SS3 First Term History Past Questions And Answers
Question: What event marked the beginning of the Stone Age?
A) Invention of writing
B) Agricultural revolution
C) Discovery of fire
D) Industrialization
Answer: B) Agricultural revolution
Question: Who was the famous Egyptian queen known for her relationship with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar?
A) Nefertiti
B) Cleopatra
C) Hatshepsut
D) Ramses II
Answer: B) Cleopatra
Question: Which ancient civilization is credited with the invention of the wheel?
A) Mesopotamia
B) Indus Valley
C) Ancient China
D) Ancient Egypt
Answer: A) Mesopotamia
Question: The Code of Hammurabi is associated with which ancient civilization?
A) Greek
B) Roman
C) Babylonian
D) Persian
Answer: C) Babylonian
Question: Who was the famous Greek philosopher known for his teachings and contributions to Western philosophy?
A) Socrates
B) Aristotle
C) Plato
D) Pythagoras
Answer: A) Socrates
Question: In which century did the Renaissance period begin in Europe?
A) 12th
B) 14th
C) 16th
D) 18th
Answer: B) 14th
Question: The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, is considered a key document in the development of which political concept?
A) Democracy
B) Feudalism
C) Totalitarianism
D) Communism
Answer: A) Democracy
Question: Who was the first President of the United States?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) George Washington
C) John Adams
D) James Madison
Answer: B) George Washington
Question: The Industrial Revolution originated in which country?
A) England
B) France
C) Germany
D) United States
Answer: A) England
Question: What event marked the beginning of World War I?
A) Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
B) Treaty of Versailles
C) Invasion of Poland
D) Battle of Stalingrad
Answer: A) Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Question: Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
A) Vladimir Putin
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Leon Trotsky
D) Nikita Khrushchev
Answer: B) Joseph Stalin
Question: The Marshall Plan was a U.S. initiative aimed at providing economic aid to rebuild which continent after World War II?
A) Asia
B) Europe
C) Africa
D) South America
Answer: B) Europe
Question: What was the main focus of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s?
A) Women’s rights
B) LGBTQ+ rights
C) Racial equality
D) Religious freedom
Answer: C) Racial equality
Question: Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields?
A) Marie Curie
B) Rosalind Franklin
C) Barbara McClintock
D) Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Answer: A) Marie Curie
Question: The Berlin Wall, a symbol of the Cold War, fell in which year?
A) 1985
B) 1989
C) 1991
D) 1995
Answer: B) 1989
Question: Nelson Mandela, a key figure in the fight against apartheid, became the first black president of which country?
A) Kenya
B) South Africa
C) Nigeria
D) Zimbabwe
Answer: B) South Africa
Question: The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty addressing the issue of:
A) Nuclear weapons
B) Climate change
C) Human rights
D) Global trade
Answer: B) Climate change
Question: The European Union was established with the signing of which treaty?
A) Maastricht Treaty
B) Treaty of Rome
C) Lisbon Treaty
D) Schengen Agreement
Answer: B) Treaty of Rome
Question: What event is often considered the catalyst for the Arab Spring in 2011?
A) Invasion of Iraq
B) Assassination of Osama bin Laden
C) Self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi
D) Signing of the Iran Nuclear Deal
Answer: C) Self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi
Question: In 2020, the world faced a global pandemic caused by the spread of which virus?
A) H1N1
B) Ebola
C) COVID-19
D) Zika
Answer: C) COVID-19.
