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Quiz about Great Moments of the Twentieth Century
Quiz about Great Moments of the Twentieth Century

Great Moments of the Twentieth Century Quiz


These are 10 events that highlight many of the key events of the 20th century.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
82,306
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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9269
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Question 1 of 10
1. It's impossible to describe the century without taking note of the many wars that occurred. World War II was perhaps the most devastating
because of its scope and duration. No one is more representative of that conflict than Hitler. Which one of his henchmen took an ill-advised (and apparently unauthorized) trip to Great Britain and ended up eventually in Spandau Prison for the remainder of his life?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. There were many disasters during the century. The sinking of the "Titanic" is familiar to everyone, as is the "Challenger" disaster. Another explosion - that of the Hindenburg - was equally horrible. Where did this occur? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Charles Lindbergh provided an explorer's "spark" when he crossed the Atlantic. When did this happen? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The assassination of John Kennedy was a devastating event in America that had a profound impact in a variety of ways. Which individual's inclusion on the Warren Commission was particularly curious - since he had been previously forced out of office by President Kennedy? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The forcible ejection from office of President Nixon following Watergate was a national trauma for the U.S. Who headed the investigating committee? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Who was the Soviet leader at the time? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A crowning moment in science occurred when man first set foot on the moon. Who was the first man to do so? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. No one had a greater impact on twentieth century thought than Sigmund Freud. Which of these is not a work by Freud? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The twentieth century was a particularly turbulent time for the Soviet Union. The Russian Revolution, Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, Communism, Bolshevism, and socialism. Lenin was honored by having a town renamed as Leningrad. Which? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The use of the A-bomb at the end of World War II ushered in a new, atomic era. Which statement is accurate? Hint



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1. It's impossible to describe the century without taking note of the many wars that occurred. World War II was perhaps the most devastating because of its scope and duration. No one is more representative of that conflict than Hitler. Which one of his henchmen took an ill-advised (and apparently unauthorized) trip to Great Britain and ended up eventually in Spandau Prison for the remainder of his life?

Answer: Rudolf Hess

Hess may have been a bit daft - but, weren't they all?
2. There were many disasters during the century. The sinking of the "Titanic" is familiar to everyone, as is the "Challenger" disaster. Another explosion - that of the Hindenburg - was equally horrible. Where did this occur?

Answer: New Jersey

Lakehurst, N.J. 1937.
3. Charles Lindbergh provided an explorer's "spark" when he crossed the Atlantic. When did this happen?

Answer: 1927

1927, N.Y. to Paris. That was before the kidnapping of his son and the development of sympathy with the Nazis.
4. The assassination of John Kennedy was a devastating event in America that had a profound impact in a variety of ways. Which individual's inclusion on the Warren Commission was particularly curious - since he had been previously forced out of office by President Kennedy?

Answer: Allen Dulles

Dulles, head of the CIA, was deposed as a result of the Bay of Pigs fiasco. Ford and Warren served, but were not controversial choices.
Hoover and JFK weren't exactly friends, but Hoover was not on the commission.
5. The forcible ejection from office of President Nixon following Watergate was a national trauma for the U.S. Who headed the investigating committee?

Answer: Sam Ervin

"Just a simple country lawyer ..." Baker and Gurney were also members of the committee.
6. The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Who was the Soviet leader at the time?

Answer: Khrushchev

Scary time. Fortunately, the crisis did not lead to war.
7. A crowning moment in science occurred when man first set foot on the moon. Who was the first man to do so?

Answer: Neil Armstrong

"That's one small step for (a) man ..."
8. No one had a greater impact on twentieth century thought than Sigmund Freud. Which of these is not a work by Freud?

Answer: Man's Search for Meaning

Freudian psychology has influenced our thought in countless ways.
"Studies" was his first work (co-authored with Josef Breuer). "Dreams" is considered by many to be his "masterpiece".
"Psychopathology" gives rise to the term "freudian slips". "Search" was by Victor Frankl.
9. The twentieth century was a particularly turbulent time for the Soviet Union. The Russian Revolution, Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, Communism, Bolshevism, and socialism. Lenin was honored by having a town renamed as Leningrad. Which?

Answer: Petrograd

St. Petersburg had been renamed Petrograd amid a wave of anti-German hysteria in WWI. "Colorful" people and times. Quite a century.
10. The use of the A-bomb at the end of World War II ushered in a new, atomic era. Which statement is accurate?

Answer: The first bomb, "Little Boy", was dropped on Hiroshima

The "Enola Gay" dropped it. The world has changed dramatically as a result of atomic power. "Fat Man", the second bomb, was dropped on Nagasaki.
Source: Author robert362

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