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

Start with any question below. Make your guess, reveal the available options, then check which answer is correct. You can work through a few questions at a time or choose a longer set for a history trivia session.

  1. Ortro or Ortos was a three-headed dog: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  2. Osiris is the God considered the initiator of Egyptian civilization: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  3. Osiris' brother is:
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    • Mut
    • Seth
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  4. Otto von Bismarck was known as:
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    • The Tin Chancellor.
    • The Iron Chancellor.
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  5. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”
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    • Barack Obama
    • Martin Luther King Jr.
    • Eleanor Roosevelt
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  6. Pablo Picasso was the painter and portraitist of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco: True or false?
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    • True.
    • False, it was Salvador Dalí.
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  7. Panama proclaims its independence from Spain in the year ___.
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    • 1825
    • 1821
    • 1826
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  8. Parsifal - 1882, is an opera set by which country's composer?
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    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • Portugal
    • Germany
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  9. Passed in 1917, the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  10. Paul II was the Emperor of which country (1727-1730)?
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    • England
    • Russia
    • Germany
    • Spain
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  11. 649 people died during the Great London Fire of 1666 according to records: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  12. People in ancient Egypt used to shave their eyebrows as a sign of mourning when their cats died: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  13. Period where the first Mayan civilization developed.
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    • Preclassic
    • Postclassic
    • Classic
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  14. Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and...
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    • Danae
    • Metis
    • Demeter
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  15. Peru declared war on Germany during World War II: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  16. Philemon and Baucis, who were married, were the only ones in the city of Tiana who allowed Zeus and Hermes to enter their house: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  17. Plastic surgery was an invention that took place during World War I: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  18. Plato of Athens
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    • Demigod
    • A Human Philosopher
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  19. Police, prison and security organization in the service of Adolf Hitler, distinguished by the following acronym (SS or ᛋᛋ).
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    • Protection squads.
    • Security squads.
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  20. Polyphemus is a famous:
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    • Cyclops
    • Minotaur
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  21. Pores is the epitome of:
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    • Wealth.
    • Poverty.
    • Opportunity.
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  22. Pores is the personification of:
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    • Wealth.
    • Poverty.
    • Opportunity.
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  23. Portugal participated in the Second World War: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  24. Poseidon is not only the god of the seas, he is also the god of the:
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    • Tsunamis
    • Tidal waves
    • Earthquakes
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  25. Prehistory is divided into two major periods:
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    • Stone Age and Metal Age.
    • Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Age.
    • Archaic Age and Ancient Age.
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  26. Prior to World War II, Nazi Germany signed a Nonaggression Pact with what nation?
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    • Great Britain
    • Soviet Union
    • Czechoslovakia
    • France
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  27. Product exchange in the Metal Age is called:
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    • Barter
    • Import
    • Export
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  28. Queen Elizabeth II is distantly related to what East Europe historical figure?
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    • Countess Elizabeth Báthory (Hungary)
    • Prince Vlad the Impaler (Romania)
    • Tsar Ivan the Terrible (Russia)
    • Emperor Rudolf II (Holy Roman Empire)
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  29. Queen Elizabeth II was born which year?
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    • 1924
    • 1928
    • 1926
    • 1929
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  30. Quetzalcoatl is one of the most important gods of Mesoamerican culture: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  31. Radamantis was the son of Zeus and the Pleiades called Maya: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  32. Rebel Lives was the last film shot by Marilyn Monroe: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  33. Robert Edward Lee was the commander of the Confederate Army in the battle of Gettysburg: Yes or no?
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    • Yes
    • No
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  34. Robert Walpole was the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  35. Romalo and Remé is the name by which the founding brothers of Rome are known: True or false?
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    • True.
    • False, they are called Romulus and Remus.
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  36. Roman conquest of Britain got started under the rule of Emperor Claudius: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  37. Rosalind Franklin
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    • British Chemist who made significant contributions to understanding the structure of DNA and RNA
    • American social activist and leading feminist figure of the 1960s.
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  38. Ruler of Judea who murdered thousands of innocent children wanting to kill Jesus to protect his power.
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    • Pilate
    • Caesar
    • Herod
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  39. Ruthless monster that lived in Nemea, terrorizing its surroundings. I'll give you a hint, he had a skin so thick it was impenetrable.
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    • Bull
    • Minotaur
    • Lion
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  40. Salvador Dali...
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    • Is part of the current of the 20th century cubism.
    • Is not part of the current of the 20th century cubism.
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  41. Satoshi Nakamoto is the name assigned to the person or people who created the Bitcoin: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  42. Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell is known for formulating the classic theory of electromagnetic radiation: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  43. Second Boer War between the British Empire and South African Boer states started in 1899: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  44. Select the biggest problem for the conservation of the Titanic's remains.
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    • The pirates.
    • The strong ocean currents.
    • A bacteria that damages the metal of the ship.
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  45. Select the city that becomes the capital of Egypt in the Middle Empire.
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    • Giza
    • Acoris
    • Thebes
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  46. Select the continent ravaged by the black plague during the fourteenth century.
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    • American.
    • European.
    • African.
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  47. Select the country that was not liberated by Simon Bolivar.
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    • Argentina
    • Colombia
    • Peru
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  48. Select the cradle of civilizations.
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    • Mesopotamia
    • Egypt
    • Africa
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  49. Select the empire that Hernán Cortés conquered.
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    • Aztec Empire.
    • Inca Empire.
    • Olmec Empire.
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  50. Select the enemy of the Roman Republic in the Punic Wars.
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    • Sparta
    • Carthage
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