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HISTORY QUIZ

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1. World War I began in which year?
   1.   1923
   2.   1938
   3.   1926
   4.   1914
2. Adolf Hitler was born in which country?
   1.   France
   2.   Germany
   3.   Austria
   4.   Hungary
3. The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was fought in which country?
   1.   France
   2.   Russia
   3.   England
   4.   Norway
4. The first successful printing press was developed by this man.
   1.   Johannes Gutenberg
   2.   Benjamin Franklin
   3.   Sir Isaac Newton
   4.   Martin Luther
5. The Hundred Years War was fought between which two countries?
   
   1.   Italy and Carthage
   2.   England and Germany
   3.   France and England
   4.   Spain and France
6. What famous rifle is known in America as 'The Gun that Won the West?'
   1.   Henry Repeating Rifle
   2.   Colt Peacemaker
   3.   Winchester Model 1873
   4.   Remington Army Revolver
7. Who presided Fourth Buddhist Council?
   1.   Mahakassapa
   2.   Vasumitra
   3.   Moggliputra Tissa
   4.   Sabakami
8. Gautma Buddha’s mother ‘Mahamaya’ belongs to which tribe?
   1.   Pala
   2.   Koliya
   3.   Gupta
   4.   Kushan
9. Which among the following rulers is often described as ‘the first empire builder of Indian History’?
   1.   Dhanananda
   2.   Mahapadmananda
   3.   Bimbisara
   4.   Chandragupta Maurya
10. Which of the following was capital of Guptas?
    1.   Taxila
    2.   Pataliputra
    3.   Ujjain
    4.   Mathura