The History Lesson - Past Simple Practice

1. JFK died in 1965.

    True

    False

2. Christopher Columbus discovered Australia in 1455.

    True

    False

3. Mark Twain wrote King Lear.

    True

    False

4. Elvis Presley sang Heartbreak Hotel in 1956.

    True

    False

5. The Berlin Wall opened in 1979.

    True

    False

6. The United States declared independence in 1876.

    True

    False

7. The Russians sent Sputnik into space in 1957.

    True

    False

8. Two men landed on Mars in 1969.

    True

    False

9. The French had a revolution in 1789.

    True

    False

10. The Wright brothers flew a plane in 1803.

    True

    False