World History Questions with Answers

11. Who is known as the founder of the Durrani Empire?

• A) Shah Shujah Durrani
• B) Dost Mohammad Khan
• C) Kamran Shah Durrani
• D) Ahmad Shah Durrani

12. Who founded the Great Seljuq Empire in 1037?

• A) Chaghri Beg
• B) Tughril Beg
• C) Sanjar
• D) Ahmad Sanjar

13. Who painted 'The Virgin of the Rocks'?

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

14. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was popularly known as?

• A) Trotsky
• B) Stalin
• C) Lenin
• D) Kerensky

15. What was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate?

• A) Baghdad
• B) Samarra
• C) Kufa
• D) Basra

16. What was the name of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki?

• A) Enola Gay
• B) Fat Man
• C) Thin Man
• D) Gadget

17. Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?

• A) Louis XIV
• B) Louis XV
• C) Louis XVI
• D) Louis XIII

18. In which country did the Glorious Revolution of 1688, also known as the Bloodless Revolution, begin?

• A) England
• B) Spain
• C) Netherlands
• D) Sweden

19. Which of the following cities was not founded by Alexander the Great?

• A) Alexandria Eschate
• B) Alexandria in Arachosia
• C) Alexandria in Egypt
• D) Babylon

20. Which soldier is associated with the historic Battle of Marathon and the Marathon race in the Olympic Games?

• A) Miltiades
• B) Philippides
• C) Themistocles
• D) Leonidas