Quiz: The Cold War

In what year did Christopher Columbus reach the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola on his first voyage?

In 1999, he became President of Venezuela?

In which year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Who was the last Muslim ruler of Granada, effectively ending the Reconquista?

Who was the wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten and known for her iconic bust?

Machu Picchu, discovered in the early twentieth century, is a lost city of which civilization?

Do you know what year the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States was established?

Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?

In which state was Abraham Lincoln born?

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Which country was divided into communist and non-communist regions at the 38th parallel after World War II?

Which piece of legislation prohibited racial segregation in public places in the United States?

Do you know what year the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States was established?

Where does the name Europe find its origin?

Which Native American leader led the fight against the United States during the Seminole Wars?

The photograph features a ceremonial drinking cup in the shape of an animal head or horn, kept in the Metropolitan Museum in the US. Do you know to which culture or civilization this object belongs?

Which foreign crisis is often considered the most dangerous confrontation of the Cold War during JFK’s presidency?

Which event started the American Revolution?

Which mathematician supposedly had a Eureka moment in the bath?

Do you know how many exhibits are housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art?