History Quiz

1. In which year did World War I begin?

• A. 1923
• B. 1938
• C. 1917
• D. 1914

2. In which country was Adolf Hitler born?

• A. France
• B. Germany
• C. Austria
• D. Hungary

3. Where was John F. Kennedy assassinated?

• A. New York
• B. Austin
• C. Dallas
• D. Miami

4. Who fought in the war of 1812?

• A. Andrew Jackson
• B. Arthur Wellesley
• C. Otto von Bismarck
• D. Napoleon
5. Which general famously stated, 'I shall return?'
• A. Bull Halsey
• B. George Patton
• C. Douglas MacArthur
• D. Omar Bradley

6. In which decade did American involvement in the Korean War take place?
• A. 1970s
• B. 1950s
• C. 1920s
• D. 1960s

7. The disease that ravaged and killed a third of Europe's population in the 14th
century is known as:
• A. The White Death
• B. Plague (Black Death)
• C. Smallpox
• D. Malaria

8. Between which two countries was the Hundred Years War fought?
• A. Italy and Carthage
• B. England and Germany
• C. France and England
• D. Spain and France

9. In which year did Albert Einstein get the Nobel Prize?

 • A. 1914
• B. 1922
• C. 1929
• D. 1935

10. Neil Armstrong landed on the moon on

• A. March 10, 1959
• B. August 11, 1961
• C. July 20, 1969
• D. May 20, 1972

11. In 1594, William Shakespeare joined the company of this London theatre.
• A. Broadway
• B. Oxford University Theatre
• C. The Globe
• D. The London Palladium

12. Who was the first Western explorer to reach China?

• A. Magellan
• B. Cook
• C. Marco Polo
• D. Sir Francis Drake