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  • A. Gettysburg
  • B. Peiter'sburg
  • C. Nuremburg
  • D. Peitsburg

Explanation: Major Nazi war criminals were tried before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg in 1945–46.

Correct answer: Nuremburg
  • A. Diocletian
  • B. Titus
  • C. Augustus
  • D. Constantine

Explanation: Constantine controlled the eastern part of the Roman Empire before becoming sole emperor and later founded Constantinople as its eastern…

Correct answer: Constantine
  • A. King of Sweden
  • B. Duke of Normandy
  • C. A viking Earl
  • D. Duke of Saxony

Explanation: William the Conqueror was Duke of Normandy before claiming the English throne.

Correct answer: Duke of Normandy
  • A. 490 to 480 BC
  • B. 470 to 450 BC
  • C. 431 to 405 BC
  • D. 532 to 530 BC

Explanation: The Peloponnesian War lasted from 431 to 404 BC, although some simplified references give 405 BC for its final phase.

Correct answer: 431 to 405 BC
  • A. Henry
  • B. Bjorn
  • C. Harold Godwin son
  • D. William

Explanation: William I was the first Norman king of England after his victory at Hastings in 1066.

Correct answer: William
  • A. 1066
  • B. 1068
  • C. 1070
  • D. 1075

Explanation: The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066. William of Normandy defeated King Harold Godwinson there, leading to the Norman…

Correct answer: 1066
  • A. 1099
  • B. 1102
  • C. 1097
  • D. 1010Science

Explanation: The First Crusaders captured Jerusalem on 15 July 1099 after a siege. This followed their march through the eastern Mediterranean during…

Correct answer: 1099
  • A. 60 BCE
  • B. 70 BCE
  • C. 63 BCE
  • D. 80 BCE

Explanation: Pompey the Great captured Jerusalem in 63 BCE during Rome’s expansion into the eastern Mediterranean.

Correct answer: 63 BCE
  • A. Greece
  • B. Troy
  • C. Sparta
  • D. Carthage

Explanation: Hannibal was the leading Carthaginian commander in the Second Punic War against Rome.

Correct answer: Carthage
  • A. Carthage and Roman
  • B. Romans and Gaul
  • C. Romans and Vandals
  • D. Greece and Romans

Explanation: The Punic Wars were a series of conflicts between Rome and Carthage from 264 to 146 BCE.

Correct answer: Carthage and Roman
  • A. Congo River valley
  • B. Mesopotamia
  • C. Yucatan Peninsula
  • D. Grand Canyon

Explanation: Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is widely called the cradle of civilisation.

Correct answer: Mesopotamia
  • A. April 1813
  • B. August 1813
  • C. August 1814Fun & Trivia
  • D. April 1814

Explanation: British forces burned the White House and other public buildings in Washington, D.C., in August 1814 during the War of 1812.

Correct answer: August 1814Fun & Trivia
  • A. Nawaz sharif
  • B. Ch shujjat
  • C. Yousaf raza Gillani
  • D. Imran khan

Explanation: Imran Khan was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, notably for his efforts connected with peace and the Kartarpur Corridor.

Correct answer: Imran khan
  • A. 1922
  • B. 1920
  • C. 1924
  • D. 1925

Explanation: The Dawes Plan was adopted in 1924 to restructure Germany’s reparations payments after the First World War.

Correct answer: 1924
  • A. 1917
  • B. 1918
  • C. 1920
  • D. 1921

Explanation: After the 1917 Revolution, the Soviet government moved the capital from Petrograd to Moscow in 1918, restoring Moscow's status as capital.

Correct answer: 1918
  • A. February 1639
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  • C. April 1640
  • D. March 1639

Explanation: Harvard College was named for clergyman John Harvard in March 1639 after his bequest of books and half his estate to the institution.

Correct answer: March 1639
  • A. March 1555
  • B. October 1555
  • C. June 6, 1555
  • D. April 1555

Explanation: Valencia in present-day Venezuela was founded by Alonso Díaz Moreno on 25 March 1555.

Correct answer: March 1555
  • A. April 1553
  • B. March 1552
  • C. October 1654
  • D. December 1, 1552

Explanation: Guru Amar Das became the third Sikh Guru in March 1552, succeeding Guru Angad.

Correct answer: March 1552
  • A. June 5, 1639Pakistan Studies Mcqs
  • B. April 1537
  • C. October 1638
  • D. March 1636

Explanation: Utrecht University was founded in March 1636 by the city of Utrecht and the States of Utrecht.

Correct answer: March 1636
  • A. 1871
  • B. 1870
  • C. 1888
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Royal Albert Hall was opened by Queen Victoria on 29 March 1871 in London.

Correct answer: 1871