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1
The disease that killed a third of Europe's population in the 14th century is known as
The Bubonic Plague
The White Death
The Black Plague
Smallpox
2
The Incan Empire was located in what is now...
Mexico
Central America
Peru
Brazil
3
American involvement in the Korean War took place in which decade?
1970s
1950s
1920s
1960s
4
Who developed the first printing?
Martin Luther
Sir Isaac Newton
Benjamin Franklin
Johannes Gutenburg
5
Which of the following figures did not live in the 6th century B.C.?
Pythagoras
Confucius
Buddha
Nero
6
Who was the first european to discover America?
Ferdinand Magallan
Christopher Columbus
Eric the Red
Leif Erikson
7
What was the name of the first person to set foot on the moon?
Lance Armstrong
Edward Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
8
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was fought in which country?
Russia
England
Norway
France
9
Who was the first Western explorer to reach China?
Magellan
Marco Polo
Cook
Sir Francis Drake
10
On which Greek island did Greek civilization originate?
Cyprus
Santorini
Crete
Hydra
11
Adolf Hitler was born in which country?
France
Austria
Germany
Switzerland
12
In what year did William the Conqueror become King of England?
1066
1166
1603
1509
13
This man wrote a document known as the 95 Theses.
Saint Augustus
Voltaire
Henry David Thoreau
Martin Luther
14
John F. Kennedy was assassinated in
Dallas
Austin
1973
1958
15
The invasion of the Goths in the 5th century led to the end of which empire?
The Roman
Byzantine
Holy Roman
The Ottoman
16
Balboa was the first European to
circumnavigate the globe
encounter the Pacific Ocean
sailed around the Cape of Good Hope
encounter the Horn of Africa
17
The pyramids in Egypt were first built around ____.
1020 B.C
2070 B.C.
Who knows ?
1340 B.C
18
Which English lady went to the Crimea to nurse the soldiers and became famous?
Dian Fossey
Margeret Thatcher
Flora McDonald
Florence Nightingale
19
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Fleming
Alexander Graham Bell
Sir Thomas Moore
Ronald Reagan
20
According to the Bible, Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and into ...?
Sinai
Lybia
Babylon
Syria
21
Which explorer rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa?
Hernando de Soto
Marco Polo
Vasco da Gama
Bartholomeu Dias
22
The Vikings were warriors from ___
France
Scandinavia
England
Spain
23
Which country held the first Olympic Games?
Germany
The USA
Greece
England
24
The death of what person triggered World War I?
Winston Churchill
Czar Nicholas II
Franz Ferdinand
Lenin
25
World War I began in which year?
1917
1923
1914
1938
