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1
In 1830, against whom did the Belgians revolt?
France of Louis-Philippe
The Netherlands of William I
The Habsburg Monarchy
Austria of Francis II
2
Which monument is NOT one of the 7 wonders of the world?
Pyramid of Khafre
Colossus of Rhodes
Temple of Artemis in Ephesus
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3
Which of our ancestors discovered fire?
Homo Habilis
Homo Sapiens
Homo Erectus
Neanderthal
4
Who was the father of Toutânkhamon?
Imothep
Ramsès II
Ptolémée XIII
Akhenaton - Amenhotep IV
5
About how long did the Middle Ages last?
20 centuries
5 centuries
15 centuries
10 centuries
6
Who painted "The creation of Adam"?
Sandro Botticelli
Raphael
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
7
In what year was the famous group The Beatles formed?
1955
1960
1965
1963
8
Which president of USA authorized the nuclear attacks?
Woodrow Wilson
Harry S. Truman
Theodore Roosevelt
Donald Trump
9
The birth of Islam is linked to that of Muhammad, in the year ...
740
210
570
420
10
Starting 1892, USA began to use the
Bellamy salute
to salute the American flag. It looked like...
A
C
D
B
11
Which of these monuments is the oldest?
Pyramid of Kheops - Gizeh
Stonehenge
The Cairn of Barnenez in Bretagne
Pyramid of the Moon of Teotihuacan
12
What ship was NOT in the fleet of Christopher Columbus?
La Navidad
La Niña
Santa María
La Pinta
13
Who discover Australia in 1606?
The Dutchman Willem Janszoon
The Italian Amerigo Vespucci
The Briton James Cook
The Portuguese Fernand de Magellan
14
Who was the German Emperor during World War I ?
Wilhelm II
Max von Baden
Otto von Bismarck
Frederick III
15
On 5 may 45, during the battle of the castle of Itter, who join the US army against the Nazis to save French prisoners?
The Wehrmacht
The French Army
The British Army
The Belgian Resistance
16
How long did the Hundred Years War last?
98 years
100 years
108 years
116 years
17
Who was the first man sent into space?
Youri Gagarine
Alan Shepard
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
18
Where is what used to be called Mesopotamia?
In Ukraine
In Saudi Arabia
In India
In Irak
19
Who was the last leader of the USSR?
Mikhaïl Gorbatchev
Joseph Staline
Léonid Brejnev
Nikita Khrouchtchev
20
Which historic city was the longest capital of the Byzantine Empire between 330 and 1453?
Constantinople
Syracuse
Roma
Carthage
21
In which country was the first railway line built?
Germany
France
England
Belgium
22
Which composers belong to the so-called "classical" period?
Bach and Vivaldi
Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov
Chopin and Liszt
Mozart and Haydn
23
Which century was the first use of the Gregorian calendar?
3th century
2nd century BC.
16th century
9th century
24
Who was the last monarch in the
Tudor
family?
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I
25
When was the first automobile released?
1668
1805
1721
1792
26
Who first demonstrated that the Earth is round?
Galileo
Aristotle
Kepler
Copernicus
27
In what year did the Chernobyl nuclear accident take place?
1988
1979
1982
1986
28
Who is the inventor of the printing press?
Galilée
Johannes Gutenberg
Léonard de Vinci
Benjamin Franklin
29
What was NOT created by Napoleon Bonaparte?
The Encyclopedia
The Civil Code
The Legion of Honour
The Bank of France
30
Considered as one of the first minicomputers in kit, what is this?
PDP-10
Altair 8800
Apple I
Commodore 64
