Time Capsule: History Highlights

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Time Capsule: History Highlights

Unseal a global time capsule — ten bite-sized questions that jump from ancient wonders to modern turning points.

Category: Education & Culture
Questions: 10 questions
Estimated time: 7 minutes
Creator: By QuizQuiz

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1

Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exists today?

2

Who became the first Roman emperor and initiated the Pax Romana?

3

In which year did the Berlin Wall fall, symbolizing the end of the Cold War division in Europe?

4

Machu Picchu, the famous mountaintop citadel, was built by which civilization?

5

Who delivered the iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech during the 1963 March on Washington?

6

The assassination of which figure in Sarajevo in 1914 is widely seen as the immediate trigger for World War I?

7

Which pandemic, beginning in 1918, infected a large portion of the world and caused millions of deaths?

8

Which ocean-liner famously sank on her maiden voyage in April 1912 after hitting an iceberg?

9

Which British prime minister was nicknamed the 'Iron Lady'?

10

Who is credited with inventing the movable-type printing press in Europe, revolutionizing the spread of information in the 15th century?