Ancient History Quiz

1. What historical event happened in 1814?

British Troops Burn Much Of Washington, DC

Jim Thorpe Wins Olympic Medals

Pakistan Officially Becomes An Islamic State

Henry Kissinger Becomes Secretary Of State

2. Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?

1972: Woodward And Bernstein Investigate Watergate

1492: Christoph Columbus Lands In The West

1503: Eastman Kodak Introduces Box Camera

1775: American War Of Independence Begins

3. Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?

1988: President McKinley Is Assassinated

1952: The First Birth Control Pill Is Introduced

1967: World's First Heart Transplant Is Performed

1989: Soviet Forces Leave Afghanistan

4. What historical event happened in 1973?

Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War

Brooklyn Bridge Opens To Pedestrian Traffic

Bell Speaks Into The First Telephone

Union And Confederate Armies Battle At Shiloh

5. Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?

1952: Hamburger Invented In Connecticut

1983: Crack Cocaine Is Developed

1959: Buddy Holly Dies In A Plane Crash

1950: McCarthy Begins His Anti-Communist Witch Hunt

6. Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?

1962: Marilyn Monroe Dies

1958: U.S. Establishes NASA

1957: Zeppelin Builds The First Dirigible

1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower Is Elected U.S. President

7. Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?

1965: First Auto Show Is Held In NY City

1961: The Freedom Rides In Alabama Start

1845: Republic Of Texas Becomes The 28th State

1969: Neil Armstrong Walks On The Moon

8. Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?

1961: First Pan-African Congress Convenes

1964: President Johnson Signs The Medicare Act

1992: Bill Clinton Elected President Of USA

1996: Democrat Bill Clinton Is Re-Elected President

9. Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?

1954: McKinley Signs Gold Standard Act

1951: Chrysler Introduces Power Steering

1959: Fidel Castro Becomes Premier Of Cuba

1958: U.S. Establishes NASA

10. Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?

1962: Jamaica Becomes An Independent State

1960: John F. Kennedy Defeats Nixon

1967: World's First Heart Transplant Is Performed

1973: Cuba Ratifies The Platt Amendment

11. What year were cigarettes introduced in Europe?

1943

1906

1916

1856

12. Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?

1962: Jack Nicklaus Wins The U.S. Open At Age 22

1965: Martin Luther King, Jr. Marches In Selma

1977: 1.5 Million Telephones In Use In U.S.

1803: Jefferson Purchases The Louisiana Territory

13. In what year did Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, flee his country?

1979

1984

1955

1972

14. Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?

1959: Buddy Holly Dies In A Plane Crash

1958: Photocopying Machine Is Invented

1950: Alleged Communist Spy Alger Hiss Is Convicted

1810: Napoleon Marries Archduchess Of Austria

15. Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?

1858: Boxer Rebellion Breaks Out In China

1960: John F. Kennedy Defeats Nixon

1846: U.S. Signs An Oregon Treaty With The British

1841: John Quincy Adams Defends Amistad Slaves