History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Who was the king of Sparta and leader of the 300 Spartans at the famous battle at Thermopylae?
- Name Alexander the Greats favorite horse.
- Who was the statesman who re-codified the laws of Athens to make them more humane, and set the city on the road to democracy?
- Which Athenian sculptor, who worked almost exclusively with bronze, created the classic statue, The Discus Thrower?
- Who was the faithful wife of Odysseus who waited 20 years for his return from the Trojan War?
- This Victorian politician, best remembered as the originator of the modern police force, sought to repeal the Corn Laws as a measure to fight the Irish potato famine.
- The Great Exhibition, a symbol of the Victorian Age, was held in London in what year?
- This British engineer is best known as the creator of the Great Western Railway, during the Victorian Age.
- This woman was a Victorian era feminist, especially concerned with the welfare of working girls.
- This person attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria during her first pregnancy.
- Issued during the Victorian period, it is the name of the worlds first official adhesive postage stamp.
- This vessel, one of the symbols of progress during the Victorian Era, was the first steam ship purposely built for Atlantic crossing.
- The Salvation Army, a world-wide charity organization, was established in what year?
- He served as the head of the London Metropolitan Police during the period of the Jack the Ripper Murders.
- Name the British socialist intellectual movement, among whose members was the famous Irish playwright Bernard Shaw.
- Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492, dooming the fate of native inhabitants. The siege of Tenochtitlan marked the end of one of the mightiest American civilizations- the Aztec Empire. This was the name of the conquistador that defeated the Aztecs.
- Jeanne dArc was a 17-year old girl with no knowledge on military strategics. However, her self-sacrifice and strong belief in God inspired many French victories in the Hundred Years War. This siege was her first victory.
- Certainly one of the most famous sieges is the siege of Troy. Although archaeologists are not sue whether or not it really happened, there is evidence that the siege is not merely mythological. According to legends, who killed the Greek hero Achilles?
- This city was besieged twice- once in 1854 by the Ottoman Empire and a second time in 1942 by Germany. During the second siege, the defenders were attacked by the largest gun ever to be completed. The Germans even used gas against the defenders of the city and yet it withstood the siege for 250 days.
- In 1847 Veracruz, one of the most important Mexican seaports, was besieged for 20 days. The beginning of the siege was marked when this country conducted its first large-scale amphibious assault on it.
- The Concert for Bangladesh was the first celebrity concert and musical project to raise money worldwide for the needy. Eric Clapton, Badfinger, Billy Preston and Ravi Shankar appeared. Bob Dylan made an unannounced appearance to play his first concert in two years. Who organized the Concert for Bangladesh?
- 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.
- In what was billed as the Battle of the Sexes, tennis champ Billie Jean King didnt show any love as she won this match in straight sets. Who did Billie Jean King beat to win the Battle of the Sexes?
- On February 28, 1983 a record 105.9 million viewers tuned in to watch the last show of this programs eleven-year run.
- First photographed by Richard Avedon, this campaign was one of the most famous and successful ad campaigns of the 70s. The ads features beautiful black and white photos of Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Lauren Bacall and Barbra Streisand. What company asked the question What Becomes a Legend Most?
- It was just the musical chords of E and F played alternately back and forth but even to this day when you hear these chords you think DANGER. For what 1975 summer blockbuster did composer John Williams win an Oscar for Best Score?
- How many people were murdered as a result of the Salem Witch Trials?
- How old was Giles Cory when he was pressed to death?
- Dorothy Good, who was the youngest person to be accused of witchcraft, was how old?
- To what prominent religious group did the majority of people of Salem Village belong during the time of the notorious Salem witch trials in the 17th century?