History Trivia Questions — page 20

Which tool technology is associated with anatomically modern Homo sapiens?

• AMousterian
• BAurignacian
• CAcheulean
• Dboth b and c

United Nations, known initially as United Nations Organization, was founded as a result of the Yalta Conference, which took place on what date?

• A26 to 30 June 1945
• B7 to 9 April 1945
• C2 to 13 May 1945
• D4 to 11 February 1945

What did Benjamin Franklin do in 1752?

• AInvented exercise / dance
• BProved lightning is electricity
• CFell and broke his hip
• DStopped publishing Poor Richards Almanac

The English director Alfred Hitchcock's first suspense film was released in February 1927. This was the name of the movie.

• AMurder!
• BThe 39 Steps
• CThe Lodger
• DThe Manxman

Which king was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?

• ARichard III
• BHenry VII
• CEdward V
• DJames I

Why is Catalhoyuk in central Turkey regarded as a large village but not a city?

• AThere were no works of art, rituals, or activities associated with cities.
• BThere was no evidence for monumental architecture or roads.
• CThere were no palaces, public architecture, and little evidence for status differentiation.
• DThere was no evidence for food storage, domesticated animals, or buildings.

In 1793 Claude Chappe made the first system of communicating over long distances via flags. What word refers to such a system?

• ASemaphore
• BVexiophone
• CVexiollogy
• DLagoforms

What is the oldest US state?

• ARhode Island
• BDelaware
• CVirginia
• DMaine

When did the Cuban Missile Crisis start?

• A1958
• B1960
• C1962
• D1964

He was responsible for the invention of the caterpillar tractor, which was the basis of the tank.

• AJames B. Hill
• BSamuel Browning
• CJohn Deere
• DJames Puckle

Did Warsaw surrender to German troops in 1940?

• AYes
• BNo

Ancestral Puebloan culture in Chaco Canyon was comprised of:

• Aaround 75 substantial settlements and more than 300 smaller communities.
• Bmore than 500 towns and villages with monumental architecture.
• Cone large city state with more than 300 outlying farmsteads.
• Dbetween 30 and 40 farmsteads and three large pueblos.

The Great Fire of London and the Great Plague of London occurred in this century.

• A7th century AD
• B17th century AD
• C9th century AD
• D15th century AD

In ancient Japan geichas were famous for their fashion coiffures. However, it was difficult to preserve them during sleep. Still they managed to keep their complex hairdos. How?

• AUsing a night cap
• BUsing a special mousse
• CUsing pillows filled with buckwheat chaff
• DUsing skilled stylists

After his loss at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to which island?

• ACorsica
• BCanary
• CSt. Helena
• DElba

In 1957 Jimmy Hoffa became president of which union?

• AInternational Brotherhood of Teamsters
• BThe AFL-CIO
• CUnited Federation of Teachers
• DAmerican Brotherhood of Coal Miners

This San Francisco native, who was the Mayor of San Francisco at the time of the 1906 earthquake and fire, was also the first Union Labor mayor in US history.

• AGeorge Pardee
• BJesse Cook
• CEugene Schmitz
• DDennis Sullivan

The style that became popular after the mid 80s includes ragged T-shirts, acid washed and torn jeans, cheap shirts, rubber bracelets, lots of hairspray and neon earrings.

• AHouse
• BDisco
• CGrunge
• DPunk

The lefty, Henry Ford, founded the Ford Motor Company. Finish this quote and find out how he defined quality. Quality means doing it right when ___________________________.

• A...you want to.
• B...everyone is looking.
• C...no one is looking.
• D...you are told to.

Which of these countries was not part of the Warsaw Pact of 1955 ?

• APoland
• BCzechoslovakia
• CRomania
• DYugoslavia

It is the process of producing identical copies of a DNA segment asexually. In 1996 the first successful one of an animal was made. The animals name was Dolly. Dolly later died, but Richard Seed announced that he intended try it on humans.

• ALaser Surgery
• BBloodless Surgery
• CCloning
• DOrgan Transplant

One of these cities has been Japans capital in the past.

• AYokohama
• BOsaka
• CKyoto
• DHiroshima

Dutch independence from Spain (1648) was recognized in this Treaty.

• ATreaty of Soissons
• BTreaty of Beijing
• CTreaty of Antwerp
• DTreaty of Munster

Water World and The Postman were two of the biggest flops in movie history. Who was the star of both of these films?

• AGeorge Clooney
• BSean Penn
• CBen Affleck
• DKevin Costner

What state became the 32nd state of the Union on May 11, 1858?

• ACalifornia
• BOregon
• CMinnesota
• DKansas

What decade was nicknamed the Jazz Age in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom?

• A1820s
• B1940s
• C1920s
• D1960s

Which of these is the most recognizable feature of Maya architecture?

• ARound windows of ceremonial premises
• BRound temples
• CHemisphere monuments
• DGiant stepped pyramids

One of these TV productions was not released in the 80s.

• AL.A. Law
• BSaturday Night Live
• CThe Cosby Show
• DDynasty

Which of the following is NOT classified as a Semetic language?

• AMaltese
• BSumerian
• CAkkadian
• DMandaic

On April 30, 1975 Marine Master Sergeant John Valdez was the last Marine on the last helicopter out of this capital city. From what city did Master Sergeant Valdezs departure signal the last official military presence in Vietnam.

• APhnom Penh
• BHanoi
• CSaigon
• DKhe Sanh

What statesman became the first President, under the Fifth Republic of France, in 1959?

• ARene Coty
• BCharles De Gaulle
• CAlbert Lebrun
• DVincent Auriol

All of the following statements are true of the walls of the central complex of Great Zimbabwe EXCEPT:

• Athey stood 40 feet tall in places.
• Bthe mortar that holds them together was made from ground up ocean shells.
• Cthey exhibit sophisticated masonry.
• Dthey were built of over 1 million granite bricks.

What countrys elections pit Jose Napoleon Duarte against Roberto DAubuisson in the first freely elected presidency of more than 50 years.

• AEl Salvador
• BPanama
• CGuatemala
• DEcquador

Which one of these countries was NOT in the Central Powers during WWI?

• ATurkey
• BGermany
• CSpain
• DAustria-Hungary

The famous rhyme 'I had a little bird. Its name was Enza. I opened the window, and in-flew-Enza' refers to what disaster?

• AEbola
• BThe sleeping disease
• CThe Spanish flu
• DThe bird flu

Which country was invaded by the Soviet Army in 1968?

• AAfghanistan
• BCzechoslovakia
• CPoland
• DHungary

Prior to every Space Shuttle flight, a series of events take place at Floridas Kennedy Space Center. The Shuttle is rolled out of its processing hanger on a 96-wheel transporter and carried to this 525 ft. tall building, originally built to assemble Saturn V rockets.

• AModules Integration Facility (MIF)
• BThemal Tile Processing Plant (TTPP)
• CVehicle Asembly Building (VAB)
• DFinal Inspection Room (FIP)

In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?

• A1989
• B1987
• C1993
• D1991

The Chinese process of divining the future by examining fired animal bones is called:

• Ahang-t'u.
• Bscapulimancy
• Csarsen divination
• Dcylinder seal prophecy

What Liberal statesman was Prime Minister of the Netherlands in the mid 19th century? He drafted constitutional changes following the Paris Revolution of 1848.

• APieter Jelles Troelstra
• BJohan Rudolf Thorbecke
• CHenri Gerard Winkelman
• DAnton Adriaan Mussert

Which Roman Emperor led the Roman Empire to reach its maximum territorial extent?

• ATrajan
• BConstantine the Great
• CJulius Caesar
• DClaudius

The Treaty on European Union, that proclaims the creation of the European Union, was signed on February 7, 1992 in this city.

• AParis
• BMaastricht
• CBelfast
• DGeneva

Which of these landmarks is not included in the original 'Seven Wonders of the Ancient World'?

• AGreat Pyramid of Giza
• BColossus of Rhodes
• CHanging Gardens of Babylon
• DGreat Wall of China

In what year was Napoleon Bonaparte crowned emperor of France?

• A1801
• B1807
• C1810
• D1804

President Reagan was shot in 1981 as he left this hotel.

• ARitz-Carlton, Washington DC
• BPark Hyatt, Washington
• CThe Washington Hilton
• DThe St. Regis Washington DC

Who was the last Tsar of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland?

• AAlexander II
• BPeter I
• CNicholas II
• DAlexander III

This ancient Greek playwright was the earliest of the three classical Greek tragedians, the other two being Sophocles and Euripides.

• APhrynicus
• BChoerilus
• CAeschylus
• DAristeas

What star of Willow" who passed away in 2000, founded the organization Little People of America in 1957?

• AJerry Lavish
• BJerald Laverne
• CBilly Marty
• DBilly Barty

What was the relationship between Attila and Bleda who ruled the Huns together until 445?

• AThey were father and son
• BThey were brothers
• CThey were cousins
• DThey were not related

General Jacques Leclercs division received the surrender of the German forces at the Gare Montparnasse and liberated Paris on what date?

• A25 August 1944
• B19 August 1944
• C15 August 1944
• D11 August 1944