World History - Study Mode

[#151] When did the king Ferdinand VII die?
Correct Answer

(C) 1833

Explanation

Solution: When Ferdinand died in September 1833, Isabella was recognized as the sovereign, but his widow was obliged to lean on the liberals as Don Carlos asserted his claims from Portugal and thus began the First Carlist War.

[#152] Who founded Saint Petersburg?
Correct Answer

(C) Peter the Great

Explanation

Solution: Saint Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703. It became capital of the Russian Empire for more than two hundred years (1712–1728, 1732–1918). St. Petersburg ceased being the capital in 1918 after the Russian Revolution of 1917.

[#153] Who murdered Julius Caesar?
Correct Answer

(B) Marcus Brutus

Explanation

Solution: The assassination of Caesar was the result of a conspiracy by many Roman senators led by Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, and Marcus Junius Brutus. They stabbed Caesar to death in a location adjacent to the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March 15 March 44 BC.

[#154] Who invented kerosene?
Correct Answer

(A) Abraham Pineo Gesner

Explanation

Solution: In 1846 Abraham Pineo Gesner invented a substitute for whale oil for lighting, distilled from coal. Later made from petroleum, kerosene became a popular lighting fuel. Modern and most popular versions of the kerosene lamp were later constructed by Polish inventor and pharmacist Ignacy Łukasiewicz.

[#155] Who said' 'I am the State'?
Correct Answer

(C) Louis-XIV of France

Explanation

Solution: Louis XIV brought France to its peak of absolute power and his words 'L'etat c'est moi' ('I am the state') express the spirit of a rule in which the king held all political authority. His absolutism brought him into conflict with the Huguenots and the papacy, with damaging repercussions.