SS1 First Term History Past Questions and Answers

 

Question: Who was the first president of the United States?

 

a) Thomas Jefferson

b) George Washington

c) John Adams

d) Benjamin Franklin

 

Answer: b) George Washington

 

Question: In what year did Christopher Columbus first reach the Americas?

 

a) 1492

b) 1607

c) 1776

d) 1498

 

Answer: a) 1492

 

Question: Which ancient civilization is known for building the Great Pyramid of Giza?

 

a) Mesopotamia

b) Ancient Greece

c) Ancient Rome

d) Ancient Egypt

 

Answer: d) Ancient Egypt

 

Question: The Renaissance period originated in which country?

 

a) France

b) Italy

c) England

d) Spain

 

Answer: b) Italy

 

Question: Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

 

a) Alexander Hamilton

b) Thomas Paine

c) James Madison

d) Thomas Jefferson

 

Answer: d) Thomas Jefferson

 

Question: The Industrial Revolution began in which century?

 

a) 16th century

b) 17th century

c) 18th century

d) 19th century

 

Answer: c) 18th century

 

Question: Which war is also known as the Great War?

 

a) World War I

b) World War II

c) Korean War

d) Vietnam War

 

Answer: a) World War I

 

Question: The famous “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered by which civil rights leader?

 

a) Malcolm X

b) Martin Luther King Jr.

c) Rosa Parks

d) Nelson Mandela

 

Answer: b) Martin Luther King Jr.

 

Question: What event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

 

a) Battle of Gettysburg

b) Fort Sumter attack

c) Emancipation Proclamation

d) Battle of Antietam

 

Answer: b) Fort Sumter attack

 

Question: Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

 

a) Marie Curie

b) Amelia Earhart

c) Jane Goodall

d) Florence Nightingale

 

Answer: a) Marie Curie

 

Question: The Berlin Wall fell in which year, symbolizing the end of the Cold War?

 

a) 1985

b) 1989

c) 1991

d) 1979

 

Answer: b) 1989

 

Question: Which ancient empire was known for its terracotta army?

 

a) Persian Empire

b) Roman Empire

c) Maurya Empire

d) Qin Dynasty

 

Answer: d) Qin Dynasty

 

Question: The Treaty of Versailles ended which major conflict?

 

a) Napoleonic Wars

b) World War I

c) American Revolutionary War

d) Spanish-American War

 

Answer: b) World War I

 

Question: Who is considered the “Father of Modern Physics” for his theory of relativity?

 

a) Isaac Newton

b) Albert Einstein

c) Galileo Galilei

d) Nikola Tesla

 

Answer: b) Albert Einstein

 

Question: The Boston Tea Party was a protest against which colonial policy?

 

a) Stamp Act

b) Tea Act

c) Intolerable Acts

d) Townshend Acts

 

Answer: b) Tea Act

 

Question: Which civilization is credited with the invention of the wheel?

 

a) Sumerians

b) Egyptians

c) Greeks

d) Indus Valley Civilization

 

Answer: a) Sumerians

 

Question: The League of Nations was established after which major conflict?

 

a) World War I

b) World War II

c) Cold War

d) Korean War

 

Answer: a) World War I

 

Question: The Russian Revolution of 1917 led to the establishment of which government?

 

a) Constitutional Monarchy

b) Communist Soviet Union

c) Fascist Regime

d) Parliamentary Republic

 

Answer: b) Communist Soviet Union

 

Question: The Mayflower Compact was signed by the Pilgrims in what year?

 

a) 1620

b) 1492

c) 1776

d) 1607

 

Answer: a) 1620

 

Question: The Monroe Doctrine was issued by which U.S. president?

 

a) Thomas Jefferson

b) James Madison

c) John Quincy Adams

d) James Monroe

 

Answer: d) James Monroe