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. Select the first emperor of Rome.
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    • Caligula
    • Octavian
    • Tiberius
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  2. Select the historical name of Istanbul:
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    • Mesopotamia
    • Argar
    • Constantinople
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  3. Select the image of Fidel Castro's blood brother: Yes or no?
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    • YesYes
    • NoNo
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  4. Select the Iron Lady: Yes or no?
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    • YesYes
    • NoNo
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  5. Select the largest Empire in pre-Columbian America.
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    • Maya
    • Aztec
    • Inca
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  6. Select the name of the architect of the first pyramid.
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    • Imhotep
    • Amenhotep
    • Khaemwaset
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  7. Select the name of the civilization that built the town of Machu Picchu in Peru.
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    • Olmec
    • Inca
    • Maya
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  8. Select the name of the navigator who shouted "Earth" when he saw the New World:
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    • De la Costa Juan.
    • Rodrigo Triana.
    • Lorenzo de las Casas.
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  9. Select the name of the parents of the Titans and the Titanides.
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    • Aunt and Ocean
    • Críos and Temis
    • Uranus and Gaia
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  10. Select the name of the rescue plan of Europe after World War II.
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    • Europe Reconstruction Plan
    • Kyoto Plan
    • Marshall Plan
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  11. Select the name of the two-headed dog, son of Equidna and Typhoon, and brother of Cerberus.
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    • Sphinx
    • Orthro
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  12. Select the name the Senate gave Octavian.
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    • Antony
    • Hannibal
    • Augustus
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  13. Select the profession of Alexander Fleming.
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    • Astrophysicist
    • Biologist
    • Bacteriologist
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  14. Select the writing system used by the Egyptians:
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    • Tartalejos
    • Hieroglyphics
    • Sumerian
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  15. Selma Lagerlof
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    • First woman to win Nobel Prize for Literature
    • Wrote popular novels of the Romantic period
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  16. Set of 8 pacts aimed at strengthening peace in Europe after World War I:
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    • Locarno Treaties
    • Treaties of Leguía
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  17. Settlements where black slaves who rebelled or escaped from their life of slavery took refuge.
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    • Cumbe
    • Quilombo
    • Both options are valid.
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  18. She discovered the radio, which led to the development of radiation and X-rays.
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    • Stephanie Kwolek
    • Marie Curie
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  19. She invented the dishwasher
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    • Josephine Cochrane
    • Margaret Knight
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  20. She invented the strong, thin and versatile fiber known as Kevlar, with which bulletproof vests, military helmets and other even space materials are made
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    • Stephanie Kwolek
    • Mary Anderson
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  21. She invented the windshield wiper
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    • Ruth Handler
    • Mary Anderson
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  22. "Sheer Heart Attack" is the debut album of the British band Queen: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  23. Siddharta Gautama was the founder of Hinduism in Asia: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  24. Sigmund Freud was a:
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    • Psychiatrist
    • Neurologist
    • Nurse
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  25. Simon Bolivar once was the president of
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    • Bolivia
    • Peru
    • Costa Rica
    • Panama
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  26. Simón Bolívar’s involvement in Latin America independence war against Spanish dominion was decisive to liberate several countries in 19th century. Which countries are we talking about?
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    • Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Chile, Paraguay
    • Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Dominican Republic
    • Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia
    • Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Haiti, Dominican Republic
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  27. Since July 21, 2013, Philip Leopold Louis-Marie of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha is king of the Belgians: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  28. Since when are the Princess of Asturias International Cooperation Awards granted?
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    • 1975
    • 1979
    • 1981
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  29. Socrates
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    • A Demigod
    • A Human Western Philosopher
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  30. Some historians believe what contributing factor helped set the stage for World War II?
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    • The Great Depression
    • Instability in Europe after World War I
    • Germany's strong revenge feeling since World War I
    • All of the above
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  31. South Africa’s leader, Nelson Mandela, got out of prison finally in the year of 1992: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  32. Spain was the country that financed Christopher Columbus expeditions in 1492: Yes or no?
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    • Yes
    • No
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  33. Spanish poet shot in 1936:
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    • Federico Garcia Lorca.
    • Antonio Machado.
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  34. Sparta, the ancient Greek city, had 25,000 citizens and 500,000 slaves at the peak of its history: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  35. Sporo was a young man who attracted the attention of the emperor Nero because of his physical resemblance to Poppaea Sabina, to such an extent that he ended up marrying the young man: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  36. SPQR is the acronym that became the symbol of Rome, whose meaning is:
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    • The Senate and the Roman people.
    • The Senate and the Roman Power.
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  37. Srinivasa Ramanujan was a self-taught Indian mathematician who made outstanding contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, series and continuous fractions: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  38. State whether the statement is true or false – “Cleopatra VII lived closer to the creation of smartphones than the building of Great pyramid of Giza.”
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    • True
    • False
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  39. Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was Queen Regent of which country (1858-1859)?
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    • Ireland
    • Spain
    • Portugal
    • France
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  40. Stephen III the Great was King of which country (1457-1504)?
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    • Romania
    • Hungary
    • Moldavia
    • Bulgaria
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  41. Steven Allan Spielberg is considered one of the pioneers:
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    • Of the new Hollywood.
    • Of the new film fiction.
    • Of the new cinematographic era.
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  42. Strabo
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    • A Demigod
    • A Human Geographer
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  43. Suez Canal, whose construction began in 1859 in Egypt, used forced labor during the first years: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  44. Surely you know the answer of this. Who were the belligerents of the opium wars?
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    • Chinese and British empires
    • French and Japanese empires
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  45. Susanoo, the god of storms and tempest, in Japanese mythology, was begotten of a nose: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  46. Swans were a delicacy for the rich, along with storks, sparrows, cranes, turtle doves and peacocks in Medieval England: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  47. Switzerland was not invaded in either of the two world wars: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  48. Tarquinius the Elder was the seventh and last king of Rome: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  49. Tartarus, according to Greek mythology was the place where the bad guys went when they died: True or false?
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    • True.
    • False, they went to the Champs Elysees.
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  50. Thanatos is the personification of:
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    • Sun.
    • The memory.
    • Death without violence.
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