World History Through Key Events and Figures Quiz

Test your knowledge of historical figures and events with this quiz on world history. From emperors to inventions, challenge yourself now!

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Who was the first emperor of Rome?

Julius Caesar

Augustus

Nero

Constantine

Who was the architect behind the construction of the Taj Mahal in India?

Akbar the Great

Shah Jahan

Aurangzeb

Babur

Who wrote 'The Communist Manifesto'?

Friedrich Engels

Karl Marx

Vladimir Lenin

Leon Trotsky

Which ancient civilization built the Great Pyramids of Giza?

Mesopotamia

Ancient Greece

Ancient Egypt

Indus Valley Civilization

Who founded the Mongol Empire?

Genghis Khan

Kublai Khan

Tamerlane

Attila the Hun

Which ancient civilization is credited with the invention of the wheel?

Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Egypt

Ancient China

Indus Valley Civilization

Which event marked the beginning of World War I?

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The sinking of the Lusitania

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

The invasion of Poland

Who is known as the 'Father of Modern Physics'?

Isaac Newton

Galileo Galilei

Albert Einstein

Max Planck

Which explorer led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?

Ferdinand Magellan

Vasco da Gama

Christopher Columbus

Marco Polo

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Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Marie Curie

Mother Teresa

Rosalind Franklin

Jane Goodall

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What was the main cause of the French Revolution?

Economic inequality

Foreign invasion

Religious conflicts

Monarchy's absolute power

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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Joseph Stalin

Nikita Khrushchev

Vladimir Putin

Mikhail Gorbachev