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651.

The painting "Virgin of the rocks" was a work of?

A. Raphael
B. Michelangelo
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Vincent van Gogh
Answer» D. Vincent van Gogh
652.

When did the Three Kingdoms period begin in China??

A. 220
B. 226
C. 238
D. 280
Answer» B. 226
653.

Who led prussia in the unification of Germany?

A. Moltke
B. Wilhelm II
C. Otto von Bismarck
D. Friedrich Ebert
Answer» D. Friedrich Ebert
654.

How did Europeans use the term 'middle ages'??

A. The crisis of Western Europe
B. The medieval era of European history
C. The fact that Europe became mature from 500 to 1500
D. The time between the fall of Rome and the emergence of Christianity
Answer» C. The fact that Europe became mature from 500 to 1500
655.

Who advocated Nazism in Germany??

A. Frederick William-IV
B. Adolf Hitler
C. Bismarck
D. William-III
Answer» C. Bismarck
656.

Who is the first european to reach New Zealand?

A. Abel Tasman
B. James Cook
C. Willem Janszoon
D. Anthony van Diemen
Answer» B. James Cook
657.

Who was the author of United States Declaration of Independence?

A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. Benjamin Franklin
Answer» B. George Washington
658.

In which year, the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg?

A. 1905
B. 1910
C. 1911
D. 1912
Answer» E.
659.

Where did the February Revolution take place?

A. Moscow
B. Petrograd
C. Paris
D. London
Answer» C. Paris
660.

Who founded the city of Singapore??

A. Francis Light
B. Herman Willem Daendels
C. Lee Kuan Yew
D. Stamford Raffles
Answer» E.
661.

Where was St. Paul beheaded??

A. Rome
B. Ephesus
C. Kusadasi
D. Jerusalem
Answer» B. Ephesus
662.

Who murdered Julius Caesar??

A. Augustus
B. Marcus Brutus
C. Mark Antony
D. Pompey
Answer» C. Mark Antony
663.

Who was the first Caliph?

A. Sulaiman, the Great
B. Abu Bakr
C. Imam Hussain
D. Constantine
Answer» C. Imam Hussain
664.

In which year America got independence?

A. 1760
B. 1776
C. 1780
D. 1782
Answer» C. 1780
665.

Who said "Spanish ulcer was the cause of my ruin"?

A. Matternich
B. Napoleon
C. Marshal Fouch
D. Chamberlain
Answer» C. Marshal Fouch
666.

In which year Vatican City was established as an independent state?

A. 1756
B. 1782
C. 1835
D. 1929
Answer» E.
667.

The declaration that Democracy is a Government 'of the people, by the pebple' was made by?

A. George Washington
B. Winston Churchill
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. Theodore Roosevelt
Answer» D. Theodore Roosevelt
668.

Which one was the slogan during French Revolution?

A. Liberty, Authority, Fraternity
B. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
C. Liberty, Equality, Freedom
D. Liberty, Law, Fraternity
Answer» C. Liberty, Equality, Freedom
669.

Marx belonged to?

A. Germany
B. Holland
C. France
D. Britain
Answer» B. Holland
670.

With the fall of which among the following the French Revolution began??

A. Bastille
B. Communes
C. Jacobin Club
D. Pilinitz
Answer» B. Communes
671.

In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what??

A. Prophecy
B. Medicine
C. Love
D. Peace
Answer» B. Medicine
672.

When was Byzantines recaptured??

A. 1204
B. 1261
C. 1291
D. 1225
Answer» C. 1291
673.

Ho Chi Minh was a leader of?

A. North Vietnam
B. South Vietnam
C. North Korea
D. South Korea
Answer» B. South Vietnam
674.

When did China start the Civil Services Examination??

A. 605 A.D.
B. 1905
C. 1920
D. 1949
Answer» B. 1905
675.

Who defined the "Long Nineteenth Century"??

A. Benedict Anderson
B. Ernest Gallner
C. Eric Hobsbawm
D. Karl Marx
Answer» D. Karl Marx
676.

Japan's Parliament is known as?

A. Diet
B. Dail
C. Yuan
D. Shora
Answer» B. Dail
677.

Russian communist leader Vladimir Lenin died in the year?

A. 1924
B. 1922
C. 1920
D. 1921
Answer» B. 1922
678.

Who won the Battle of Poitiers in 732?

A. Carloman
B. Charles Martel
C. Pepin of Herstal
D. Pepin the Short
Answer» C. Pepin of Herstal
679.

The theory of "natural rights" was propounded by

A. Hobbes
B. Locke
C. Bentham
D. Marx
Answer» C. Bentham
680.

During which dynasty Paper was invented in China

A. Xia Dynasty
B. Tang Dynasty
C. Yuan Dynasty
D. Han Dynasty
Answer» E.
681.

From which country did the USA purchase Alaska to make it the 49th federating state?

A. Canada
B. Britain
C. Russia
D. France
Answer» D. France
682.

Who secured papal recognition of his kingship in 1328?

A. Edward Bruce
B. Edward I of England
C. Edward II of England
D. Robert the Bruce
Answer» E.
683.

The battle of Thermopylae was fought between

A. Sparta and Athens
B. Athens and Rome
C. Greece City States and Persia
D. Rome and Carthage
Answer» D. Rome and Carthage
684.

Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C. in

A. Persia
B. Babylon
C. Macedonia
D. Taxila
Answer» C. Macedonia
685.

Who is known as 'The Father of English History'

A. Jerome
B. Alfred the Great
C. John Chrysostom
D. Bede
Answer» E.
686.

On which island of Franch, Napoleon was born

A. Saint Helena
B. Corsica
C. Elba
D. Oleron
Answer» C. Elba
687.

Which king of England was forced to signed the 'Magna Carta'

A. King Richard I
B. King Louis
C. Henry III
D. King John
Answer» E.
688.

When were concave spectacles invented?

A. 1286
B. 1320
C. 1360
D. 1000
Answer» B. 1320
689.

In which year Russian Revolution happend

A. 1912
B. 1915
C. 1917
D. 1921
Answer» D. 1921
690.

When did the Indian Rebellion begin?

A. 1818
B. 1857
C. 1858
D. 1819
Answer» C. 1858
691.

Who among the following played a prominent role during the "Reign of Terror" in France?

A. Voltaire
B. Marat
C. Robespierre
D. Montesquieu
Answer» D. Montesquieu
692.

When was the building of the Parthenon at Athens started?

A. 447 BC
B. 424 BC
C. 404 BC
D. 399 BC
Answer» B. 424 BC
693.

Which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century?

A. France
B. Spain
C. Britain
D. Germany
Answer» D. Germany
694.

Who was the first president of the Republic of China?

A. Chiang Kai-shek
B. Mao Zedong
C. Sun Yat-sen
D. Yuan Shikai
Answer» D. Yuan Shikai
695.

When did Otto I secure recognition of his title?

A. 936
B. 972
C. 973
D. 967
Answer» C. 973
696.

Hernan Cortez was a Conquistador from

A. England
B. Holland
C. Portugal
D. Spain
Answer» E.
697.

When was "The Communist Manifesto" written?

A. 1848
B. 1872
C. 1890
D. 1882
Answer» B. 1872
698.

Who took control of the kingdoms of Austrasia and Neustria in a coup of 753?

A. Carloman
B. Charles Martel
C. Pepin of Herstal
D. Pepin the Short
Answer» E.
699.

Alexander was trained by

A. Socrates
B. Aristotle
C. Plato
D. Homer
Answer» C. Plato
700.

When did John Cabot visit Cape Breton Island?

A. 1497
B. 1500
C. 1524
D. 1350
Answer» B. 1500