Q1.In which decade did a disease destroy the potato crop in Ireland, leading to widespread starvation?

Q2.In which century did legends about South America's fabled wealth and the search for El Dorado, the city of gold, become prominent in Europe?

Q3.By which period was the Portuguese and Spanish conquest and colonisation of America decisively underway?

Q4.What was considered the most powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors in America, rather than conventional military weapons?

Q5.Approximately how many people died of starvation in Ireland during the Great Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849)?

Q6.During the Great Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849), approximately how many people emigrated from Ireland in search of work?

Q7.Who was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony in New England who, in May 1634, considered smallpox a divine blessing for the colonists?

Q8.Which of the following was a significant factor that conquerors were mostly immune to, unlike guns which could be used against them?

Q9.Where did thousands of people from Europe flee to, seeking refuge from conditions like poverty, hunger, and religious persecution until the nineteenth century?

Q10.Until well into which century were China and India considered among the world’s richest countries and pre-eminent in Asian trade?