A History Quiz

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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? George Washington John Kennedy Abraham Lincoln 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? Hitler Napoleon Churchill Eisenhower

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

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

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). Canada Peru Greece Russia

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

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