Can You Pass This Trivia Quiz On History?
India has made large steps when it comes to the medical, scientific, and mathematical field. India is acclaimed for having some of the best engineering schools in the world, and many people go to India for specialized treatments. Did you know that India was home the two first cities in the world? Take this test and review your knowledge on some historical facts on India.
- 1.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1853: Henry David Thoreau Pens Walden
- B.
1998: Two U.S. Embassies Are Destroyed By Terrorists
- C.
1964: First Comic Book Is Published
- D.
1963: An Artificial Heart Is Used The First Time
- 2.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1955: Flat-Disk Phonograph Is Introduced
- B.
1981: IBM Sells Its First Personal Computer
- C.
1963: John F. Kennedy Is Assassinated In Dallas
- D.
1973: Henry Kissinger Becomes Secretary Of State
- 3.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1818: United States And Canada Agree On Borders
- B.
1830: New York City Subway Opens
- C.
1958: Khrushchev Becomes Premier Of The U.S.S.R.
- D.
1991: The U.S.S.R. Officially Ends
- 4.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1829: Greece Gets Independence From Ottoman Empire
- B.
1979: Nuclear-Related Accident At Three Mile Island
- C.
1982: At&T Is Fragmented Into Several Companies
- D.
1992: Revolution Breaks Out In Russia
- 5.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1807: London Is First To Use Gas Street Lights
- B.
1830: President Jackson Signs Indian Removal Act
- C.
1962: First Movie Nickelodeon Opens
- D.
1961: The Freedom Rides In Alabama Start
- 6.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1989: U.S. Invades Panama To Arrest General Noriega
- B.
1991: The USSR Officially Ends
- C.
1979: Sony Introduces The Walkman Radio
- D.
1988: Great Earthquake Hits San Francisco
- 7.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1981: CBS Anchorman Walter Cronkite Retires
- B.
1854: Republican Party Is Organized
- C.
1861: Wasserman Develops Syphilis Test
- D.
1978: U.S. Recognizes The People's Republic Of China
- 8.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1969: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Salt) Begin
- B.
1962: Jamaica Becomes An Independent State
- C.
1975: British Labour Party Is Formed
- D.
1980: 57 Countries Boycott The Moscow Olympics
- 9.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1820: U.S. Senate Passes The Missouri Compromise
- B.
1899: Theodore Roosevelt Wins Nobel Prize
- C.
1973: Gerald Ford Replaces Agnew As Vice President Of USA
- D.
9010: Edward VII Of Great Britain Dies
- 10.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1794: Montessori Opens The First Day-Care
- B.
1960: France Becomes The 4th Nuclear Power
- C.
1789: Washington Sworn In As 1st U.S. President
- D.
1991: Dow Jones Tops 3000 For The First Time
- 11.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1988: George Bush Wins The Presidential Election
- B.
1958: Prince Charles Becomes The Prince Of Wales
- C.
1952: Picasso Paints Gertrude Stein
- D.
1979: Muslim Leader Ayatollah Khomeini Invades Iran
- 12.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1970: National Guard Kill 4 Students At Kent State
- B.
1976: Jimmy Carter Beats Gerald Ford In Election
- C.
1960: Great Britain Joins Triple Entente
- D.
1781: The American Revolution Ends
- 13.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1775: American War Of Independence Begins
- B.
1776: Oklahoma Becomes The 46th State
- C.
1970: Jimi Hendrix And Janis Joplin Both Die
- D.
1801: Thomas Jefferson Becomes President Of U.S.
- 14.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1996: First Canned Tuna Is Packed
- B.
1997: Princess Diana Is Killed In An Auto Accident
- C.
1991: Operation Desert Storm Begins
- D.
1960: The Bay Of Pigs Invasion Ends In Disaster
- 15.Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
- A.
1962: John Glenn Orbits Earth
- B.
1970: First Exhibition Of Cubist Held
- C.
1831: Virginia Slave Nat Turner Leads A Uprising
- D.
1972: Nixon Visits China
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