Tamara Dominas
15 history trivia questions. This test will make you sweat, because getting 15/15 is really hard. Do you think you can do it? Knowing who Fanny Mendelssohn was will get you a point. Do you think you can score over 12/15? Don’t hesitate. Click and try. Are you ready? Let’s play.
History quiz: 15 history trivia questions
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- Question of
From 1582, the Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian calendar in Catholic countries.
- True
- False
- Question of
Joan of Arc, also known as the Maiden of Orleans, had a remarkable participation in the Hundred Years War.
- True
- False
- Question of
Look at the image, and select what the portrayed person is called.
- The Bewitched
- Charles II of Spain
- Both options are correct
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When Charles II died without offspring, he extinguished the Spanish branch of the Habsburgs.
- True
- False
- Question of
There is no official version, but it’s said that Vincent Van Gogh cut his ear after having a dispute with Paul Gauguin.
- True
- False, the most current hypothesis is that Gauguin cut off part of Van Gogh’s earlobe with a sabre.
- Question of
El aguador de Sevilla is one of the most outstanding works of the youth of___.
- Salvador Dalí
- Pablo Picasso
- Diego Velázquez
- Question of
James of Zebedee, or known in Christian tradition as James the Great, is the patron saint of___.
- Portugal
- Spain
- Poland
- Question of
First known person to propose the heliocentric model of the Solar System, placing the Sun, not the Earth, at the center of the known universe.
Aristarchies of Samos
Nicolas Copernicus
- Question of
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?
- The battle of Salamina, one of the bloodiest naval battles in history.
- The Battle of Lepanto, one of the bloodiest naval battles in history.
- Question of
Miguel de Cervantes, was wounded and lost the mobility of his left hand, which earned him the nickname of one-armed Lepanto, in the _____.
- Battle of Salamina
- Battle of Lepanto
- Question of
Brutus was the son of Servilia, the lover of the Caesar.
- True
- False
- Question of
Julius Caesar was stabbed several times in the Roman Senate.
- True
- False
- Question of
It tells the adventures that Ulysses had to face to return home after the Trojan War.
- Memories of Ulysses
- The Iliad
- The Odyssey
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Fanny Mendelssohn is the sister of the also composer Felix, who appropriated his works including his song Italia, the favourite song of Queen Victoria.
- True
- False
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In 1066 William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, invaded:
- Persia
- England
- Rome
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