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Multiple choice general knowledge history

Which year did the first world war end?

  1. 1917

  2. 1918

  3. 1919

  4. 1920
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

World War I ended in 1918 when an armistice was signed on November 11, marking the victory of the Allies. The Treaty of Versailles in 1919 formally ended the war. The years 1917, 1919, and 1920 are incorrect as the war's end date.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Historians refer this event as the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month", what is this event?

  1. The armistice between the Allies and Germany was signed on 11 November 1918 to mark the end of the First World War

  2. Incident which trigered the first world war on 11th November 1911

  3. The start of the world war on 11th November 1914

  4. USA joining the war on 11th Novemver
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The armistice ending World War I was signed on November 11, 1918, at 11:00 AM - literally the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. This moment marked the cessation of hostilities between Allied forces and Germany. The other options incorrectly identify this as the war's start or trigger.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

When was the treaty of Versailles signed?

  1. 28 th June 1918

  2. 28th July 1918

  3. 28th July 1919

  4. 28 th June 1919
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, formally ending World War I between Germany and the Allied Powers. It imposed harsh reparations and territorial losses on Germany. The other options have incorrect months or years.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

This international organization was created to arbitrate international disputes and thereby avoid future wars after the first world war. What is it?

  1. World war peace committee

  2. Nations of peace

  3. League of Nations

  4. United Nations Organization
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The League of Nations was established in 1919 after World War I with the primary goal of preventing future conflicts through diplomatic arbitration and collective security. The United Nations (Option D) was formed later, after World War II, making it incorrect for this WWI context. Options A and B are fictitious names not associated with any historical international organization.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Which year did the second world war start?

  1. 1938

  2. 1939

  3. 1940

  4. 1941
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

World War II began on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, prompting Britain and France to declare war on Germany. This is the widely accepted start date. 1938 saw the annexation of Austria and Sudetenland but not the full outbreak of war.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

When did the second world war end?

  1. 1942

  2. 1943

  3. 1944

  4. 1945
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

World War II ended in 1945 with the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. Germany surrendered in May 1945, and Japan surrendered in August 1945 after the atomic bombings. 1945 is universally recognized as the war's final year.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was the American President during the second world war

  1. Ronald reagan

  2. Woodrow wilson

  3. Franklin D. Roosevelt

  4. Theodore D.Roosevelt
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Franklin D. Roosevelt (Option C) was President during most of WWII, serving from 1933 until his death in April 1945. He led America through the Great Depression and most of WWII. Ronald Reagan was President much later (1981-1989), and Woodrow Wilson was President during WWI.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Name of the atom bomb dropped in Hiroshima

  1. Fat Man

  2. Thin Man

  3. Little Boy

  4. Enola Gay
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 was code-named 'Little Boy'. 'Fat Man' was dropped on Nagasaki three days later. 'Thin Man' was another bomb design but never used. 'Enola Gay' was the name of the B-29 bomber that carried Little Boy.