History Around the World 5

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1. Who was US President at the start of the ‘Great Depression’? Franklin D Roosevelt Warren Hardin Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge

2. Who took over as Luxemburg's head of state in October 2000? Jean Charlotte William IV Henri

3. What was the first name of waxworks creator Madame Tussaud? Émilie Élisabeth Marie Stéphanie

4. Which of the following methods of public transport carried its first passengers in 1863? The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad London Hackney Carriages The London Underground The Blackpool Tramway

5. In the early 17th Century, Galileo Galilei discovered the four moons which are still known today as the 'Galilean Moons’. Around which planet do they circle? Saturn Jupiter Neptune Venus

6. Which war between Athens and Sparta lasted from 431-404 BC? The Greco-Persian War The Samian War The Corinthian War The Peloponnesian War

7. John F Kennedy was the eighth US President to die whilst in office. Four of these were assassinated. Three of the other four are named below. Which of these survived to serve out his full term? Zachary Taylor Warren Harding Chester Arthur William Harrison

8. Which of the following English monarchs was the only one to have a coronation? Edward VI Edward VIII Edward V Lady Jane Grey

9. Although his reign began in December 2006, the coronation of the 28 year old King Jigme on November 6, 2008 officially established him as the world's youngest reigning monarch and head of state. Of which country is he king? Swaziland Bhutan Lesotho Tonga

10. Who succeeded Augustus as Roman Emperor in 14 A.D.? Nero Claudius Caligula Tiberius