20th Century Quiz1. In which city ………………………… Tsar Nicolas II and his family ……….…………….? (kill)

a, Rostov b, Olyokminsk c, Yekaterinburg

2. Who …………………..………….. the invasion of Kuwait in 1990? (order)

a, Saddam Hussein b, Osama Bin Laden c, Anwar Sadat

3. In 1922, a 14-year-old boy ………………..……………….. the first human experimental dose of what? (give)

a, penicillin b, insulin c, paracetamol

4. In the US military, why ………………….. a soldier………………… a Purple Heart? (give)

a, has been brave in battle b, has served in the army for 20 years c, has been wounded/killed in action

5. Which Third World leader …………………………………… by members of her bodyguard in 1984? (assassinate)

a, Violeta Chamorro(Nicaragua) b, Benazir Butto Pakistan) c, Indira Ghandi (India)

6. When …………………………. the first bar codes ……………….…………? (use)

a, the 60’s b, the 70’s c, the 80’s

7. Why ………………………………… the British Royal family ………………………….……. its name from “Saxe-Coburg and Gotha” to “Windsor” in 1917?

a, it sounded too German b, it was too long c, it was difficult to pronounce

8. What name …………………………… the US president’s plane …………………………..………….. by? (know)

a, Marine One b, Air Force One c, Sky Blue One

9. Who ………………………..……. his thoughts in a “Little Red Book”? (write)

a, Lenin b, Mao Tse-tung c, Gandhi

10. What ………………………………………. in the USA in January 1920? (ban)

a, cigarettes b, poker c, alcohol

11. What ………………………. UK wives finally ………………………………..…………….. to do in 1923? (allow)

a, get a divorce b, have their own bank accounts c, travel without their husband’s permission

12. How old was Bill Gates when he …………………………………………. Microsoft? (start)

a, 20 b, 30 c, 40

13. What place …………………………………………………..……….. on 7th December 1941? (attack)

a, Guernica b, Pearl Harbour c, Hiroshima

14. When …………………………..………. the first Hollywood film …………………….………………? (make)

a, 1911 b, 1921 c, 1931

15. Who ……………………………………………… to have invented champagne? (think)

a, Monsieur Moet b, Señor Freixnet c, Dom Perignon

16. Why …………………………Clara Petacci …………………………….………….. in 1945? (murder)

a, for being Mussolini’s partner b, for being Hitler’s sister c, for being Stalin’s mother

17. What first …………………………………….…….. in the 1960s? (appear)

a, CDs b, DVDs c, cassette tapes

18. Who was the American president when the Berlin wall …...………………… first …………………… in 1961? (build)

ac, Bill Clinton b, Richard Nixon c, John F Kennedy

19. Who …………………………………………. three mice; Mia, Benji and Laska ,into space in 1958? (send)

a, China b, Russia c, the USA

20. When ……………………. the first traffic lights ……………………….? (install)

a, 1868 b, 1908 c, 1928