Tag: history

Questions Related to history

The Leaning Tower of Pissa in Italy finally stopped sinking in ______.
general knowledge history

  1. 2008

  2. 1989

  3. 1927

  4. It's still sinking

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Correct Option: A

Where is the original London Bridge located?

general knowledge history

  1. London, England

  2. Lake Havasu City, Arizona

  3. Birmingham, England

  4. Paris, France

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Correct Option: B

What famous landmark is located in Milan, Ohio?
general knowledge history

  1. birthplace of inventor Thomas Edison

  2. site of the first racially integrated elementary school

  3. birthplace of football coach Vince Lombardi

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A

What American president made a historic speech in Gettysburg, Penn.?
general knowledge history

  1. Barack Obama

  2. John Adams

  3. Abraham Lincoln

  4. George Bush

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Correct Option: C

What famous wealthy family built the historic Biltmore House near Asheville, N.C.?

general knowledge history

  1. Vanderbilt

  2. Getty

  3. Biltmore

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A

What year was New York's Empire State Building completed?
general knowledge history

  1. 1940

  2. 1937

  3. 1931

  4. 1926

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Correct Option: C

How many miles does Australia's Great Barrier Reef span?
general knowledge history

  1. more than 1,600 miles (2,574 km)

  2. more than 1,800 miles (2,896 km)

  3. more than 2,000 miles (3,218 km)

  4. more than 3,000 miles (4,852 km)

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Correct Option: A

Zimbabwe attained independence in
general knowledge history

  1. 1975

  2. 1979

  3. 1980

  4. 1981

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Correct Option: C

The French Revolution
general knowledge history

  1. Gave women the right to vote

  2. Gave France a permanent republican government

  3. Was successful in meeting all its goals

  4. Awakened republican goals among French commoners

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Correct Option: D

Because of their common history of feudalism, both Japan and the nations of western Europe have a tradition of
general knowledge history

  1. Industrialism

  2. Militarism

  3. Imperialism

  4. A strong executive

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Correct Option: D