History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- As samurai warriors were supposed to set a good example to those beneath them - they were bound by Bushido, a strict ethic code. Bushido means way of the warrior and one of its central points states that a samurai must be completely loyal towards this person.
- Samurai warriors usually carried two swords- a big and a small one. The small one was called wakizashi and was the honour blade of the samurai. He would carry it everywhere and would even sleep with his wakizashi under his pillow. What was the name of the big sword of the samurai?
- One ceremony was extremely important for every samurai - Genpuku. In this ceremony, a samurai changed his child name to an adult one and received his first swords. Only then the samurai could marry. Genpuku would be held as early as this age.
- During the 13th century Japan was invaded twice. The first battles caught samurais unprepared and almost wiped them out, but they improved their tactics and saved Japan by building a defensive stone wall and attacking at night. This was the country that tried to conquer Japan.
- Who or what was a medieval fief?
- Who was a serf in the Middle Ages?
- Which medieval unit of volume is the largest?
- In the Middle Ages, the most commonly used monetary system was based on Livre, Sou and Dernier. Which relation between them is correct?
- Which language was NOT commonly spoken by inhabitants of the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages?
- At the battle of Hastings (1066) an army of Normans, led by William the Conqueror, defeated the Anglo-Saxon forces. Who actually were Normans?
- Who was a bailiff in the Middle Ages?
- Which animals were better for medieval farming?
- Who would typically own a 100-acre piece of land during medieval times?
- Which language was the medieval lingua franca?
- Which entity was ruled by Frederic Barbarossa?
- Peace in our time were the famous words by Chamberlain when he returned to the UK from which meeting?
- On May 10th 1940, Germany invaded France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Which country bore the main thrust?
- What was the objective of Operation Sea Lion?
- The Battle for Stalingrad is widely considered to be the turning point in the war against Germany, since for the first time in the war, a German army was decisively defeated. However, another battle would be decisive for the outcome of WW2. Which battle was this?
- Where did the biggest amphibious operation during WW2 take place?
- What was the importance of the Allied victory at Remagen during WW2?
- In their attempt to knock Italy out of WW2, the Allies met a fierce competitor on the Italian peninsula. Which German general gave the Allies such a hard time?
- What did rich Egyptian women place on top of their heads and kept it there all day?
- 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?
- Roman women were jealous of the captive-women from the German tribes that their men captured. That is why they used to cut off the captives long blond braids and used them as this.
- The first bodice was invented not to dress women, but to make them more attractive to men by pushing breast up and out. Where was it invented?
- Who was the first woman said to wear trousers?
- When did the term milliner appear for the first time?
- Besides white, what two colors were popular for a wedding dress a few centuries ago?
- Who introduced the pollover sweater?