20th Century Quiz

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20th Century Quiz

How much do you know about events in the last century?

When did Henry Ford sell the first Model-T motor car?

1. 1903
2. 1908
3. 1910

When was the first talking movie, "The Jazz Singer"?

1. 1903
2. 1915
3. 1927

When did Einstein publish his theory of relativity?

1. about 100 years ago
2. about 80 years ago
3. about 60 years ago
4. about 50 years ago

When was the Russian Revolution?

1. in 1909
2. in 1914
3. in 1917

When was the first non-stop flight around the world?

1. about 90 years ago
2. about 70 years ago
3. about 40 years ago

How many people died in the Second World War?

1. about 20 million
2. about 60 million
3. about 80 million

When did the Berlin Wall come down?

1. in 1945
2. in 1975
3. in 1989

On what date in 1969 did man first land in the moon?

1. on 20 July
2. on 3 May
3. on 13 August

How many number 1 hits did the Beatles have in the UK?

1. 12
2. 17
3. 27

When was smoking banned on all flights?

1. 1982
2. 1994
3. 2000

When was the first Microwave oven used?

1. in 1938
2. in 1946
3. in 1954

When was the first ever organ transplanted?

1. in 1944
2. in 1954
3. in 1964

When was the video game 'Pacman' first launched?

1. 1980
2. 1986
3. 1991

When were OREO cookies first sold?

1. 1960
2. 1971
3. 1975

When was the first mammal cloned?

1. 1989
2. 1993
3. 1996

The first mammal ever cloned was a ....

1. sheep
2. pig
3. mouse
4. monkey

When was the iPhone first introduced?

1. 2001
2. 2004
3. 2007

When was Nelson Mandela released from prison?

1. 1988
2. 1990
3. 1993

When did the twentieth century end?

1. at midnight on 31/12/1999
2. at midnight on 31/12/2000