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. In 1919 was murdered___, leader of the Mexican revolution.
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    • Francisco de Miranda
    • Ernesto Guevara
    • Emiliano Zapata
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  2. In 1931, Japan invaded the Chinese region of Manchuria: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  3. In 1934, Shirley Temple stars in her first film, Bright Eyes: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  4. In 1945 Mussolini was overthrown: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  5. In 1953, Frank Sinatra won an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in From Here to Eternity: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  6. In 1975, Cape Verde became independent from Portugal: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  7. In 1980, Mark David Chapman murdered John Lennon in New York City: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  8. In 1983 a strange and terrible sexual transmission disease appears. Select the name.
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    • Herpes
    • AIDS
    • Human papilloma
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  9. In 1984, Indira Gandhi was killed by her husband: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  10. In 2001, the complete decoding of human DNA was announced by the Genome Project: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  11. In 2006, for the first time a woman, Michelle Bachelet occupied the Palacio de La Moneda: True or false?
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    • True
    • False, by the year 2000 there was another woman president.
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  12. In addition to Jews and Gypsies, Jehovah's Witnesses were also persecuted and murdered in German concentration camps: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  13. In addition to transporting passengers, the Titanic was also assigned to carry mail: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  14. In ancient Egypt, it was believed that before the creation of the universe, there was something nonexistent, a primordial ocean without limits: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  15. In ancient Roman religion, Diana was the goddess of wisdom, war and weaving: Yes or no?
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    • Yes
    • No
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  16. In Ancient Rome, a vomitorium referred to the corridors under or behind a tier of an amphitheater: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  17. In April 1945, Hitler committed suicide: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  18. In dynamics, the coefficient of friction is denoted by the Greek letter:
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    • μ (mi)
    • ε (epsilon)
    • λ (lambda)
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  19. In economics, the lowercase letter pi (π) represents profit: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  20. In Egypt they shaved their eyebrows when what animal died?
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    • A cat.
    • A lion.
    • A crocodile.
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  21. In France, since the First World War, the title of Marshal of France is a dignity, that is to say a military distinction of the State, and not a military rank: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  22. In Greek mythology, the personification of sarcasm, mockery and ironic sharpness is the god:
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    • Hephaestus
    • Nix
    • Momo
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  23. In Greek mythology, Titans are used for the male of that species and _______ for the female.
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    • titanas
    • titanides
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  24. In mathematics, and sometimes in physics, which letter usually represents an angle:
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    • Θ θ (theta)
    • Σ σ ς (sigma)
    • Ω ω (omega)
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  25. In Norse mythology, who was the guardian of the sources of wisdom, located in the roots of Yggdrasil?
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    • Mimir
    • Mim
    • Both options are accepted.
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  26. In physics, what letter is used to denote angular acceleration?
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    • μ (mi)
    • α (alpha)
    • β (beta)
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  27. In Spain, the War of the Eighty Years is also known as the War of Flanders: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  28. In the 9th century BC, the Celts managed to conquer Rome: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  29. In the 16th century, the name of the battle where the Christian Coalition inflicted a decisive defeat to the Ottoman Turks was Borsele, near the coast of Greece: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  30. In the early 19th century the British government spent up to 40% of its annual expenditure for what sole purpose?
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    • To develop Britain’s railway system
    • To free slaves and compensate their owners
    • To finance overseas exploration
    • To help the poor in growing city slums
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  31. In the face of the siege by General Franco's troops, which was the last Spanish city to fall?
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    • Seville
    • Barcelona
    • Madrid
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  32. In the game, the rubber ball kept moving because it symbolized the sun: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  33. In the golden age in Athens, women had a say: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  34. In the Greek numbering system, what value does Λ λ (lambda) have?
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    • 12
    • 30
    • 100
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  35. In the Greek numbering system, what value does Τ τ (tau) have?
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    • 19
    • 50
    • 300
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  36. In the mid-13th century, King Haakon IV of Norway gave an animal as a gift to King Henry III of England for his royal menagerie. What animal was it?
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    • A sea otter
    • A horse
    • A polar bear
    • A deer
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  37. In the New Testament there are 4 Gospels: St Matthew, St Mark, St Luke and...
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    • St. John.
    • St. Peter.
    • St. Joseph.
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  38. In the Peloponnesian war, which city-state led the Delian League?
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    • Sparta
    • Athens
    • Corinth
    • Thebes
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  39. In the year 2000, which Pope publicly apologized for what happened in the crusades?
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    • John Paul II
    • Paul VI
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  40. In what battle did the Persian army under the command of its king Darius III and the Macedonian army under the command of Alexander the Great face each other?
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    • Battle of Gaugamela.
    • Greco-Persian War.
    • Battle of Strimmon.
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  41. In what century did the Thirty Years War take place?
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    • XV century
    • XVII century
    • XIX century
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  42. In what country was born Adolf Hitler?
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    • Switzerland
    • Austria
    • Germany
    • Czechoslovakia
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  43. In what period did they discover fire?
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    • Mesolithic
    • Neolithic
    • Paleolithic
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  44. In what war did Napoleon lose Waterloo?
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    • World War I
    • The Napoleonic War
    • The Hundred Years' War
    • Battle of Trafalgar
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  45. In what war did the famous "Normandy Landing" take place?
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    • World War I
    • World War II
    • Vietnam War
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  46. In what year did "The Tragedy and Miracle of the Andes" take place?
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    • 1968
    • 1972
    • 1980
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  47. In what year did Elizabeth II ascend to the throne and become the current British monarch?
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    • 1936
    • 1947
    • 1952
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  48. In what year did Hiram Bingham discover Machu Picchu?
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    • 1930
    • 1911
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  49. In what year did India win its independence from the British Empire?
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    • 1949
    • 1942
    • 1947
    • 1950
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  50. In what year did Rwandan genocide occur?
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    • 1984
    • 1994
    • 2004
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