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. How many Fabergé eggs were there originally?
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    • 57
    • 61
    • 69
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  2. How many failed attacks did Adolf Hitler suffer?
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    • 24
    • 32
    • 43
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  3. How many Geneva Conventions have been concluded so far (2020)?
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    • 2
    • 4
    • 6
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  4. How many Geneva conventions have there been?
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    • 3
    • 4
    • 2
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  5. How many Gorgon sisters were there?
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    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
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  6. How many kings were there during the Roman monarchy?
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    • 7
    • 8
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  7. How many lives did the Holocaust end?
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    • Between 2,500,000 and 4,000,000
    • Between 5,900,000 and 7,100,000
    • Between 13,500,000 and 15,200,000
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  8. How many Muses were there according to Mythology?
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    • Seven
    • Nine
    • Twelve
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  9. How many operational chimneys did the Titanic have?
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    • 2
    • 3
    • 6
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  10. How many people were evacuated from Dunkirk during World War II?
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    • 340, 000
    • 350,000
    • 400,000
    • 325,000
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  11. How many periods is the Stone Age divided into?
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    • 4
    • 2
    • 3
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  12. How many Pleiades are there?
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    • 7
    • 9
    • 12
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  13. How many POW/MIA soldiers are still unaccounted for?
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    • 105
    • 2500
    • 1621
    • 14500
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  14. How many Punic Wars were there?
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    • 3
    • 5
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  15. How many republics were formed with the dissolution of Yugoslavia?
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    • 5
    • 6
    • 9
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  16. How many senators were there in the Julius-Claude dynasty?
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    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
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  17. How many total deaths were there in Vietnam between 1965 and 1974?
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    • 444.000
    • 282.000
    • 1.300.000
    • None of the above
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  18. How many U.S. presidents have been killed in office?
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    • 1
    • 4
    • 6
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  19. How many wars of the Balkans were there?
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    • 2
    • 3
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  20. How many women have won the Nobel Peace Prize?
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    • 15
    • 17
    • 20
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  21. How many worlds were there?
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    • 9
    • 12
    • 6
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  22. How many years did the Reconquest last? Process in which the Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula, sought control that was under Muslim rule.
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    • 690 years
    • 770 years
    • 850 years
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  23. How many years did World War I last?
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    • 2
    • 4
    • 8
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  24. How many years did World War I last?
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    • Four years
    • Six years
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  25. How many years did World War II last?
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    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
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  26. Humans are born of:
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    • The tears of one eye of Ra.
    • From Geb and Nut.
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  27. Humans created the first ever vaccines to fight preventable yet deadly disease in -
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    • 17th Century
    • 18th Century
    • 21st Century
    • 20th Century
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  28. Humans discovered the existence of other galaxies in -
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    • Early 19th Century
    • Late 18th Century
    • 20th Century
    • 18th Century
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  29. Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest of the 2007 season: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  30. Hydraulic press was invented in which century?
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    • Before 19th Century
    • 19th Century
    • 20th Century
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  31. I promessi sposi, one of the most important works of Italian literature, was written by Alessandro Manzoni: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  32. I think then I exist, phrase said by ___.
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    • Nicholas Machiavelli
    • Rene Descartes
    • Socrates
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  33. "I'm not so in love with my own opinions that I ignore what others might think about them." Who said that?
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    • Galileo Galilei.
    • Rene Descartes.
    • Nicolaus Copernicus.
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  34. I'm sure you know this one. Where did the boat leave from?
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    • London
    • Liverpool
    • Southampton
    • New York
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  35. “I’d rather be loved for who I am, than love for who I’m not”
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    • James Dean
    • Bono (U2)
    • Kurt Cobain
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  36. If we say Operation Rügen, we mean:
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    • The Battle of Normandy.
    • The bombing of Guernica.
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  37. "If you cut off its head, two more grow back". Which mythical animal does this describe?
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    • Hydra
    • Gorgon
    • Cerberus
    • Chimera
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  38. Ignacio Anaya García is known for being the creator of:
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    • The nachos
    • The guacamole
    • The quesadillas
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  39. Imhotep is also known as:
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    • Imen
    • Imutes
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  40. Imhotep is considered the first known architect in history: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  41. Imhotep is the god of:
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    • Flooding
    • Medicine
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  42. In 15-16th centuries, the Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered what is known today as Brazil: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  43. In 18th century, France helped United States to get free from the British Empire. Who was the ruler of France at that time?
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    • Louis XIV
    • Napoleon I
    • Louis XVIII
    • Louis XVI
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  44. In 1066 William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, invaded:
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    • Persia
    • England
    • Rome
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  45. In 1571 the army of the Ottoman Empire confronted the so-called Holy League, formed by the Kingdom of Spain, what name was given to the battle?
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    • The battle of Salamina, one of the bloodiest naval battles in history.
    • The Battle of Lepanto, one of the bloodiest naval battles in history.
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  46. In 1806 Great Britain started a series of unsuccessful invasions against a South American country. Which one?
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    • Brazil
    • Guyana
    • Chile
    • Argentina
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  47. In 1836, during the Texas War of Independence, the Goliad Massacre took place, in which about 332 Texas rebels were shot: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  48. In 1867, the United States buys Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  49. In 1908, the Panama Canal was officially inaugurated: True or false?
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    • True.
    • False, it was in 1914.
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  50. In 1915, which country attacked the RMS Lusitania causing its sinking?
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    • Russia.
    • China.
    • Germany.
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