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Quiz about Great Moments of the Twentieth Century

Great Moments of the Twentieth Century Quiz

These are 10 events that highlight many of the key events of the 20th century.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,306

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. It's impossible to describe the century without taking note of the many wars that occurred. World War II was perhaps the most devastating
because of its scope and duration. No one is more representative of that conflict than Hitler. Which one of his henchmen took an ill-advised (and apparently unauthorized) trip to Great Britain and ended up eventually in Spandau Prison for the remainder of his life? Hint

Martin Bormann

Hermann Goering

Rudolf Hess

Heinrich Himmler

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Question 2 of 10

2. There were many disasters during the century. The sinking of the "Titanic" is familiar to everyone, as is the "Challenger" disaster. Another explosion - that of the Hindenburg - was equally horrible. Where did this occur? Hint

New Jersey

New York

New Mexico

New Hampshire

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Question 3 of 10

3. Charles Lindbergh provided an explorer's "spark" when he crossed the Atlantic. When did this happen? Hint

1927

1932

1922

1937

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Question 4 of 10

4. The assassination of John Kennedy was a devastating event in America that had a profound impact in a variety of ways. Which individual's inclusion on the Warren Commission was particularly curious - since he had been previously forced out of office by President Kennedy? Hint

Earl Warren

J. Edgar Hoover

Gerald Ford

Allen Dulles

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Question 5 of 10

5. The forcible ejection from office of President Nixon following Watergate was a national trauma for the U.S. Who headed the investigating committee? Hint

Howard Baker

Sam Ervin

Edward Gurney

John Stennis

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Who was the Soviet leader at the time? Hint

Khrushchev

Molotov

Bulganin

Sholokov

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Question 7 of 10

7. A crowning moment in science occurred when man first set foot on the moon. Who was the first man to do so? Hint

Buzz Aldrin

Alan Shepard

Neil Armstrong

John Glenn

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Question 8 of 10

8. No one had a greater impact on twentieth century thought than Sigmund Freud. Which of these is not a work by Freud? Hint

The Psychopathology of Everyday Life

Studies in Hysteria

The Interpretation of Dreams

Man's Search for Meaning

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Question 9 of 10

9. The twentieth century was a particularly turbulent time for the Soviet Union. The Russian Revolution, Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, Communism, Bolshevism, and socialism. Lenin was honored by having a town renamed as Leningrad. Which? Hint

Irkutsk

Kamchatka

Yakutsk

Petrograd

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Question 10 of 10

10. The use of the A-bomb at the end of World War II ushered in a new, atomic era. Which statement is accurate? Hint

The first bomb, "Little Boy, was dropped on Nagasaki

The first bomb, "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki

The first bomb, "Fat Man", was dropped on Hiroshima

The first bomb, "Little Boy", was dropped on Hiroshima

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. It's impossible to describe the century without taking note of the many wars that occurred. World War II was perhaps the most devastating because of its scope and duration. No one is more representative of that conflict than Hitler. Which one of his henchmen took an ill-advised (and apparently unauthorized) trip to Great Britain and ended up eventually in Spandau Prison for the remainder of his life?

Answer: Rudolf Hess

Hess may have been a bit daft - but, weren't they all?

Answer: New Jersey

Lakehurst, N.J. 1937.

3. Charles Lindbergh provided an explorer's "spark" when he crossed the Atlantic. When did this happen?

Answer: 1927

1927, N.Y. to Paris. That was before the kidnapping of his son and the development of sympathy with the Nazis.

Answer: Allen Dulles

Dulles, head of the CIA, was deposed as a result of the Bay of Pigs fiasco. Ford and Warren served, but were not controversial choices.
Hoover and JFK weren't exactly friends, but Hoover was not on the commission.

5. The forcible ejection from office of President Nixon following Watergate was a national trauma for the U.S. Who headed the investigating committee?

Answer: Sam Ervin

"Just a simple country lawyer ..." Baker and Gurney were also members of the committee.

6. The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Who was the Soviet leader at the time?

Answer: Khrushchev

Scary time. Fortunately, the crisis did not lead to war.

7. A crowning moment in science occurred when man first set foot on the moon. Who was the first man to do so?

Answer: Neil Armstrong

"That's one small step for (a) man ..."

8. No one had a greater impact on twentieth century thought than Sigmund Freud. Which of these is not a work by Freud?

Answer: Man's Search for Meaning

Freudian psychology has influenced our thought in countless ways.
"Studies" was his first work (co-authored with Josef Breuer). "Dreams" is considered by many to be his "masterpiece".
"Psychopathology" gives rise to the term "freudian slips". "Search" was by Victor Frankl.

Answer: Petrograd

St. Petersburg had been renamed Petrograd amid a wave of anti-German hysteria in WWI. "Colorful" people and times. Quite a century.

10. The use of the A-bomb at the end of World War II ushered in a new, atomic era. Which statement is accurate?

Answer: The first bomb, "Little Boy", was dropped on Hiroshima

The "Enola Gay" dropped it. The world has changed dramatically as a result of atomic power. "Fat Man", the second bomb, was dropped on Nagasaki.

Source: Author robert362

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