MODERN HISTORY TRIVIA
1. What incident in 1962 nearly led to a nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and Russia?
a. Korean War b. Yalta Conference c. Cuban Missile Crisis d. Serbian Standoff
2. What year did woman receive the right to vote in the United States?
a. 1840 b. 1880 c. 1900 d. 1920
3. What year did the first man walk on the moon?
a. 1962 b. 1966 c. 1969 d. 1972
4. What nation exploded its first nuclear bomb in the Rajasthan Desert in 1974?
a. India b. Pakistan c. Russia d. Israel
5. Who was the U.S. President who gave the White House its current name?
a. George Washington b. Thomas Jefferson c. Abraham Lincoln d. Theodore Roosevelt
6. In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female ________.
a. Soldier b. Doctor c. Preacher d. Bank Robber
7. What famous painting was stolen from a Norwegian museum in 2004?
a. The Mona Lisa b. The Starry Night c. The Screamer d. The Last Supper
ANSWERS:
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. C
a. Korean War b. Yalta Conference c. Cuban Missile Crisis d. Serbian Standoff
2. What year did woman receive the right to vote in the United States?
a. 1840 b. 1880 c. 1900 d. 1920
3. What year did the first man walk on the moon?
a. 1962 b. 1966 c. 1969 d. 1972
4. What nation exploded its first nuclear bomb in the Rajasthan Desert in 1974?
a. India b. Pakistan c. Russia d. Israel
5. Who was the U.S. President who gave the White House its current name?
a. George Washington b. Thomas Jefferson c. Abraham Lincoln d. Theodore Roosevelt
6. In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female ________.
a. Soldier b. Doctor c. Preacher d. Bank Robber
7. What famous painting was stolen from a Norwegian museum in 2004?
a. The Mona Lisa b. The Starry Night c. The Screamer d. The Last Supper
ANSWERS:
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. C
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