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. What does “Da’ Vinci ”mean?
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    • It is his last name.
    • The town where he was born.
    • The name of his father.
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  2. What does the nickname or epithet "Phoebus" given to the god Apollo mean?
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    • Brilliant
    • Magnificent
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  3. What does the Pharaoh's double crown symbolize?
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    • Upper and lower Egypt.
    • Life and death.
    • Life after death.
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  4. What drink was precious to the Egyptians?
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    • Beer
    • Tea
    • Coffee
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  5. What else is the dry law known by in the United States (1919)?
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    • Volstead Act.
    • Jim Crow Act.
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  6. What else is the Iraq War known by?
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    • Iraqi Civil War.
    • Gulf War II.
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  7. What emperor ordered the construction of the Colosseum?
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    • Tiberius
    • Trajan
    • Vespasian
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  8. What enabled us to decipher the meaning of the Hieroglyphs?
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    • Narmer's Palette.
    • The Rosetta Stone.
    • The Code of Hammurabi.
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  9. What European country is the record winner of the Eurovision Song Contest (seven times)?
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    • France
    • Greece
    • Austria
    • Ireland
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  10. What event is associated with the Boston Tea Party?
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    • French Revolution.
    • American Revolution.
    • Russian revolution.
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  11. What event is known as the grandest event of all the events in the calendar?
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    • Changing the Guard
    • State Opening of Parliament
    • Remembrance Day
    • Trooping the Colour
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  12. What event signaled the end of the Vietnam War?
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    • Withdrawn of American troops
    • The Geneva Pact
    • The Vienna Convention
    • The Fall of Saigon
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  13. What famous Russian politician was killed in Mexico after the Bolshevik Revolution?
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    • Alexander Kerensky
    • Lev Kamenev
    • Grigory Zinoviev
    • Leon Trotsky
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  14. What generation does Ares belong to?
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    • Third
    • First
    • Second
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  15. What geological era does the Quaternary period belong to?
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    • Mesozoic
    • Cenozoic
    • Paleozoic
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  16. What group of nations comprise today the area known as the “Fertile Crescent”, where the first civilizations flourished?
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    • Portugal, Spain, France
    • Iraq, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt
    • Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, Peru
    • Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia
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  17. What happened on December 7, 1941, cataloged as "a date that will live in infamy"?
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    • Pearl Harbor attack
    • Hiroshima atomic bombing
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  18. What happened when America pulled all ground troops out of Vietnam in 1973?
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    • Vietnamese troops kept fighting
    • North and South Vietnamese troops kept fighting
    • European troops replaced them
    • The war ended
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  19. What historic event took place on July 4, 1776?
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    • The Constitution was signed
    • The Declaration of Independence was adopted
    • The Civil War ended
    • The Louisiana Purchase was completed
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  20. What holiday ends Ramadan?
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    • Rama Navami
    • New Year
    • Ashura
    • Eid al-Fitr
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  21. What invention was created in the Neolithic period?
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    • Ferris wheel.
    • Metallurgy.
    • Ceramics.
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  22. What is Andy Warhol known for?
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    • For his colorful portraits of artists and politicians.
    • For his paintings of Campbell's soup cans.
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  23. What is considered the most remarkable work of Leonardo?
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    • Salvator Mundi
    • The lady of the Ermine.
    • The Mona Lisa.
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  24. What is Eva Braun (1912-1945) known for?
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    • For being the wife of Adolf Hitler.
    • For her contributions to the understanding of the structure of DNA.
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  25. What is Hermes' name in Roman mythology?
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    • Bacchus
    • Mars
    • Mercury
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  26. What is one of the main causes that triggered the Vietnam War?
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    • U.S.S.R. forced the Vietnamese troops to attack Americans
    • Japan's invasion to China
    • US belief that communism would expand
    • All of the above
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  27. What is Sekhmet's role?
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    • He eats the crops.
    • He eats the human race.
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  28. What is the capital city of Canada?
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    • Toronto
    • Vancouver
    • Ottawa
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  29. What is the capital of Illinois?
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    • Springfield
    • Chicago
    • Gainesville
    • Nashville
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  30. What is the common nickname for this Classical Composition? Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73
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    • Triple Concerto
    • Waldestein
    • Jupiter Symphony
    • Emperor Concerto
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  31. What is the date of the commemoration of the Battle of Puebla?
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    • May 5th
    • May 10th
    • May 25th
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  32. What is the event occurring in 1688 known as, which ended the control of Roman Catholic Church from the United Kingdom?
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    • English Civil War
    • Glorious Revolution
    • Christian Revolution
    • Thirty Years War
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  33. What is the first name of Mozart?
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    • Wolfgang Amadeus
    • Wolverine Adams
    • Walter August
    • Winfrey Mathew
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  34. What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
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    • Ζ ζ (dseta)
    • Δ δ (delta)
    • Ω ω (omega)
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  35. What is the name of the ash tree of the universe in which the nine worlds are located?
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    • Agnosia
    • Yggdrasil
    • Eggosino
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  36. What is the name of the capital of Scotland?
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    • Edinburgh
    • Reykjavik
    • Oslo
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  37. What is the name of the city that was attacked with the second atomic bomb in history?
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    • Hiroshima
    • Hamburg
    • Nagasaki
    • Dresden
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  38. What is the name of the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon?
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    • Despena
    • Persephone
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  39. What is the name of the first pyramid?
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    • Resplendent Pyramid.
    • Step Pyramid.
    • First Born Pyramid.
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  40. What is the name of the hall where the dead in battle meet Odin?
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    • Valhalla
    • Fólkvangr
    • Taballa
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  41. What is the name of the manuscript that contains most of the Septuagint and the New Testament?
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    • The Codex Alexandrinus.
    • The Rylands papyrus.
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  42. What is the name of the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and the allied countries of World War I (except for the US and Russia)?
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    • Treaty of Sèvres
    • Treaty of Trianon
    • Locarno Treaties
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  43. What is the name of this letter Η η?
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    • Eta
    • Dseta
    • Gamma
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  44. What is the name of this letter Κ κ?
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    • Kappa
    • Cappa
    • All of the above.
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  45. What is the name of this letter Υ υ?
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    • Ni
    • Iota
    • Ypsilon
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  46. What is the name of this letter Φ φ?
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    • Pi
    • Fi
    • Eta
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  47. What is the pyramid tomb of one of the most prominent pharaohs of the Old Empire, Dyeser, which is attributed to his vizier and designer architect Imhotep?
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    • Pyramid of Giza
    • Step Pyramid of Saqqara
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  48. What is the Queen’s first residence in Scotland?
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    • Balmoral Castle
    • Calton Hill
    • Palace of Holyroodhouse
    • Stirling Castle
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  49. What is the Roman equivalent of Dionysus?
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    • Jove
    • Bacchus
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  50. What is the Roman equivalent of the Olympic god Ares?
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    • Mars
    • Pluto
    • Mercury
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