History Around the World 2

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1. Other than Elizabeth, what are Queen Elizabeth II’s other two forenames? Alexandra Mary Margaret Rose Alice Rose Alice Victoria

2. Who was the first U.S. President to die in office? Abraham Lincoln William Harrison George Washington Zachary Taylor

3. Founded in 1510, Santa María la Antigua del Darién was the first European city on the American mainland. In which modern-day country was it located? Colombia Venezuela Panama El Salvador

4. Which European Union country gained independence from Britain in 1960? Malta Ireland Gibraltar Cyprus

5. For his part in the Clerkenwell bombing, Irishman Michael Barrett was the last person to be publicly hanged in Great Britain. In which year was he executed? 1958 1898 1868 1928

6. How many ships were in the Spanish Armada that was defeated by Sir Francis Drake in 1588? 130 113 93 204

7. When it was completed in 1880, Cologne Cathedral became the tallest free-standing structure in the world. What succeeded it just four years later? The Washington Monument The Chrysler Building The Eiffel Tower The Empire State Building

8. Who was assassinated by Nathuram Godse? Anwar el Sadat Martin Luther King jr Mohandas Gandhi Malcolm X

9. Pomerania was an autonomous region ruled by the Dukes of Pomerania from 1121 to 1637. The region now forms the northern half of which two European countries? Hungary-Austria Sweden-Finland Germany-Poland Austria-Switzerland

10. In which prison, now a World Heritage Site, did Nelson Mandela spend most of his 27 years as a political prisoner? Robben Island The Victor Verster Prison Alcatraz Island Kilmainham Gaol