History Trivia Questions

The Battle of Ap Bac, the Battle of Dak To, and the Battle of Hamburger Hill.

• AOgaden War
• BVietnam War
• CKorean War
• DIndonesia-Malaysia confrontation

This German military leader led the Sixth Army at the siege of Stalingrad. After months of siege, he was defeated and surrendered to the Russians.

• AJoseph Goebbels
• BHeinrich Himmler
• CKarl Donitz
• DFriedrich Paulus

What year did Australia become a federation?

• A1901
• B1911
• C1910
• D1899

The catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred in Ukraine in 1986 occurred at which power plant?

• AKursk
• BChernobyl
• CIgnalina
• DMayak

What happened on June 6, 1944?

• AD-Day
• BThe Liberation of Paris
• CAtomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• DAttack on Pearl Harbor

The origins of Chinese civilization can be traced to:

• Athe site of An-yang near the Huang ho River.
• Bthe beginning of the Qin Dynasty.
• Cexternal influences originating from the Indus Valley.
• Dchiefdoms and states in numerous regions throughout China.

General Stonewall Jackson did not participate at which of these battles?

• AGettysburg
• BCross Keys
• CFredericksburg
• DWhite Oak Swamp

Which of the following is more complex than a tribe but less complex than a state?

• Ademocratic state
• Barchaic state
• Cegalitarian society
• Dchiefdom

What gentleman made the cover of Details Magazine and was ranked # 7 as a Good Father in Details Magazines 50 Most Influential Men Under 45?

• ASean Combs
• BBrad Pitt
• CBarack Obama
• DKevin Federline

This 70-year-old citizen of Gettysburg grabbed his rifle during the first day of the battle and joined the Unions Iron Brigade. Not surprisingly, he was the only civilian to take part in the battle itself.

• ARichard Sommers
• BJohn Proctor
• CJohn Burns
• DDonald Pfanz

WWII began on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded this country.

• ARussia
• BAustria
• CFrance
• DPoland

What date was the first flight of the P-40 Warhawk?

• AAugust 21 1939
• BOctober 14 1938
• CJanuary 12 1940
• DJune 1 1939

During WWII, besides money, what else did you need in order to buy a scarce product such as gasoline in the US?

• AA certificate from the national rationing bureau
• BA US citizens ID card
• CA ration coupon for the product
• DA sworn statement that the product was essential to you

When did Norway become free from Sweden?

• A1834
• B1814
• C1905
• D1925

This Union general was killed by a sniper on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

• AJoshua Chamberlain
• BJohn Reynolds
• CJohn Sedgwick
• DAbner Doubleday

In what year did the North American Video Game Crash occur?

• A1982
• B1970
• C1983
• D1993

When did the earth form?

• A3.8 billion years ago
• B250 million years ago
• C12 billion years ago
• D4.5 billion years ago

Together at last! Late Show with David Letterman won the # 1 spot in The 10 Best TV Ads. Long thought to be estranged, what billionaire is Dave cuddling up with to cheer on their respective football teams.

• ASteve Jobs
• BMadonna
• CDrew Barrymore
• DOprah Winfrey

On October 7, 1982, this show made its debut in Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre. It eventually closed after nearly 18 years on September 10, 2000.

• ASunset Boulevard
• BCats
• CThe Phantom of the Opera
• DAida

The Crater is a famous landmark, located on which battlefield?

• APetersburg
• BFair Oaks
• CRed River
• DSeven Pines

The Fallingwater House, located in Pennsylvania, was designed by which architect?

• AFrank Gehry
• BLe Corbusier
• CFrank Lloyd Wright
• DAntoni Gaudi

Julius Caesar, Marcus Antonius, and Cleopatra VII of Egypt all lived in this century.

• A1st century AD
• B1st century BC
• C3rd century BC
• D3rd century AD

Which Louis was known as 'The Sun King of France'?

• ALouis XIV
• BLouis XV
• CLouis XVI
• DLouis XIII

Said unsinkable, this ship started her maiden voyage with 2,220 passengers aboard in 1912. Unfortunately this was her first and her last voyage - she hit an iceberg and sank.

• AThe Empress of Ireland
• BQueen Annes Revenge
• CTitanic
• DBlackbeards Ship

Who or what was a medieval fief?

• ALand held by a vassal
• BA vassal who had his vassals
• CA thief
• DA small castle

Which country had an "Orange Revolution" between 2004 and 2005?

• ABelarus
• BUkraine
• CLatvia
• DLithuania

What is the mnemonic device for remembering the fates of the wives of Henry VIII?

• ADied, Beheaded, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived, Divorced
• BSurvived, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Divorced, Beheaded
• CDivorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived
• DBeheaded, Died, Divorced, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived

Which German field marshal was known as the `Desert Fox`?

• AWilhelm List
• BErwin Rommel
• CWolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
• DErnst Busch

This man visited the other mans tomb.

• AAlexander the Great
• BBoth
• CNeither
• DJulius Caesar

In what year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon?

• A1973
• B1965
• C1966
• D1969

Capacocha was an Incan ritual that involved what?

• Asacrificing captives of war in order to propitiate the sun god
• Bsacrificing children in order to propitiate the spirits of the mountains
• Cdrinking maize beer and feasting on the hearts of slain enemies
• Dsacrificing virgins in order to appease the serpent god

The oldest confirmed fossil of a reptile belonged to what animal?

• AHylonomus
• BDimetrodon
• CPetrolacosaurus
• DWestlothiana

The British and their allies were shocked in 1942 when the Japanese captured a British colonial city that was supposed to be so well fortified as to be immune to attack. What was that city?

• ASingapore
• BDarwin
• CMandalay
• DHong Kong

On September 23, 1999, the Mars Climate Orbiter, whose mission was to study the Martian weather, climate, and water, crashed on the Martian surface, instead of starting to orbit around the planet. What was the reason for this accident?

• AThe atmospheric stresses and friction were greater than expected.
• BConfusion in the system of units in the navigation of the spacecraft
• CA mechanical fault in the protective shield
• DMars gravitation forces were greater than expected.

Which of these poets wrote many poems of love and manners widely read by Ancient Romans?

• APlutarch
• BVirgil
• CCato
• DOvid

This city was elected to host the 1984 summer Olympics without a vote -- it was the only city to submit a bid.

• AMoscow
• BMontreal
• CLos Angeles
• DTehran

This device was commonly used on witches who were believed to be carrying the Satan's child.

• AThe saw
• BThe pear
• CThe blade
• DThe sword

This was an attempt to establish the use of the metric system in the United States. However it was not accepted and the US never converted.

• AANSI Metric Conversions
• BIEEE Conversion RFC
• CThe Common management interface protocol
• DThe 1975 Metric Conversion Act

Indus Valley civilization is unmatched in comparison to other early civilizations in terms of what?

• Athe height and size of its monumental architecture
• Bthe amount of surplus wheat that was produced for storage
• Cthe degree of urban planning
• Dthe amount and frequency of violence

Which of the following characteristics of modern humans is the most ancient, pre-dating the Late Stone Age, the Upper Paleolithic and even anatomically modern humans?

• Alarger sites with larger populations
• Bsymbolic expression through the production of art
• Celaborate burials
• Dimproved stone tool technologies

The Bering Strait was above water, on and off, between

• A60,000 and 42,000 B.P.
• B35,000 and 11,000 B.P.
• C42,000 and 35,000 B.P.
• D11,000 and 6,000 B.P.

Several hundred specimens of this species of dinosaur were discovered at Ghost Ranch.

• AEoraptor lunensis
• BTyrannosaurus rex
• CCoelophysis bauri
• DTriceratops horridus

To which species does Lucy belong?

• AAustralopithecus afarensis
• BHomo sapiens
• CHomo habilis
• DAustralopithecus robustus

In 1797, John Frere made a discovery that he described as:

• Aanimal remains scattered on the surface of the ground.
• Bthe earliest written documents.
• Cprimitive stone tools excavated at great depth.
• Dhuman skulls with ape-like features.

Although he spent 32 years as a criminal, this Wild West rogue killed only a single person. He was mainly engaged in robbing banks and became the first criminal to use an automobile for his escape.

• ACherokee Bill
• BHenry Starr
• CFrank Canton
• DBurt Alvord

Where did an FBI investigator argue futilely with his bosses a month before 9/11, by saying: 'I'm trying to keep someone from taking a plane and crashing into the World Trade Center.'?

• ARiyadh, Saudi Arabia
• BBaghdad, Iraq
• CWashington, D.C.
• DMinneapolis

F. D. Toussaint Louverture, a freed self-educated slave, was one of the leaders of which uprising?

• ARebellion of Martinique
• BHaitian Revolt
• CSandanista Uprising
• DRevolution of Devils Island

When did telephone companies first begin establishing trial networks, that use fibre instead of copper cables to carry live telephone traffic?

• Ain 1977
• Bin 1997
• Cin 1982
• Din 1972

The fact that early excavators of Teotihuacán mistook ordinary housing compounds for palaces suggests:

• Athe city was a democracy, ruled by common farmers and artisans.
• Bthe general standard of living was high.
• Ccommoners took over the residences of the elite.
• Dthe society was mostly egalitarian, with almost no social stratification.

In what year did the French Revolution begin?

• A1724
• B1693
• C1789
• D1637