A History Quiz

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. In what year did William the Conqueror become King of England? 1066 1837 1509 1603

2. There have been many 'empires' in history - this is when one country controls lots of different countries. Do you know which empire controlled most of the area around the Mediterranean Sea when Jesus was in Judea? The Persian Empire The British Empire The Roman Empire The American Empire

3. Who was the first American President? Abraham Lincoln George Washington John Kennedy Ronald Reagan

4. Eva Peron was a very special lady in her country until she died in 1952 - which country was this? Argentina New Zealand Australia Peru

5. What was the name of the Frenchman who was a very clever soldier and helped his country win lots of battles in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Eisenhower Hitler Napoleon Churchill

6. Who is credited with discovering America? Drake Cook Columbus Raleigh

7. The telephone was first invented to help the deaf - but do you know who patented the design? Alexander Graham Bell Sir Thomas Moore Albert Einstein Ronald Reagan

8. Which country held the first Olympic Games? (This was also the country which held Games similar to the Olympic Games thousands of years ago). Peru Canada Russia Greece

9. Which English lady went to the Crimea to nurse the soldiers and became famous? Flora MacDonald Elizabeth Fry Florence Nightingale Margaret Thatcher

10. What was the name of the first person to set foot on the moon? Martin Luther King Winston Churchill Neil Armstrong John Lennon