World History General Knowledge:
Test Yourself
1. Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Ans: Augustus
2. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Ans: Joseph Stalin
3. In what year did the Chinese Communist Party come to power in China?
Ans: 1949
4. Who was the leader of the African National Congress during the struggle against apartheid in South Africa?
Ans: Nelson Mandela
5. Who was the first president of the United States?
Ans: George Washington
6. Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?
Ans: Neil Armstrong
7. What was the name of the royal family of Egypt during the time of the Pharaohs?
Ans: The Ptolemaic dynasty
8. Who was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Europe?
Ans: Martin Luther
9. Who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule?
Ans: Mahatma Gandhi
10. Who was the first woman to be elected as the prime minister of a country?
Ans: Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)
11. What was the capital of the Ottoman Empire?
Ans: Istanbul (formerly Constantinople)
12. Who was the founder of the Ming dynasty in China?
Ans: Zhu Yuanzhang
13. Who was the first European to reach the Americas?
Ans: Christopher Columbus
14. Who was the leader of the National Liberation Front (NLF) during the Vietnam War?
Ans: Ho Chi Minh
15. Who was the leader of the independence movement in India that led to the country's independence from British rule in 1947?
Ans: Mahatma Gandhi
16. Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire?
Ans: Genghis Khan
17. Who was the first queen of Egypt?
Ans: Hatshepsut
18. Who was the founder of the Qing dynasty in China?
Ans: Nurhaci
19. Who was the first president of the Soviet Union?
Ans: Vladimir Lenin
20. Who was the founder of the Roman Republic?
Ans: Lucius Junius Brutus