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World History – One Liner Q&A

June 25, 2025
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Q: Who was the first person to reach the North Pole?
A: Robert Edwin Peary

Q: Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
A: Roald Amundsen

Q: Which is the first printed book in the world?
A: Diamond Sutra

Q: Which country first printed a book?
A: China

Q: Who is known as the Man of Blood and Iron?
A: Otto von Bismarck

Q: Which is considered the oldest civilization in the world?
A: Mesopotamian Civilization

Q: The oldest ruling dynasty still exists in which country?
A: Japan

Q: Who were the first test tube twin babies in the world?
A: Stephan and Amanda

Q: Name of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
A: Little Boy

Q: Which country has always remained free from foreign rule?
A: Nepal

Q: Who said “Man is a political animal”?
A: Aristotle

Q: Autobiography of Adolf Hitler?
A: Mein Kampf

Q: Where is Pearl Harbour located?
A: Pearl Harbor

Q: ‘Sphinx’ is associated with which civilization?
A: Egyptian Civilization

Q: The Wailing Wall is situated in?
A: Western Wall

Q: Which civilization built the world’s first drainage system?
A: Indus Valley Civilization

Q: Which side did Japan fight in World War I?
A: With the UK against Germany

Q: When was Bangladesh created?
A: 1971

Q: During whose reign was the Great Wall of China constructed?
A: Qin Dynasty

Q: Which countries fought the Hundred Years’ War?
A: England and France

Q: Waterloo is located in?
A: Belgium

Q: First Prime Minister of England?
A: Robert Walpole

Q: Where did Alexander the Great die?
A: Babylon

Q: Which city did the Russian Revolution begin from?
A: St Petersburg

Q: Who discovered the sea route to India?
A: Vasco da Gama

Q: Pablo Picasso, the famous painter, was?
A: Pablo Picasso

Q: National Emblem of Italy?
A: White Lily

Q: Who was known as Africa’s Gandhi?
A: Nelson Mandela

Q: When was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
A: August 6 1945

Q: First President of the USA?
A: George Washington

Q: When did World War I begin?
A: 1914

Q: Who discovered America?
A: Christopher Columbus

Q: When did the Berlin Wall fall?
A: 1989

Q: First man to walk on the moon?
A: Neil Armstrong

Q: British Prime Minister during WWII?
A: Winston Churchill

Q: Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
A: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

Q: Which ancient civilization built pyramids?
A: Egyptian Civilization

Q: Which war ended with the Treaty of Versailles?
A: World War I

Q: First female Prime Minister of the UK?
A: Margaret Thatcher

Q: Who discovered Cuba?
A: Christopher Columbus

Q: Who was Chinese Emperor during Marco Polo’s visit?
A: Kublai Khan

Q: In which year was the Suez Canal opened for trade?
A: 1869

Q: First Roman Emperor?
A: Augustus

Q: Who is known as the Father of History?
A: Herodotus

Q: When was the city of Alexandria founded by Alexander?
A: 331 BC

Q: Name of Alexander’s horse?
A: Bucephalus

Q: US President during World War II?
A: Franklin D Roosevelt

Q: Karl Marx was born in which country?
A: Germany

Q: Who said “Government of the people by the people for the people”?
A: Abraham Lincoln

Q: From which port did Titanic start its journey?
A: Southampton

Q: Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
A: Khufu

Q: Who is considered the first Pharaoh of Egypt?
A: Menes

Q: Name of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki?
A: Fat Man