Grade 9History & geographyquiz16 questions

The 20th century

Grade 9: world wars (main facts), the United Nations, independence movements, space race.

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Questions

  1. In which year did World War I begin?

    • 1912
    • 1914
    • 1916
    • 1918
    Show answer1914

  2. Which event in 1939 marked the start of World War II in Europe?

    • Germany's invasion of France
    • Germany's invasion of Poland
    • The attack on Pearl Harbor
    • The fall of Paris
    Show answerGermany's invasion of Poland

  3. World War II ended in 1945. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. Which treaty of 1919 formally ended World War I with Germany? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerThe Treaty of Versailles

  5. In which year was the United Nations founded?

    • 1919
    • 1939
    • 1945
    • 1955
    Show answer1945

  6. Which UN body has five permanent members with veto power?

    • The General Assembly
    • The Secretariat
    • The Security Council
    • The Trusteeship Council
    Show answerThe Security Council

  7. The League of Nations was created after World War II. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  8. Which leader led India's nonviolent campaign against British rule?

    • Ho Chi Minh
    • Kwame Nkrumah
    • Mahatma Gandhi
    • Sun Yat-sen
    Show answerMahatma Gandhi

  9. In which year did India gain independence?

    • 1939
    • 1947
    • 1951
    • 1962
    Show answer1947

  10. Which country was the first in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence from Britain, in 1957? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerGhana

  11. Who led South Africa's first democratically elected government in 1994?

    • Desmond Tutu
    • Jomo Kenyatta
    • Julius Nyerere
    • Nelson Mandela
    Show answerNelson Mandela

  12. Which country launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, in 1957?

    • China
    • France
    • The Soviet Union
    • The United States
    Show answerThe Soviet Union

  13. Who was the first human to travel into space, in 1961? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerYuri Gagarin

  14. Apollo 11 landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  15. Who was the first woman in space, flying in 1963?

    • Helen Sharman
    • Sally Ride
    • Svetlana Savitskaya
    • Valentina Tereshkova
    Show answerValentina Tereshkova

  16. Which conflict between the US and USSR drove the space race?

    • The Cold War
    • The Crimean War
    • The Korean War
    • The Suez Crisis
    Show answerThe Cold War

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