HISTORY PART1

WORLD HISTORY PART 1

History Questions

·         Which is the oldest parliamentary democracy in the world? 
      A.Britain

·         Which city was founded by Alexander the Great in Egypt?
      A.Alexandria

·         Who was known as Maid Of Orleans? 
       A.Joan of Arc

·         Which is the largest pyramid?
       A.Pyramid of King Cheops

·         After which Florentine explorer was America named? 
        A.Amerigo vespucci

·         In which century was Lord Buddha born? 
       A.Around 560BC

·         What was Abraham Lincoln's profession prior to entering Congress?
           A.Lawyer

·         Who is credited with being the first European to discover North America?     Christopher Columbus

·         Who designed the dome of St. Peter's, Rome? 
      A.Michelangelo

·         The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) was fought between which two countries? England and France

·         Who were the first European settlers in India? 
      A.Portuguese

·         In which year was NATO formed? 
       A.1949

·         Which country was the first in the world where women voted for the government? A.New Zealand

·         In which year did Hitler become chancellor of Germany?
     A. 1933

·         Who built the Taj Mahal in India? 
      A.Shah Jahan

·         In which country Alexander the Great came from? 
        A.Greece

·         Whose famous word was "Government of the people, by the people and for the people"? 
         A.Abraham Lincoln

·         Who was the first woman prime minister of a country? 
        A.Mrs. Sirimavo Bandara Naike (Sri Lanka)

·         What is the designation of the President of India? 
        A.The Supreme Executive and Forcers Commander of Nation

·  The famous peacock throne originally belonged to which king and who later occupied it? 
        A.Shah Jahan and later Na dir Shah occupied it.

·  The expedition of which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world?  A.Ferdinand Magellan

·         How old was Alexander the Grate died in BC 323?
 A.33 years old

·         Who ended the hundred years of the Anglo Saxon rule in England and imposed the Norman rule? 
       A.Duke William of Normandy in 1066

·         Who was the King of England before Queen Elizabeth II?
         A. George VI (1936-52)

·  With whom does the legislative authority rest in Japan? 
      A.Diet House of Representative

·         Where the International Court of Justice is located?
      A. Hague

·         When is common wealth day celebrated? 
      A.May 24th

·         Which country is known as the Land of Morning Calm?
       A. Korea

·         Which country does not have a rectangular flag? 
       A.Nepal

·         What is the significance of Sarvodaya Day which is celebrated on 30th January?     A.Mahatma Gandhiji was assassinated on January 30th

·         The statue of Liberty in New York was a gift from which country?
A.France (The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Augusta Bartholdi)

·      What was the name of the organization founded by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa to agitate for the rights of the Indians there?
A.Indian National Congress

·         In which city is the 'White House' situated? 
      A.Washington DC

·         In European history, which year is known as the year of Revolution? 
       A.1848

·         Who is the first prime minister of Israel? 
        A.David Bengurian

·   Which king of England was prepared to exchange his kingdom for a horse? 
       A.Richard III

·         In which year Adolph Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany?
       A.1933

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