Lexington and Concord Battle of Yorktown

Question 10 of 15

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1893?

Australia New Zealand United States United Kingdom

Question 11 of 15

What was the name of the ship that Charles Darwin sailed on during his voyage of discovery?

HMS Bounty HMS Victory HMS Beagle HMS Discovery

Question 12 of 15

In which year did the Korean War begin?

1945 1965 1970 1950

Question 13 of 15

What was the name of the first successful permanent English settlement in North America?

Jamestown Williamsburg Roanoke Plymouth

Question 14 of 15

Which ancient civilization built the Great Wall of China?

Mongolian Chinese Japanese Korean

Question 15 of 15

In what year did the United States declare its independence from Great Britain?

1789 1812 1801 1776

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