History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- This type of female figure was fashionable in the 20s.
- The Marcel Wave is one of these.
- This is a kind of body adornment that Indian women use. It became popular in many countries after Madonna adopted it.
- He created Chanel No. 5 for Coco Chanel.
- The first traces of womens underwear were found on this island.
- The first bra was announced in this fashion magazine.
- What city became the capital after the unification of Germany in 1990?
- In 1990 the new NC-17 replaced the X movie rating. What does NC stand for?
- What nation, subject of the 1994 Operation Uphold Democracy, is the only nation whose independence was gained as part of a successful slave rebellion?
- In 1996 President Clinton was re-elected as the first two-term Democrat since what former US President?
- In 1996, TWA Flight 800 exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after take off, killing all 230 aboard. The flight was bound from New York to what popular European destination?
- Which country transferred sovereignty of Hong Kong to China in 1997?
- The first cloned mammal, Dolly, was named after country singer Dolly Parton. Why?
- In what movie does the protagonist call the police about the Watergate break-in, invent the smiley, and make millions on Apple Computer stock thinking he has invested in produce?
- What Mariah Carey and quartet Boyz II Men song remained at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 16 weeks?
- In 1994, which political party won the majority in the US congress for the first time in 40 years?
- On 23 March 1961, Valentin Bondarenko was training in a special low pressure chamber filled with pure oxygen. An unexpected occurrence killed Bondarenko, making him the first space related casualty. What caused his death?
- The Soviets, having lost the race for the Moon, redirected their efforts towards the construction of space stations. They became quite good at this uneasy task, but also experienced a great deal of problems. Due to a fatal malfunction of a valve, all three crew members of this space station died.
- The European Space Agency (ECA) had some setbacks too. Two workers died, while inspecting the umbilical mast of the launch pad of Ariane 5. Later, Luc Celle and Jean-Claude Dhainaut were reported to have died of asphyxiation, because of a nitrogen leak. When did this accident take place?
- In the 70s NASA began a project to create a reusable space vehicle and the first Shuttle, Columbia, was launched in 1981. Five years later, on 28 January 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. Challenger was the first flight of the TISP program. What does TISP stand for?
- Which church official commissioned Michelangelo, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the residence of the Pope in the Vatican city?
- Jacques Cartier, a notable discoverer of the Renaissance period, was the first French explorer to reach Quebec in which year?
- This English Renaissance musician was one of the first composers to write anthems set to English words?
- This Italian poet, considered one of the fathers of the Renaissance, is also regarded as the father of alpinism.
- The statue of David, the first free-standing nude statue since ancient times, was created by the Renaissance sculptor Donatello from what material?
- Which Renaissance mapmaker was the first to make a map of the British Isles?
- This Renaissance typographer established the Aldine Press, famous for the introduction of the Italics?
- This Renaissance musician was the first composer to use a folk song in mass, a group of songs in honor of God.
- Which of the following Renaissance artists wrote I Commentari,a document regarded as the first autobiography of an artist?
- Samurai is a caste of warriors, that came into existence when the Japanese shogunate was formed. The translation of the word samurai is those who serve in close attendance to nobility. Samurai warriors that didnt serve any lord were called this.