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Quiz Bowl: World History vol. 1
Quiz Bowl: World History vol. 1
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General history questions used to practice with a high school Quiz Bowl trivia team.
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1
What heavenly body did the Inca god Inti represent?
the sun
Mars
Venus
the moon
2
What country left the European Union following a 1985 referendum?
Iceland
Spain
Greenland
Russia
3
What language was Elizabeth I's coronation conducted in?
French
German
Latin
English
4
In 1789, who lead the mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty?
William Dapier
Michael Connors
William Bligh
Fletcher Christian
5
Which gulf gave its name to the 1991 Gulf War?
Gulf of Oman
The Persian Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Tonkin
6
In 1952 the United States Air Force created Project Blue Book to study what?
UFOs
Lunar missions
Soviet rocket systems
Climate change
7
What island was Napoleon on when he died?
St. Helena
Elba
Malta
Sicily
8
Menlo Park New Jersey was home to which inventor's research laboratory?
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Benjamin Franklin
Albert Einstein
9
In 1954, Ann Hodges from Oak Grove, Alabama, became the first person in recorded history to be struck by what?
a rubber bullet
a meteorite
an electric car
lightning
10
Where in Beijing did Chinese students build a Goddess of Democracy in May of 1989?
Tiananmen Square
The Forbidden City
The capitol forum
At the Great Wall
11
The signing of the Paris Peace Accords officially ended direct U.S. involvement in which War?
Vietnam War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
12
Whose 2005 funeral was attended by 5 kings, 4 queens, plus 70 presidents and prime ministers?
Pope John Paul II
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Rosa Parks
13
What was Paul Revere's occupation?
tavern keeper
silversmith
printer
teacher
14
Construction of the Berlin Wall began in which year?
1961
1947
1954
1959
15
What country did the Romans call Hibernia?
Portugal
Ireland
Italy
Spain
16
Who did Mehmet Ali Agca attempt to assassinate in 1981?
Ronald Reagan
Indira Gandhi
Pope John Paul II
Mikhail Gorbachev
17
Which Apollo 11 crew member did not walk on the moon?
Michael Collins
Neil Armstrong
Fred Dwyer
Buzz Aldrin
18
What did Howard Carter discover in 1922?
The Rosetta Stone
Uranium
King Tut's tomb
Pluto
19
Saab was an automobile manufacturer founded in what country in 1945?
Germany
Sweden
Denmark
Austria
20
On 16 December 1971, East Pakistan was liberated from Pakistan becoming what newly independent state?
Nepal
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Myanmar
