Milestones of world history – practice for Years 7–9

Sample questions on Milestones of world history with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject

History

Year

Years 7–9

Curriculum area

Discoveries and the start of the modern age

Question types: When did it happen? · Which did not happen in this century?

Sample questions

1. Question 1 Easy

   Match each event (1–3) with the year it happened (A–D).

   1. The first recorded Olympic Games are held at Olympia
   2. Christopher Columbus reaches America
   3. The Berlin Wall falls

   • A) 1989
   • B) 1492
   • C) 1914
   • D) 776 BC
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. The first recorded Olympic Games are held at Olympia → D) 776 BC
   2. Christopher Columbus reaches America → B) 1492
   3. The Berlin Wall falls → A) 1989

   How it works: The first recorded Olympic Games are held at Olympia – 776 BC; Christopher Columbus reaches America – 1492; The Berlin Wall falls – 1989

2. Question 2 Normal

   Which of these events did NOT happen in the 16th century?

   1. A) The Battle of Crécy
   2. B) Martin Luther publishes his 95 theses
   3. C) Magellan’s expedition completes the first voyage round the world
   4. D) Pope Gregory XIII introduces the Gregorian calendar
   5. E) Copernicus publishes his book on the Earth moving round the Sun
   Show the solution

   Answer: A) The Battle of Crécy

   How it works: The Battle of Crécy – 1346; Martin Luther publishes his 95 theses – 1517; Magellan’s expedition completes the first voyage round the world – 1522; Pope Gregory XIII introduces the Gregorian calendar – 1582; Copernicus publishes his book on the Earth moving round the Sun – 1543

3. Question 3 Hard

   Match each event (1–5) with the year it happened (A–F).

   1. The Bolsheviks take power in Russia (the October Revolution)
   2. Julius Caesar is assassinated
   3. The Great Fire of Rome
   4. Building of Hadrian’s Wall begins in Britain
   5. The Colosseum opens in Rome

   • A) AD 64
   • B) 44 BC
   • C) 221 BC
   • D) 1917
   • E) AD 122
   • F) AD 80
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. The Bolsheviks take power in Russia (the October Revolution) → D) 1917
   2. Julius Caesar is assassinated → B) 44 BC
   3. The Great Fire of Rome → A) AD 64
   4. Building of Hadrian’s Wall begins in Britain → E) AD 122
   5. The Colosseum opens in Rome → F) AD 80

   How it works: The Bolsheviks take power in Russia (the October Revolution) – 1917; Julius Caesar is assassinated – 44 BC; The Great Fire of Rome – AD 64; Building of Hadrian’s Wall begins in Britain – AD 122; The Colosseum opens in Rome – AD 80

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