History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Some academics consider World War I and II as two major parts of a single conflict. How many years apart were the two wars?
- The Battle of Normandy, also known as Operation Overlord, was the largest sea borne invasion of World War II. Operation Overlord started with D-Day on 6 June 1944. What does the “D” in D-Day stand for?
- “Sitzkrieg” is a term referring to the first period of WW II that lasted until May 1940. This period is also known as what?
- United Nations, known initially as United Nations Organization, was founded as a result of the Yalta Conference, which took place on what date?
- During World War II, apart from concentration and labor camps, there were extermination camps, also known as Death Camps. What was the number of the major death camps, built for the purposes of the Holocaust?
- China and The United States officially declared war on Japan, how many days after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
- What were the nicknames of the two atomic bombs dropped over Japan on 6 August 1945 and 9 August 1945?
- During World War II, resistance was formed in every occupied country. What was the name of the resistance movement that the British were preparing, in case the country was occupied?
- Which Central European country fought alongside the Allies on all European and African fronts during WW II and was left on the eastern side of the curtain at the Yalta Conference?
- Which country was divided into East and West during the Cold War?
- Which nation revolted against Soviet-imposed policies in 1956?
- Which country was invaded by the Soviet Army in 1968?
- Which nations catholic bishops issued the famous letter to their German counterparts, in which they forgave and asked for forgiveness?
- What was the name of the organization of Central and Eastern European communist states, established as a counterweight against NATO?
- In which country did the Solidarność (Solidarity) movement start?
- Which freedom movement leader was also a writer and dramatist?
- Which Pope was credited with igniting the freedom movement in Poland and eventually in the whole Eastern European region?
- When did the Berlin Wall fall, ending symbolically the Cold War?
- Which of these dictators was the last to die?
- What prominent figure in Nazi Germany was Adolf Hitlers deputy in the Nazi Party?
- What is the only tank battle fought during the so called Winter War (1939-1940)?
- What effective submachine gun was also known as the Schmeisser?
- Che Guevara was a Marxist revolutionary, who took part in the Cuban Revolution under the command of Fidel Castro. Where did Che Guevara die?
- The French Revolution began in 1789 with the storming of this building and ended in 1799 after succeeding to overthrow the absolute monarchy in France.
- One of the events that led to the American Revolution was the Boston Tea Party. On 16 December 1773 a group of Boston residents (the group was called Sons of Liberty) destroyed the cargo of three British ships. Which one of these men didnt take part in the event?
- The second stage of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the October Revolution, the first communist revolution of the 20th century. This revolutionary led the assault on the Winter Palace.
- The Great Cultural Revolution was a revolutionary uprising of students and workers in China, led by Mao Zedong. It officially ended in 1969, but there are statements that this period continued up until the arrest of the Gang Of Four. One of the founding members of the gang was Maos ____
- The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a series of violent riots and protests. It aimed at overthrowing of the Communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu. What was the name of Ceausescus wife, later executed together with her husband?
- This rebellion broke in 1857 in _____, fighting against the British colonial control over the country. It is sometimes referred to as the Sepoy Mutiny or the Sepoy Rebellion.
- On 23 July 1961 the Sandinista National Liberation Front was organized in Nicaragua. This marked the beginning of the fight against the dictatorship of this family and led to the Nicaraguan Revolution.