History and leaders general knowledge quiz

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1. 1. In which year did humans first walk on the Moon?
   • A. 1965
   • B. 1969 (answer)
   • C. 1972
   • D. 1975
   Apollo 11 landed on 20 July 1969.
2. 2. Which ancient civilisation built Machu Picchu?
   • A. The Aztecs
   • B. The Maya
   • C. The Inca (answer)
   • D. The Olmec
   It sits high in the Peruvian Andes.
3. 3. Who was the first President of the United States?
   • A. Thomas Jefferson
   • B. Abraham Lincoln
   • C. George Washington (answer)
   • D. John Adams
   He served from 1789 to 1797.
4. 4. The Great Wall was built mainly to protect against invasions from which direction?
   • A. The south
   • B. The north (answer)
   • C. The east
   • D. The west
   It guarded China's northern frontier.
5. 5. Which ship famously sank on its maiden voyage in 1912?
   • A. Lusitania
   • B. Titanic (answer)
   • C. Britannic
   • D. Queen Mary
   It was on its way from Southampton to New York.
6. 6. Who was the longest-reigning British monarch?
   • A. Queen Victoria
   • B. King George III
   • C. Queen Elizabeth II (answer)
   • D. King Charles III
   Her reign lasted over 70 years.
7. 7. The Renaissance began in which European country?
   • A. France
   • B. Spain
   • C. Italy (answer)
   • D. England
   Florence is often called its birthplace.
8. 8. Which empire was ruled by Genghis Khan?
   • A. Ottoman
   • B. Mongol (answer)
   • C. Persian
   • D. Roman
   At its height it was the largest contiguous land empire ever.
9. 9. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
   • A. 1985
   • B. 1989 (answer)
   • C. 1991
   • D. 1993
   It had divided the city since 1961.
10. 10. Which ancient Egyptian queen allied with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?
    • A. Nefertiti
    • B. Cleopatra (answer)
    • C. Hatshepsut
    • D. Ankhesenamun
    She was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt.
11. 11. Who wrote the plays Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet?
    • A. Charles Dickens
    • B. William Shakespeare (answer)
    • C. Oscar Wilde
    • D. Geoffrey Chaucer
    He is credited with coining hundreds of English words.
12. 12. Which country was the first to give women the vote in national elections?
    • A. United Kingdom
    • B. United States
    • C. New Zealand (answer)
    • D. Finland
    New Zealand did so in 1893.
13. 13. The pyramids of Giza were built as what?
    • A. Temples
    • B. Tombs (answer)
    • C. Palaces
    • D. Observatories
    The Great Pyramid was the tallest human-made structure for over 3,800 years.
14. 14. Which explorer is credited with the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe?
    • A. Christopher Columbus
    • B. Ferdinand Magellan (answer)
    • C. James Cook
    • D. Marco Polo
    Magellan died on the voyage; his crew completed it in 1522.
15. 15. World War One began in which year?
    • A. 1912
    • B. 1914 (answer)
    • C. 1916
    • D. 1918
    It was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
16. 16. Which civilisation gave us the Olympic Games?
    • A. Rome
    • B. Egypt
    • C. Greece (answer)
    • D. Babylon
    The first recorded games were held in 776 BC.
17. 17. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
    • A. Leonardo da Vinci
    • B. Raphael
    • C. Michelangelo (answer)
    • D. Donatello
    It took around four years to complete.
18. 18. The Industrial Revolution began in which country?
    • A. Germany
    • B. France
    • C. United States
    • D. Britain (answer)
    It started in the late 18th century, powered by coal and steam.
19. 19. Which French emperor was defeated at Waterloo in 1815?
    • A. Louis XVI
    • B. Napoleon Bonaparte (answer)
    • C. Charles de Gaulle
    • D. Louis Philippe
    Waterloo is in present-day Belgium.
20. 20. What was the name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
    • A. The Mayflower (answer)
    • B. The Santa Maria
    • C. The Beagle
    • D. The Endeavour
    Around 100 passengers made the crossing.