1,500+ History Trivia Questions and Answers

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Put your knowledge of the past to the test with 1,500+ history trivia questions. Make your guess, reveal the options and check each correct answer without leaving the page.

1,500+ History Trivia Questions and Answers

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  1. In which year was The Act of Union which led to the formation of Great Britain passed?
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    • 1701
    • 1712
    • 1705
    • 1707
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  2. In which year was the Battle of Hastings fought between William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson?
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    • 1066
    • 1069
    • 1067
    • 1068
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  3. In which year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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    • 1776
    • 1787
    • 1812
    • 1865
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  4. In which year was the first android device launched?
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    • 2008
    • 2011
    • 2009
    • 2010
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  5. In which year was the first handheld mobile phone created?
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    • 1973
    • 1978
    • 1965
    • 1932
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  6. In which year was the first light bulb created?
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    • 1823
    • 1802
    • 1905
    • 1769
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  7. In which year was the Internet created?
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    • 1983
    • 1991
    • 1992
    • 1985
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  8. In which year was the magnetic compass invented?
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    • 206 BC
    • 154 BC
    • 01 AD
    • 12 AD
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  9. In which year was the microwave oven invented?
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    • 1918
    • 1976
    • 1946
    • 1985
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  10. In which year was the plane invented?
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    • 1845
    • 1903
    • 1929
    • 1931
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  11. In which year was the powered vacuum cleaner invented?
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    • 1903
    • 1925
    • 1901
    • 1932
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  12. In which year was the typewriter invented?
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    • 1833
    • 1901
    • 1915
    • 1878
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  13. Industrial Revolution started in Britain in the 18th century with the development of:
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    • The gin distillery
    • The steel mill
    • The flour mill
    • The cotton mill
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  14. Iris is the rainbow goddess who announces the covenant of humans and gods and the end of the storm: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  15. Is it true that Dionysus is the god of the wind: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  16. Is Perseus a demigod?
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    • Yes
    • No
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  17. Isaac Newton was a:
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    • Chemist
    • Physicist
    • Astrologer
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  18. Island where Napoleon I was exiled after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.
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    • Island of St. Helena.
    • Island of Elba.
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  19. It is known for having created the calotype process, using silver nitrate to take photographs
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    • Samuel Morse
    • William Henry Fox Talbot
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  20. It symbolizes the end of the Old Regime and the beginning of the French Revolution.
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    • The burning of the Aranjuez Prison.
    • The taking of the Bastille.
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  21. It tells the adventures that Ulysses had to face to return home after the Trojan War.
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    • Memories of Ulysses
    • The Iliad
    • The Odyssey
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  22. Jadwiga was the Queen of which country (1384-1399)?
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    • Russia
    • Poland
    • Finland
    • Austria
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  23. James of Zebedee, or known in Christian tradition as James the Great, is the patron saint of___.
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    • Portugal
    • Spain
    • Poland
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  24. James Watt was a:
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    • Engineer
    • Architect
    • Philosopher
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  25. Jane Addams
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    • Anti-lynching crusader, reporter, an early activist for racial justice
    • Founder of Hull-House and of the social work profession
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  26. Jane Goodall
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    • Primatologist and researcher, worked with chimpanzees in Africa
    • mathematician whose work is still used in the construction of skyscrapers
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  27. Janto and Balio were two immortal lions: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  28. Japan bombarded China with bubonic plague-infected fleas: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  29. Japan did not belong to the Axis powers during World War II: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  30. Japan was the last country to surrender: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  31. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a:
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    • Biologist
    • Philosopher
    • Mathematician
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  32. Jeanne D'Arc was also known as:
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    • Maiden of Versailles
    • Maid of Orleans
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  33. Jesus was crucified between two men. Who were they?
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    • Two prophets.
    • Two thieves.
    • Two Pharisees.
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  34. Jinmu Tennō was the traditional founder of Japan and the first emperor of Japan: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  35. Joan I of Castile was nicknamed..
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    • The Martyr.
    • The Nun.
    • The Mad.
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  36. Joan of Arc, also known as the Maiden of Orleans, had a remarkable participation in the Hundred Years War: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  37. John Abbott was the first Prime Minister of Canada: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  38. John Dalton was a:
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    • Musician
    • Chemist
    • Lawyer
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  39. John Sigismund was the Duke of which Old Duchy (1608-1618, 1618-1620)?
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    • Bavaria
    • Saxony
    • Prussia
    • Milan
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  40. José Bonaparte, elder brother of Napoleón Bonaparte, was king of Spain (1808-1813): True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  41. José Gervasio Artigas is the Father of the homeland of:
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    • Chile
    • Uruguay
    • Argentina
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  42. Joseph Goebbels, a minister who made great strides in destabilizing Hitler with his grand strategies: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  43. Journalists could be subject to execution during Worl War I (1914-1918): True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  44. Juan Ponce de León gave the state of Florida its name: Yes or no?
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    • Yes
    • No
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  45. Juana I of Castile better known as Juana the Mad was born in France.
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    • Vero
    • False, she was born in Spain.
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  46. Julio César falls assassinated at the entrance of ___.
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    • His bedroom
    • The Curia
    • The Parthenon
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  47. Julius Caesar was stabbed several times in the Roman Senate: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  48. Karl Dönitz signs the surrender of Germany after Hitler's death: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  49. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were the authors of “The Communist Manifesto”: Yes or no?
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    • Yes
    • No
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  50. Kenneth McAlpin (810-858) was the first king of Scotland: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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