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Grade 8-11 World History Trivia (snow day)
Grade 8-11 World History Trivia (snow day)
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1
In 1810, Mexico won its independence from which of the following countries?
France
Great Britain
United States
Spain
2
Factory work in the late 1800s was unsafe and unhealthy for everyone, especially children.
True
False
3
A movement that spread the idea that society could be improved by reason and logic (1700's) ?
The Great Awakening
The Great Depression
The Enlightenment
The Manifest Destiny
4
To tame the raising of animals for human use is to what?
Hominids
Nomad
Domesticate
Farm
5
Which ancient empire was founded by Hammurabi?
Akkadian
Syrian
Babylonian
Egyptian
6
The giant arena where the Romans watched gladiators battle was called
what
?
The Forum
The Colosseum
Stadium Maximus
Circus Maximus
7
Who was the author of the ''95 theses'' ?
Martin Luther (German)
Henry Ford (American)
Richard Wolf (British)
Charles de montesquieu (French)
8
What was the main difference in how slaves were owned in Sparta vs. the rest of Greece?
Athenian slaves were owned by the government not individuals
Spartan slaves were more mature than other slaves
Athenian slaves were treated better than Spartan slaves
Spartan slaves were owned by the government not invidiuals
9
At the lowest level of feudal society were the ______. They were land working slaves.
Serfs
Villagers
Knights
Celts
10
The caste division can be characterized by its division of what? (Hinduism)
People
Land
Social Classes
Food
11
What were the technological advancements during WWI that made this such a deadly war?
Tanks and Poisonous Gas
Airplanes and War Blimps
Submarines and machine guns
All of the Above
12
The action of replanting/replacing any trees that a company cuts down for timber.
Aquaculture
Sustainable Forestry
Forestry and Agriculture
Plantation Farming
13
Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini formed the __________________ Party (political).
Nazi
Communist
Democratic
Facist
14
Which of the following did not occur in
France
during the Late 1700's?
A Feudal State
Food Shortages
American Revolution
Mass Debt
15
Alexander Graham Bell invented which of these?
Electricity
The Thunderbust Pistol
The Graham Cracker
The Telephone
16
Which word does not fit?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Hernates
17
Canadians fought in which battle?
Pearl Harbor
Hiroshima
Passchendaele
Budapest
18
The Battle of Kalinga caused *Asoka* to convert to ______________________________.
Judaism
Atheism
Buddhism
Catholicism
19
Who set up a theocracy in the Swiss city-state of Geneva? (a government ruled by priests)
Martin Luther
Thomas Cranmer
John Calvin
Michael Kramer
20
Who is this Toronto Maple leaf player whose career lasted from 1985 until 2000?
Rick Grimes
Wayne Gretsky
Wendal Clark
Austin Mathews
21
The
Renaissance
saw Europeans look back to the thoughts, art, and architecture of ?
The Greeks
The Chinese
The Mongols
The Romans
22
During WWII, which countries made up the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Germany, France, Russia
France, Austria, Japan
Great Britain, United States, France
23
The __________ was an arch-shaped stretch of land that was an excellent place to grow crops.
Badlands
Fertile Belt
Fertile Crescent
Farming Archway
24
World War II lasted from what dates?
1919-1929
1911-1918
1939-1945
1929-1940
25
What is the name given to the Allied landing on the Beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944?
To-Day
D-Day
VE-Day
VJ-Day
