1. Which two countries were the main combatants in the Hundred Years’ War?
(a) England and Spain
(b) France and Germany
(c) England and France
(d) Italy and Austria
2. What was the approximate duration of the Hundred Years’ War?
(a) 25 years
(b) 100 years
(c) 200 years
(d) 500 years
3. What year did the Hundred Years’ War begin?
(a) 1200
(b) 1337
(c) 1450
(d) 1500
1. The Trojan War was fought between the Greeks and Trojans over:
(a) Land rights
(b) The abduction of Helen
(c) A religious dispute
(d) Trade control
2. Helen of Troy was the wife of:
(a) Agamemnon
(b) Menelaus
(c) Odysseus
(d) Achilles
3. The leader of the Greek army during the Trojan War was:
(a) Achilles
(b) Agamemnon
(c) Odysseus
(d) Paris
1. What event is considered the direct cause of World War 2?
(a) Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
(b) The Great Depression
(c) German invasion of Poland
(d) The rise of communism in the Soviet Union
2. Which of the following countries were the main Allied Powers?
(a) Germany, Italy, Japan
(b) France, Britain, Soviet Union
(c) United States, Canada, Mexico
(d) China, India, Australia
3. Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War 2?
(a) Benito Mussolini
(b) Joseph Stalin
(c) Adolf Hitler
(d) Winston Churchill
1) When was James Abram Garfield sworn in as President of USA?
a) 14 September 1880
b) 4 March 1881
c) 20 January 1881
d) 4 November 1880
2) When was James Abram Garfield born?
a) 31 March 1826
b) 6 April 1828
c) 28 August 1830
d) 19 November 1831
3) Where was James Abram Garfield born?
a) Austin
b) Little Rock
c) Orange
d) Brasilia
1. When was Elizabeth I queen of England?
a) 1625-1649
b) 1558-1603
c) 1547-1553
d) 1660-1685
2. When was Elizabeth I born?
a) 12 January 1600
b) 30 April 1620
c) 7 September 1533
d) 1 November 1511
3. Where was Elizabeth I born?
a) Windsor
b) Ipswich
c) Greenwich
d) Plymouth
1. When was Nelson Mandela president of South Africa?
a) 1986-1991
b) 1994-1999
c) 2004-2009
d) 2007-2012
2. When was Nelson Mandela born?
a) 5 February 1914
b) 14 May 1912
c) 18 July 1918
d) 30 November 1915
3. Where was Nelson Mandela born?
a) Mvezo
b) Kimberley
c) Port Elizabeth
d) Rustenburg
1. When did George VI become king of UK?
a) 11 December 1936
b) 19 August 1938
c) 6 May 1920
d) 3 February 1911
2. When was George VI born?
a) 9 March 1901
b) 4 July 1876
c) 14 December 1895
d) 27 April 1888
3. Where was George VI born?
a) Bombay
b) London
c) Sandringham
d) Frankfurt
1) When was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?
a) 28 June 1914
b) 4 August 1914
c) 6 June 1915
d) 7 July 1916
2) Which gas was used for the first time in World War I?
a) Chlorine
b) Nitrogen
c) Hydrogen
d) Helium
3) Which passenger ship of USA was sunk by Germany?
a) Titanic
b) Lusitania
c) Queen Mary
d) Repulse
1. When did Ranjit Singh proclaim himself the maharaja of Punjab?
a) 1796
b) 1801
c) 1815
d) 1824
2. When was Ranjit Singh born?
a) 9 March 1771
b) 26 April 1776
c) 12 August 1782
d) 13 November 1780
3. When did Ranjit Singh conquer Lahore?
a) 1799
b) 1792
c) 1788
d) 1786
1. When was Frederick II king of Prussia?
a) 1702-1714
b) 1714-1738
c) 1740-1786
d) 1788-1800
2. When was Frederick II born?
a) 24 January 1712
b) 7 June 1684
c) 23 September 1701
d) 5 December 1756
3. Where was Frederick II born?
a) Dresden
b) Berlin
c) Hamburg
d) Regensburg