World History Questions with Answers

1. Who was known as the 'Morning Star of the Renaissance'?

• A) Petrarch
• B) Boccaccio
• C) Erasmus
• D) Geoffrey Chaucer

2. Who made the famous statement, "Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains"?

• A) Montesquieu
• B) Diderot
• C) Hobbes
• D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau

3. When did Britain declare war against Germany in the Second World War?

• A) August 15, 1939
• B) August 30, 1939
• C) September 1, 1939
• D) September 3, 1939

4. From which European country did Belgium gain independence in 1830?

• A) France
• B) Germany
• C) Spain
• D) Netherlands

5. Who created the famous painting 'The Last Supper'?

• A) Titian
• B) Raphael
• C) Leonardo da Vinci
• D) Caravaggio

6. Frederick the Great was the king of which state?

• A) Austria
• B) Sweden
• C) Denmark
• D) Prussia

7. After which battle was Napoleon exiled to Saint Helena?

• A) Battle of Leipzig
• B) Waterloo
• C) Battle of Trafalgar
• D) Battle of Austerlitz

8. In which year did the first ancient Greek Olympic Games begin?

• A) 776 BC
• B) 750 BC
• C) 720 BC
• D) 700 BC

9. In which year was Hong Kong leased to Britain for 99 years by China?

• A) 1898
• B) 1902
• C) 1905
• D) 1910

10. Who coined the term "Industrial Revolution"?

• A) Karl Marx
• B) Friedrich Engels
• C) Auguste Blanqui
• D) Arnold Toynbee