Historical Milestones & Figures

Question 1

In what year was the Magna Carta originally signed by King John of England?

Accepted Answer

1215

Question 2

Who is credited with inventing the printing press with movable type in Europe around 1440?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 3

The assassination of which Austro-Hungarian Archduke in Sarajevo is widely cited as the trigger for World War I?

Accepted Answer

Franz Ferdinand

Question 4

Who is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, reigning from 27 BC to 14 AD?

Accepted Answer

Augustus

Question 5

What 1781 battle is considered the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War, where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Yorktown

Question 6

What Parisian fortress and prison was stormed on July 14, 1789, an event that symbolized the beginning of the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Bastille

Question 7

What Soviet cosmonaut became the first human to journey into outer space in 1961?

Accepted Answer

Yuri Gagarin

Question 8

Who became the first president of a fully democratic South Africa in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison for his anti-apartheid activism?

Accepted Answer

Nelson Mandela

Question 9

In 1893, which country became the first in the world to grant all women the right to vote in national elections?

Accepted Answer

New Zealand

Question 10

The period of cultural and artistic rebirth in Europe from the 14th to the 17th century is known by what name?

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance

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