20th Century History Quiz

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

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

Michael Jordan was a Basketball player for which team?

Who am I?

Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

What great technology was launched in 1984?

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

Who am I?

What was the name of the first artificial earth satellite?

What was the highlight of 2000 for most Australians?

What terrorist attack took place in 1995 in the US?

In what decades did the Vietnam War take place?

Which event severely damaged World Trade Towers 1&2?

Which event involved Israeli athletes murdered at the Olympics?

WWI was over what years?

What did not happen in the 20th century?

One catalyst for the start of World War I was:

Jonestown was the site of a famous what in 1978?

Which Prime Minister led Britain in WWII?

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

How many people died in 9/11?

What was the longest war of the 20th Century?

What number President was JFK?

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

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

I was the 2nd man to walk on the moon in 1969?

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

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

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

Which iconic musician was murdered by Mark Chapman in 1980?

What fell in 1989?

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

How did Adolf Hitler die?

I am considered Australia's greatest run scorer, averaging 99.9 every time I went to bat

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

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

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

What natural disaster hit Australia, killing 15 people in 1974?

In what decade did the Korean War occur?

What year was Queen Elizabeth II crowned?

I had a number hit with 'Jailhouse Rock'?

Who am I?

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

Who was the PM of Australia during WWII?

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

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

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

Who was assassinated in 1968 on a balcony?

9/11 is also known as 11/9 attacks?

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

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

Who coined the phrase "I have a dream"

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

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

Where were Nazi Concentration Camps located?

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

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

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

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

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