History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- In the beginning of the 19th century, Simon Bolivar fought for the independence of countries like Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia. On 24 July 1983 this man founded the Movimiento Bolivariano Revolucionario 200 in Venezuela and 15 years later, became president.
- Who was the first Russian tsar of the Romanov dynasty?
- What city was the Russian capital before Tsar Peter the Great founded St. Petersburg?
- Which ruler was crowned the first Tsar of All the Russias?
- Who was Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762?
- Which Russian Empress brought Rasputin into the center of the Imperial court?
- What was Tsarskoye Selo?
- What American product from the 50s was advertised with roadside signs reading slogans such as: The place to pass On curves You know Is only at A beauty show?
- The average income in the United States in 1952 was $3,515.00. What was the average price of a house at that time?
- In what year was the first microwave oven manufactured by Tappan and offered in the USA for $1300.00?
- In 1956 Bette Nesmith Graham invented Mistake Out which later became known by what name?
- Which of these was NOT a Broadway flop?
- In 1991 Pfizer came out with the medicine Sildenafil, designed to stop angina pectoris. It was a flop as it had little effect on angina. What was good about this medicine?
- In 1993 Chevy Chase got his own talk show. How many episodes of The Chevy Chase Show were aired?
- This great 1949 movie was remade into a 2006 movie flop starring Sean Penn, James Gandolfini, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, and Anthony Hopkins.
- Which of these was NOT an invention idea on Seinfeld?
- How long was the Hundred Years War?
- You probably know the term Blitzkrieg (lightning war), which refers to a quick invasion. But what does Sitzkrieg mean?
- Which ancient countries battled each other during the Punic Wars?
- Which war was fought by El Salvador and Honduras in 1969?
- There have been many wars in the Balkans. Which one was known as the First Balkan War?
- Which wars were fought in XV century England?
- Against which country were the two Gulf Wars fought?
- The Boer Wars were fought by the British Empire against which colonists?
- Which wars are known as Reconquista?
- Against which of the following were the medieval Crusades fought?
- Were was the First Turkish-Portuguese War fought in 1509?
- After the 80 Years War (XVI-XVII century) a new colonial power was born in Europe. Which one?
- This singer, who sang the theme song for Rawhide, died on 6th February 2007 at the age of 93.
- Name the author of Slaughterhouse-Five who died April 11th 2007 at the age of 84.