HISTORY

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The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes. Do you know who was it between? Can you name the first ruler of the Mongol Empire? Test you history skills with these questions. When you are ready, tap or click anywhere on each card to reveal the answer.

What year did the Titanic sink?

1912

What was the original name of New York City?

New Amsterdam

Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

Roald Amundsen

What event marked the beginning of World War I?

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

Which two ancient civilizations fought in the Peloponnesian War?

Athens and Sparta

Which famous battle took place on June 18, 1815?

The Battle of Waterloo

Which English queen had the shortest reign, lasting only nine days?

Lady Jane Grey

Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?

Genghis Khan

Who was the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated?

Spencer Perceval

In what month and year did the Berlin Wall fall?

November 1989

Name the first person to orbit Earth in a spacecraft?

Yuri Gagarin

Who wrote the first draft of the United States’ Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes. Who was it between?

England and Zanzibar in 1896

Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of which country in 1952?

Israel

Name the four United States presidents who feature on Mount Rushmore?

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

Great Britain