World History Mixture

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. For what important document was Martin Luther responsible? "I Have a Dream" Speech The 95 Theses Magna Carta Declaration of Independence

2. Which Russian leader expanded Russia's borders to the Black Sea after defeating Ottoman Turks, partitioned Poland and commissioned the famous "Bronze Horseman" statue that stands in St. Petersburg? Mikhail Gorbachev Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV) Catherine the Great (Catherine II) Peter the Great (Peter I)

3. Under which Chinese dynasty were the Opium Wars fought? Ming Dynasty Yuan Dynasty Liao Dynasty Qing Dynasty

4. Between what two rivers did Mesopotamia develop? Yellow (Hunag He) and Yangzi Indus and Ganges Seine and Loire Euphrates and Tigris

5. Most American presidents have been members of either the Republican or Democratic parties. Some lesser-known political parties have been represented in the executive branch in America's 200-plus years of existence. Which of the following political parties has an elected president belonged to? Whig Populist Free Soil Know-Nothing

6. Which of the following is NOT a name associated with the first World War? World War I The War to End All Wars The Great War The Holocaust

7. What revolutionary is credited with leading Haiti to freedom from French rule? Simon Bolivar Queen Anacaona Jean-Bertrand Aristide Toussaint L'Ouverture

8. Which sea route runs along the southern tip of Chile, first navigated in 1520? The English Channel The Strait of Magellan The Straits of Gibraltar The Panama Canal

9. Apartheid was a system of racial separation and segregation in what African country? Nigeria South Africa Somalia Ethiopia

10. What are the two major religions in India? Christianity and Judaism Hinduism and Buddhism Hinduism and Islam Islam and Christianity