History Element Quiz: Senior Level

20. When did we start using the Euro currency in Ireland?

8. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the tip of Africa and successfully reached which country?

13. Who is this famous German scientist, who most notably developed theories relating to space and time?

4. What was the main language spoken in Ancient Rome?

9. What was the name of the famous French leader who built a large empire across Europe before its collapse in 1815?

19. The EU originally began as a different organisation called the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951.

7. These famous Celtic crosses and ornamental necklaces, known as ‘torcs’, were first made by which people?

5. What part of Europe did the Vikings come from?

18. Which two countries in Europe used to be joined together as one state, until they separated in 1992?

2. In Ancient Greek mythology, who was known as the King of the Gods?

17. What is this a photograph of?

1. True or False: the Olympic Games were first invented in Ancient Greece

11. In 1901, the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi successfully did what for the first time?

3. When the Colosseum was originally built by the Ancient Romans in 70AD, what was it used for?

16. True or False: Ireland declared neutrality in World War II

12. The assassination of which European prince led to the outbreak of World War I?

10. Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. She won it for her achievements in which of the following?

14. True or False: World War II took place from 1939-1945

6. The Vikings had a very distinctive type of boat. What was it known as?

15. What was the name of the political party, led by Adolf Hitler, that was in power in Germany during WWII?