20th Century History Quiz

Kristallnacht, or the Night of the Broken Glass, happened in which year against German Jews?

The horrors of WWI prompted the creation of which Human Rights Organisation?

What great technology was launched in 1984?

I married a prince, had two sons, fought for human rights & died in a horrific car crash?

The Atomic Bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Held in prison for over 27 years & became South Africas first black president upon release.

Which event involved America being attacked by the Japanese in WWII?

What fell in 1989?

Michael Jordan was a Basketball player for which team?

What did not happen in the 20th century?

The Diary of Anne Frank was written by a young Jewish girl during:

Who am I?

I was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969?

I had a number hit with 'Jailhouse Rock'?

Which iconic musician was murdered by Mark Chapman in 1980?

What was the name of the first artificial earth satellite?

I refused to give up my seat to a white man thereby helping to begin the Civil Rights Movement

This man led the Indian independence movement in the early 1900s. Who is he?

How many people died in 9/11?

Upon my death my father found my diary & it told the story of my life as a Jew in Nazi Germany

What event began with the Wall st crash of 29th October, 1929?

WWI was over what years?

Which Prime Minister led Britain in WWII?

What was the longest war of the 20th Century?

Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for all of which decade?

I am considered one of the greatest gangsters of the 20th century?

The "unsinkable" ship that famously sank in 1912 was called:

Who was the first woman to fly solo around the world?

In what decades did the Vietnam War take place?

What year was Queen Elizabeth II crowned?

Who served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999?

In which year did cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin become the first man to travel in space?

Which event involved 'little boy' and 'fat man'?

Where were Nazi Concentration Camps located?

Which country liberated the Jews who were held in the death hole that was Auschwitz?

Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

Which event severely damaged World Trade Towers 1&2?

Who was assassinated in 1968 on a balcony?

My greatest films include 'E.T', 'Schindlers List' and Jurassic Park.

Jonestown was the site of a famous what in 1978?

One catalyst for the start of World War I was:

Who coined the phrase "I have a dream"

What terrorist attack took place in 1995 in the US?

The beach landings at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944 are commonly referred to as what?

Richard Nixon is the only U.S. President to have:

Who am I?

Who led the Soviet Union from the 1920s through his death in 1953?

Which event involved Israeli athletes murdered at the Olympics?

Who won a record 4 gold at the Nazi Berlin Olympics in 1936?

My greatest fights included 'thriller in Manilla' and 'the Rumble in the Jungle'?

Who am I?

How did Adolf Hitler die?

Who was the 35th President

What time period in history does the 20th Century cover?

In what decade did the Korean War occur?