HISTORY
Questions
1. Who became British Prime Minister in 1937?
2. Algeria gained its independence from what country in 1962?
3. The year 1987 was shortened by how many seconds to adjust the Gregorian calendar?
4. In 1904 the area known as “Times Square” was renamed – what was it called before?
5. Which popular fast food chain restaurant was first opened in 1955?
6. South Africa’s new PM in 1989 started to dismantle apartheid. Who was he?
7. In 1994 Jordan and Israel signed a peace treaty that ended a state of war between the 2 countries since what year?
8. In 1999 Boris Yeltsin resigned as President of Russia. Who replaced him?
9. In 2006 Pluto was downgraded from a planet to a what by the International Astronomical Union?
10.The first World Cup Soccer was held in which country in 1930?
11. Which popular entertainer was inducted into the US army in 1958?
12. Iran was first called Iran in 1935. What was it previously called?
13. Which man became dictator of Spain in 1939, ending the Spanish Civil War?
14. The city of Constantinople in Turkey changed its name to what in 1930?
15. In 1934 the FBI fired on and killed two bankrobbers, eventually killing them. Name them.
16. Which famous gangster was convicted for income tax evasion in 1932?
17. Who was crowned Emperor “King of Kings” of Ethiopia in 1930?
18. In 1939 Thailand changed its name from what?
19. In 1938 Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry who?
20. What was the Alcatraz federal penitentiary also known as?
Answers
1. Neville Chamberlain;
2. France;
3. 1 second;
4. Long Acre Square;
5. Macdonalds;
6. De Klerk;
7. 1948;
8. Vladimir Putin;
9. Dwarf Planet;
10. Uruguay;
11. Elvis Presley;
12. Persia;
13. General Franco;
14. Istanbul ;
15. Bonnie and Clyde;
16. Al Capone;
17. Haile Selassie;
18. Siam;
19. Wallis Simpson;
20. “The Rock”.
