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Can You Pass This Elementary School History Quiz?

  • Question of

    Which explorer is credited with discovering the New World in 1492?

    • Christopher Columbus
    • Vasco da Gama
    • Ferdinand Magellan
    • Marco Polo
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    In what year did the American Revolution begin?

    • 1492
    • 1775
    • 1776
    • 1812
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    The Great Wall of China was primarily built during which dynasty?

    • Han Dynasty
    • Ming Dynasty
    • Tang Dynasty
    • Qin Dynasty
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    What was the main purpose of Egyptian pyramids?

    • Marketplaces
    • Temples
    • Tombs
    • Palaces
  • Question of

    Which ancient civilization is known for the development of a system of writing called cuneiform?

    • Egyptians
    • Sumerians
    • Mayans
    • Romans
  • Question of

    The famous document Magna Carta was signed in which country?

    • United States
    • France
    • England
    • Germany
  • Question of

    Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution” in the United States?

    • Benjamin Franklin
    • George Washington
    • James Madison
    • Thomas Jefferson
  • Question of

    Which war occurred between 1914 and 1918?

    • World War I
    • World War II
    • The American Civil War
    • The Spanish-American War
  • Question of

    Who was the Roman dictator assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15)?

    • Julius Caesar
    • Augustus Caesar
    • Nero
    • Caligula
  • Question of

    In which year did the French Revolution begin?

    • 1789
    • 1776
    • 1800
    • 1812
  • Question of

    Which explorer is credited with sailing around the southern tip of Africa, establishing a sea route to India?

    • Ferdinand Magellan
    • Vasco da Gama
    • Christopher Columbus
    • Sir Francis Drake
  • Question of

    Which Greek philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?

    • Socrates
    • Plato
    • Aristotle
    • Pythagoras
  • Question of

    The ancient city of Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of which volcano?

    • Etna
    • Vesuvius
    • Olympus
    • Stromboli
  • Question of

    Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

    • Theresa May
    • Margaret Thatcher
    • Angela Merkel
    • Indira Gandhi
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    The Boston Tea Party was a protest against which British policy? Bonus: See if you can answer the trickiest history question that most people get wrong (found on the results page!)

    • The Stamp Act
    • The Tea Act
    • The Sugar Act
    • The Intolerable Acts