History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- This man invaded modern day Great Britain.
- This mans name is linked to a common medical procedure.
- This mans biological son became famous after his death.
- This man visited the other mans tomb.
- This man was portrayed by British actor Rex Harrison in the1963 movie Cleopatra.
- What warrior king and his 300 Spartans held back the Persian army for two days in one of historys most heroic last stands?
- What Chinese warrior and strategist wrote The Art of War?
- What Soviet General and Hero of the Soviet Union led the Red Army during the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Kursk?
- One of historys most daring and able naval commanders, this admiral signaled his fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar by a flag that read England expects that every man will do his duty . What naval commander gave the supreme sacrifice at the Battle of Trafalgar while defeating the navies of the French and Spanish?
- He was the bravest and strongest Greek warrior in the Trojan War. He died when Apollo helped guide Pariss arrow to this warrior only vulnerable spot?
- Stormd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred. The verse is taken from Alfred, Lord Tennysons The Charge of the Light Brigade. The poem also referenced Some one had blunderd. What commander sent the six hundred to fight 12,000 Russians?
- Perhaps the greatest warrior-king in Roman history, what warrior summed up his victory in these three words, Veni, Vidi, Vici. ?
- The US, Britain and Germany were the main belligerents at Normandy during WWII, but three other nations had troops there who fought in their own organized national units. Which of the following was NOT one of those three nations?
- Mulberry was the code name for two artificial harbors built in sections and towed across the English Channel to provide a place for supplies to be landed at Normandy for the invading troops. They were very useful at first but their usefulness was greatly reduced after about two weeks when the following occurred.
- To aid the Normandy invasion Stalin, the Soviet leader, agreed to do the following.
- During WWII, American troops assaulted two beaches at Normandy. Three other beaches with code names Gold, Sword and Juno were assaulted by troops who mostly came from these two nations.
- Which American Indian tribe was predominantly located in North Georgia?
- Which U.S. state saw the bloodiest fighting of the Civil War?
- From 1847 to 1923, there were eight U. S. Presidents hailing from this state.
- Which German-American physicist is credited for advising U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt to start the development of an atomic bomb?
- What U.S. President gave a speech beginning with the phrase Four score and seven years ago?
- Which of these is one of the reasons why the United States entered World War I?
- Under whose administration did the United States send large numbers of troops to Vietnam?
- In 221 BC Zheng of the Qin Dynasty defeated the last independent Chinese state, the State of Qi, and thus unified China. The same year he named himself Shi Huangdi, which means this.
- The name of the first capital of the Empire, near which the tomb of the first Chinese emperor- Qin Shi Huang had been built.
- This Silk Road dynasty succeeded the Qin Dynasty.
- On 18 June 618, Gaozu took the throne, established the Tang Dynasty and opened a new age of prosperity. During the Tang Dynasty, this religion became predominant in China.
- The Yuan Dynasty was the first foreign dynasty to rule over all of China. It was officially established by this Mongolian ruler in 1271 and ruled over China until 1368.
- The Ming Dynasty established the Forbidden City in Beijing. Do you know what ming means in Chinese?
- The Qing Dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China. As a result of the 1911 revolution, a new Republic of China was established and this is what happened to the last Chinese emperor, Hsuan Tung.