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. Unlike Judaism and Christianity, Islam denies the authenticity of the prophet Abraham and the first humans, Adam and Eve: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  2. Until its fall in 1453, the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire had lasted for more than a thousand years: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  3. Until what year was the British Raj in existence?
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    • 1945
    • 1947
    • 1949
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  4. Uranus is known as:
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    • The primordial god of the sky.
    • The father of gods and men.
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  5. Veni, Vidi, Vinci's famous phrase was first used by the Roman general and consul Julius Caesar in 47 BC, when he addressed the Roman Senate, describing his victory over:
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    • Odoacer at the Battle of Naples.
    • Pharnaces II of Pontus at the Battle of Zela.
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  6. Very easy, what was the main cause of the war of Spanish succession?
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    • Partial failure of the coup d'etat of 1936.
    • Death without descendants of Carlos II of Spain.
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  7. Vichy was the capital of France for four years: True or false?
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    • True.
    • False, it's always been Paris.
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  8. Vincenzo Peruggia went down in history for being the man who:
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    • Invented the plastic
    • Stole the Mona Lisa
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  9. Vindobona was a Roman settlement in Europe that is known today as Vienna: Yes or no?
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    • Yes
    • No
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  10. Vitruvian Man is a drawing of Leonardo: True or false?
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    • True.
    • False, is the Vignola Man.
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  11. Vladimir Horowitz, one of the most outstanding musicians in history, played what instrument?
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    • Cello
    • Piano
    • Violin
    • Flute
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  12. Wallace Hartley was a:
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    • Violinist.
    • British sailor.
    • Captain.
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  13. Walter Gieseking is mostly associated with which instrument?
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    • Piano
    • Clarinet
    • Violin
    • Harp
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  14. "Wars will go on as long as the color of the skin remains more important than the color of the eyes." Who said that?
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    • Bob Marley.
    • Jesse Owens.
    • Martin Luther King.
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  15. __________ was the fictitious name used by the SS to establish a bank account into which they deposited money, gold, and jewelry extracted from European Jews.
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    • August Segel
    • Max Heiliger
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  16. ______________ was the leader of Japan during WWII.
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    • Emperor Meiji
    • Emperor Akihito
    • Emperor Hirohito
    • Mao Zedong
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  17. Was the Roman Republic before or after the Empire?
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    • After
    • Before
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  18. Washington D.C. has been the capital of U.S. from the beginning: Yes or no?
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    • Yes
    • No
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  19. Waterloo is the place where Napoleon was finally defeated by British and Prussian coalition in 1815. In what modern day country?
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    • Germany
    • Belgium
    • Great Britain
    • Netherlands
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  20. We approach the final stretch. Pablo Escobar Gaviria was the founder and top leader of the Cartel of:
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    • Cali
    • Medellin
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  21. "We're more popular than Jesus." Who uttered this controversial phrase?
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    • Mick Jagger
    • Freddie Mercury
    • John Lennon
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  22. We're nearing the end. Cyrus II the Great was king of:
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    • Persia
    • Sparta
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  23. “We’re are more popular than Jesus now”. Who pronounced this controversial sentence during an interwiew?
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    • Mick Jagger
    • Freddy Mercury
    • John Lennon
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  24. What actress married Prince Rainier III of Monaco en April 1956?
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    • Audrey Hepburn
    • Eva Marie Saint
    • Grace Kelly
    • Susan Hayward
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  25. What agreements involve the political independence of the Holy See of the Kingdom of Italy as a State?
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    • Lateran Treaty
    • Councils of Nicea
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  26. What ancient British queen led a revolt against occupying Romans?
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    • Cleopatra
    • Hatshepsut
    • Nefertiti
    • Boudicca
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  27. What animal does Sekhmet represent?
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    • Cat or lion.
    • Serpent.
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  28. What animal ends the life of Adonis?
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    • A lion
    • A bull
    • A boar
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  29. What animal was Calisto transformed into?
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    • A bear
    • A wolf
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  30. What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?
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    • The Articles of Confederation
    • The Bill of Rights
    • The Federalist Papers
    • The Great Compromise
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  31. What are the names of the Semitic invaders who conquered Egypt?
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    • Helos
    • Hyksos
    • Hacios
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  32. What army was the first to use camouflage in history (World War I)?
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    • The Australians
    • The French
    • The British
    • The Germans
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  33. What board game that dates around 3100 BC was invented in Egypt?
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    • Senet
    • Mehen
    • Patolli
    • Tab
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  34. What border did German troops cross on September 1º 1939, thus starting World War II?
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    • Germany-France
    • Germany-Poland
    • Germany-Austria
    • Germany-Czechoslovakia
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  35. What British ocean liner was sunk in 1915 by a German U-boat during World War I off the coast of Ireland?
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    • Lusitania
    • Titanic
    • Carinthia
    • Magdalena
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  36. What brought about the fall of the Mayan Empire?
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    • The arrival of the Spanish.
    • A pandemic.
    • It's still a mystery.
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  37. What car was named after Henry Ford's only son?
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    • Edsel
    • Century
    • Buick
    • Fairlane
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  38. What Catholic Biblical event was inspired by an Egyptian myth?
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    • The flood.
    • The savior.
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  39. What caused the Trojan war?
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    • Overpopulation in Greece
    • Trojans trying to expand their territory
    • Trojan prince running away with the queen of Sparta
    • None of the above
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  40. What century is called the "Century of the Barbarians"?
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    • V A.D.
    • VI A.D.
    • VII A.D.
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  41. What century was the Spanish Flu pandemic?
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    • XVIII
    • XX
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  42. What city in continental Europe was the second in the world in having an electrically operated underground railway system after London?
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    • Budapest, Hungary
    • Paris, France
    • Berlin, Germany
    • Brussels, Belgium
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  43. What city in the United States was known as Nieuw Amsterdam (New Amsterdam) in colonial times?
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    • Boston
    • New York City
    • Philadelphia
    • Jamestown
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  44. What city was known as the Queen of Cities?
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    • Constantinople
    • Alexandria
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  45. What continent is Togo on?
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    • Asia
    • Africa
    • America
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  46. What country is the Cradle of the Maya?
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    • Guatemala
    • Mexico
    • Salvador
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  47. What country was Panama province from before becoming an independent republic in 1903?
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    • Spain
    • USA
    • Colombia
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  48. What did the man invent that turned him from a nomad to a sedentary man?
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    • The use of stone.
    • Agriculture and cattle breeding.
    • Writing.
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  49. What did the Romans call the territory of the Iberian Peninsula?
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    • Britannia
    • Hispania
    • Caledonia
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  50. What do you call the historical change that occurs when man goes from being a nomad to being a sedentary?
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    • Urban revolution.
    • Economic revolution.
    • Neolithic revolution.
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