World GK MCQs

World History MCQs with Answers

Who was the first President of the United States?
a) George Washington
b) Abraham Lincoln
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) John Adams
Answer: a) George Washington

In which year did Christopher Columbus reach the Americas?
a) 1492
b) 1500
c) 1453
d) 1521
Answer: a) 1492

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
a) Joseph Stalin
b) Vladimir Lenin
c) Mikhail Gorbachev
d) Nikita Khrushchev
Answer: a) Joseph Stalin

Which war was fought between the North and the South regions of the United States?
a) American Civil War
b) Revolutionary War
c) World War I
d) World War II
Answer: a) American Civil War

Who wrote the book “The Communist Manifesto”?
a) Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
b) Vladimir Lenin
c) Joseph Stalin
d) Leon Trotsky
Answer: a) Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

The Renaissance originated in which country?
a) Italy
b) France
c) England
d) Spain
Answer: a) Italy

In which year did World War I start?
a) 1914
b) 1918
c) 1939
d) 1941
Answer: a) 1914

Who was the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany during World War II?
a) Adolf Hitler
b) Benito Mussolini
c) Joseph Stalin
d) Hideki Tojo
Answer: a) Adolf Hitler

Which famous scientist formulated the theory of relativity?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Isaac Newton
c) Galileo Galilei
d) Nikola Tesla
Answer: a) Albert Einstein

The French Revolution began in which year?
a) 1789
b) 1776
c) 1812
d) 1848
Answer: a) 1789

Who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe?
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Vasco da Gama
d) James Cook
Answer: a) Ferdinand Magellan

The ancient civilization of Egypt developed along the banks of which river?
a) Nile River
b) Tigris River
c) Euphrates River
d) Indus River
Answer: a) Nile River

Who painted the famous mural called “The Last Supper”?
a) Leonardo da Vinci
b) Michelangelo
c) Pablo Picasso
d) Vincent van Gogh
Answer: a) Leonardo da Vinci

The Magna Carta was signed in which country?
a) England
b) France
c) Italy
d) Spain
Answer: a) England

Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
a) Margaret Thatcher
b) Angela Merkel
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Golda Meir
Answer: a) Margaret Thatcher

Which country was responsible for colonizing most of South America?
a) Spain
b) Portugal
c) France
d) England
Answer: a) Spain

Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire?
a) Genghis Khan
b) Alexander the Great
c) Julius Caesar
d) Attila the Hun
Answer: a) Genghis Khan

The Industrial Revolution began in which country?
a) England
b) Germany
c) United States
d) France
Answer: a) England

Which ancient civilization built the Great Wall of China?
a) Qin Dynasty
b) Han Dynasty
c) Ming Dynasty
d) Tang Dynasty
Answer: a) Qin Dynasty

Who was the first African-American President of the United States?
a) Barack Obama
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Nelson Mandela
d) Malcolm X
Answer: a) Barack Obama

The Treaty of Versailles was signed at the end of which war?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) Korean War
d) Vietnam War
Answer: a) World War I

Who was the first Emperor of the Roman Empire?
a) Augustus
b) Julius Caesar
c) Nero
d) Constantine
Answer: a) Augustus

The Silk Road was an ancient trade route connecting which regions?
a) Asia and Europe
b) Africa and Europe
c) North America and South America
d) Australia and Antarctica
Answer: a) Asia and Europe

Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Oscar Wilde
c) George Bernard Shaw
d) Samuel Beckett
Answer: a) William Shakespeare

The Battle of Waterloo was fought in which year?
a) 1815
b) 1789
c) 1832
d) 1861
Answer: a) 1815

Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party during the Russian Revolution?
a) Vladimir Lenin
b) Joseph Stalin
c) Leon Trotsky
d) Nikita Khrushchev
Answer: a) Vladimir Lenin

The Declaration of Independence was signed in which year?
a) 1776
b) 1789
c) 1812
d) 1848
Answer: a) 1776

Who was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution?
a) Marie Antoinette
b) Catherine de’ Medici
c) Queen Elizabeth I
d) Queen Victoria
Answer: a) Marie Antoinette

The Berlin Wall fell in which year, leading to the reunification of Germany?
a) 1989
b) 1968
c) 1991
d) 1972
Answer: a) 1989

Who discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) Louis Pasteur
c) Robert Koch
d) Jonas Salk
Answer: a) Alexander Fleming

Which country was the first to successfully launch a satellite into space?
a) Soviet Union (Russia)
b) United States
c) China
d) Germany
Answer: a) Soviet Union (Russia)

Who was the leader of the African National Congress (ANC) and the first President of democratic South Africa?
a) Nelson Mandela
b) Desmond Tutu
c) Jacob Zuma
d) Thabo Mbeki
Answer: a) Nelson Mandela

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between which two countries?
a) Spain and Portugal
b) England and France
c) Netherlands and Belgium
d) Italy and Greece
Answer: a) Spain and Portugal

Who was the leader of the Indian independence movement and the first Prime Minister of India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Rajiv Gandhi
Answer: a) Jawaharlal Nehru

The Battle of Stalingrad, a major turning point in World War II, was fought between which two countries?
a) Soviet Union and Germany
b) United States and Japan
c) United Kingdom and Italy
d) France and Spain
Answer: a) Soviet Union and Germany

Who wrote the “I Have a Dream” speech?
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Malcolm X
c) Rosa Parks
d) Frederick Douglass
Answer: a) Martin Luther King Jr.

The Suez Canal, a crucial waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, is located in which country?
a) Egypt
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Israel
d) Jordan
Answer: a) Egypt

Who was the last Tsar of Russia, overthrown during the Russian Revolution?
a) Nicholas II
b) Peter the Great
c) Ivan the Terrible
d) Catherine the Great
Answer: a) Nicholas II

The Cold War was a period of political tension between which two superpowers?
a) United States and Soviet Union
b) United States and China
c) United States and United Kingdom
d) Soviet Union and China
Answer: a) United States and Soviet Union

Who was the author of “The Prince,” a political treatise on leadership and power?
a) Niccolò Machiavelli
b) Sigmund Freud
c) Karl Marx
d) Friedrich Nietzsche
Answer: a) Niccolò Machiavelli

 

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