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1) In what year did the French revolution begin?

  • 1688
  • 1789
  • 1812
  • 1732

2) On what date did the United States sign the armistice to end World War I?

  • November 11, 1918
  • May 8, 1945
  • August 15, 1945
  • June 28, 1914

3) Who was the first president of the United States?

  • Thomas Jefferson
  • George Washington
  • John Adams
  • Alexander Hamilton

4) In which year did the Cold War end?

  • 1939
  • 1945
  • 1989
  • 1991

5) On what date was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress?

  • July 4, 1776
  • July 2, 1776
  • June 7, 1776
  • May 15, 1776

6) In which year did Christopher Columbus discover America?

  • 1492
  • 1592
  • 1692
  • 1792

7) On what date did the Berlin Wall fall?

  • November 9, 1951
  • November 9, 1989
  • June 12, 1961
  • June 12, 1987

8) In what year did the Treaty of Versailles end World War I?

  • 1919
  • 1920
  • 1921
  • 1922

9) Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

  • Buzz Aldrin
  • Neil Armstrong
  • Michael Collins
  • Edwin "Buzz" Eustace

10) In which year did the American Revolutionary War end?

  • 1776
  • 1783
  • 1785
  • 1789

11) When did the first world war begin?

  • 1898
  • 1914
  • 1919
  • 1939

12) On what date did the Lousiana Purchase treaty take effect?

  • October 20, 1803
  • March 10, 1803
  • March 3, 1803
  • January 1, 1803

13) Who was the first president of the Confederate States of America?

  • Jefferson Davis
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Robert E. Lee
  • Ulysses S. Grant

14) In what year did the Spanish-American War begin?

  • 1812
  • 1898
  • 1914
  • 1917

15) With which battle did the American Revolutionary War begin?

  • Battle of Bunker Hill
  • Battle of Trenton
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord
  • Battle of Saratoga

16) In which year did World War II begin?

  • 1935
  • 1939
  • 1941
  • 1945

17) Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

  • John Wilkes Booth
  • Robert E. Lee
  • Jefferson Davis
  • Ulysses S. Grant

18) In what year was the first email sent?

  • 1971
  • 1981
  • 1991
  • 2001

19) In which year did the first space shuttle launch?

  • 1961
  • 1971
  • 1981
  • 1991

20) On what date was the Statue of Liberty dedicated?

  • June 14, 1776
  • October 28, 1886
  • July 4, 1776
  • March 4, 1776

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