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. Albert Einstein was a:
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    • Mathematician
    • Physicist
    • Chemist
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  2. Alcides Ghiggia, a Uruguayan soccer player, was the one who scored the second goal that would lead his team to victory, occurring the "Maracanazo": True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  3. Alexander the Great, of Macedon
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    • A Demigod
    • A Human Ruler
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  4. Alexandria’s Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of ancient world, is still standing today: Yes or no?
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    • Yes
    • No
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  5. All muslims are arabs: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  6. Allah is no different than the God of Abraham, Moses and Jesus: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  7. "Allahu Akbar" means "God is (the) greatest"": True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  8. Also, select the number of Punic Wars that occurred.
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    • 1
    • 4
    • 3
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  9. American singer Taylor Swift was 16 years old when her debut album was released: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  10. Among other British cities, Winchester was called Verulamium in Roman times: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  11. An ancient Roman military camp in Europe called Vindobona grew up through the ages and is known today as:
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    • York (England)
    • Lyon (France)
    • Budapest (Hungary)
    • Vienna (Austria)
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  12. An easy one, what was the cause of the death of actress Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)?
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    • Drunkenness
    • Heart failure
    • Barbiturate overdose
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  13. An estimated 1.5 million children died during the Holocaust. Approximately 1.2 million of them were Jews and tens of thousands were __________
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    • Gypsies
    • Muslims
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  14. Ananké is the personification of:
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    • The destiny.
    • The memory.
    • The inevitability.
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  15. Anankee is the personification of:
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    • Fate.
    • Memory.
    • The inevitability.
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  16. Ancient Greek traditions required to put objects over the dead's eyes upon their funeral. Which objects?
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    • Leaves
    • Coins
    • Paper scrolls
    • Stones
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  17. And the final one… St. Augustine in the state of Florida was the very first permanent European settlement in North America. Who was its founder?
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    • Pedro Menéndez
    • Giovanni da Verrazano
    • Hernando de Soto
    • Jacques Cartier
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  18. And these Empires are:
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    • First or Great Empire, Second or Ancient Empire
    • Old Empire, Middle Empire, New Empire
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  19. And who gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy?
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    • Apollo
    • Athena
    • Artemis
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  20. And who were the belligerents of this warlike conflict?
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    • British and Chinese empires.
    • Kingdoms of France and England.
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  21. Andrew Johnson was the second U.S. President to be impeached in history (1868): Yes or no?
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    • Yes
    • No
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  22. Andy Warhol is the greatest exponent of Pop-Art: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  23. Angel who had the task of announcing God's plan to Mary, according to the Bible.
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    • Michael
    • Gabriel
    • Uriel
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  24. Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon, wives of Henry VIII, were beheaded: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  25. Anne Frank and her sister died in Bergen-Belsen in March 1945, _____________ before the camp was liberated.
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    • Six months
    • One month
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  26. Another title of Diana of Wales was:
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    • Duchess of Rothesay.
    • Countess of Rothesay.
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  27. “Antikythera mechanism” was the name given to a device created in ancient Greece that functioned as an analog computer: Yes or no?
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    • Yes
    • No
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  28. Antoine Lavoisier was a:
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    • Mathematician
    • Physicist
    • Chemist
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  29. Antoni Gaudí is remembered as the greatest representative of Catalan modernism: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  30. Antonio Vivaldi, the Italian composer belonged to which era?
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    • Baroque Period
    • Classical Era
    • Renaissance Era
    • Romantic Era
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  31. Anubis believed he was the son of the pharaohs: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  32. Anubis is:
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    • God of darkness.
    • God of death.
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  33. Apis is the son of:
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    • Isis
    • Nephthys
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  34. Apollo is the god of:
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    • The arts.
    • Harvest.
    • The violence.
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  35. Apollo is the god of:
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    • Arts
    • Harvest
    • Violence
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  36. Approximately ___________ Jews served in the U.S. armed forces during World War II.
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    • 600.000
    • 300.000
    • 900.000
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  37. Arab invasion to the Iberian Peninsula in 711 did not reach Portugal: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  38. Aracne was a Cretan princess, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  39. Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination was the catalyst for what war?
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    • World War II
    • World War I
    • Vietnam War
    • French Revolution
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  40. Archers were in a good deal responsible for the English victory in the Battle of Agincourt against the French in 1415: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  41. Archimedes
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    • A Demigod
    • A Human Engineer
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  42. Argentina and Great Britain fought against each other in what 10-week conflict?
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    • World War II
    • Vietnam War
    • The Falklands War
    • The War of the South Atlantic
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  43. Argentine dictator who served as president during 1976 and 1981:
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    • Augusto Pinochet.
    • Jorge Rafael Videla.
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  44. Ariadne was a great weaver who boasted of being more skilled than the goddess Athena: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  45. Aristotle
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    • A Demigod
    • A Human Philosopher
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  46. Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, was the teacher of Alexander the Great: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  47. Around how many people were guillotined during the reign of terror?
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    • 40,000
    • 50,000
    • 10,000
    • 80,000
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  48. Arrian
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    • A Demigod
    • A Human Historian
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  49. Artemis is the goddess of the:
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    • Hunting.
    • Fortune.
    • Strategy.
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  50. Artemis is the goddess of:
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    • Hunting
    • Fortune
    • Strategy
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