History for grades 9–10: questions with answers

The History questions for grades 9–10 from the game, with the correct answers and an explanation for each.

  1. Which US president bought Louisiana from France in 1803?

    • George Washington
    • John Adams
    • Thomas Jefferson
    • James Madison

    Correct answer: Thomas Jefferson — The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States for about 15 million dollars.

  2. In which year did the Spanish Armada sail against England?

    • 1492
    • 1588
    • 1605
    • 1666

    Correct answer: 1588 — Philip II's fleet was meant to invade England; storms and the English navy scattered it.

  3. Akbar the Great ruled which empire?

    • Mughal
    • Ottoman
    • Safavid
    • Maratha

    Correct answer: Mughal — Akbar ruled 1556–1605, expanded the empire across northern India and practised religious tolerance.

  4. Which Roman emperor legalised Christianity with the Edict of Milan in 313?

    • Nero
    • Diocletian
    • Constantine
    • Theodosius

    Correct answer: Constantine — The Edict of Milan ended the persecution of Christians; Constantine also founded Constantinople in 330.

  5. The Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494 divided newly found lands between which two countries?

    • England and France
    • Spain and Portugal
    • Spain and England
    • Portugal and the Netherlands

    Correct answer: Spain and Portugal — Spain and Portugal moved an earlier papal line westward: Portugal got Africa's coasts and, as it turned out, Brazil; Spain most of the Americas.

  6. Who was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope?

    • Bartolomeu Dias
    • Christopher Columbus
    • Vasco da Gama
    • Ferdinand Magellan

    Correct answer: Bartolomeu Dias — Dias rounded the cape in 1488; ten years later Vasco da Gama followed the route to India.

  7. Which battle in 1815 ended Napoleon's rule for good?

    • Austerlitz
    • Trafalgar
    • Leipzig
    • Waterloo

    Correct answer: Waterloo — Wellington and Blücher defeated Napoleon near Brussels on 18 June 1815; he was exiled to Saint Helena.

  8. Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid of Giza?

    • Djoser
    • Khufu
    • Tutankhamun
    • Ramesses II

    Correct answer: Khufu — The Great Pyramid, built around 2560 BC, was the tallest structure in the world for nearly 4,000 years.

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