Q 01/05

Which country was the first in the world to give all women the right to vote in national elections?

A) New Zealand

B) Norway

C) Australia

D) Finland

Answer · why

A) New Zealand

The 1893 Electoral Act followed a campaign led by Kate Sheppard, who now appears on the NZ$10 note.

Q 02/05

In which year did the Berlin Wall come down?

A) 1985

B) 1989

C) 1979

D) 1983

Answer · why

B) 1989

The East German announcement on 9 November was so garbled that border guards, overwhelmed by crowds, simply opened the gates that night.

Q 03/05

Which English king sealed Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215?

A) Henry II

B) Richard I

C) John

D) Edward I

Answer · why

C) John

The charter was annulled by the Pope within weeks, and only later reissues turned it into a foundation of English law.

Q 04/05

Who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic, from New York to Paris, in 1927?

A) Amelia Earhart

B) Howard Hughes

C) Wiley Post

D) Charles Lindbergh

Answer · why

D) Charles Lindbergh

He flew for more than 33 hours in the Spirit of St. Louis, and Coolidge gave him both the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Medal of Honor.

Q 05/05

Suleiman the Magnificent was the longest-reigning sultan of which empire?

A) Ottoman

B) Safavid

C) Byzantine

D) Mughal

Answer · why

A) Ottoman

His 46-year reign from 1520 to 1566 marked the peak of the empire's military and economic power.