History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- How many months in the Gregorian calendar have 31 days?
- The Gregorian Calendar was introduced in 1582. Which one of these countries was among the first to adopt it?
- Why is the 9th month of the Gregorian calendar called September?
- The Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian over 400 year ago. Which religion is still using the Julian calendar?
- From what is the English word Friday derived?
- What is the etymology of the month August?
- Which statement about year 2009 is not true?
- A week denotes 7 days. Where/when weeks were 10 days long?
- When did the Battle of Trenton take place?
- What was the name of the tough Colonel who commanded the Hessian Garrison during the Battle of Trenton?
- The crossing of the Delaware, that preceded the Battle of Trenton, was aided by a regiment of boatmen from this Massachusetts town.
- How many men did Washington have in his attack force during the Battle of Trenton?
- What were Washingtons passwords for the crossing of the Delaware River and the attack on Trenton?
- At the time of the Battle of Trenton, the Hessian garrison numbered some 1500 men. Twenty soldiers were killed and eighty wounded. About how many soldiers were taken prisoner?
- At the time of the Battle of Trenton, some Hessians were quartered in a stone building that is now a Trenton museum. What is the name of this museum?
- Holland means what in the ancient Dutch language?
- What Batavian led the ill-fated uprising against the Romans AD 69-70?
- In what year was the Dutch Labour Party (S.D.A.P.) founded?
- What period of time during the Eighty Years War (1568- 1648) is referred to as the Twelve Years Truce?
- In the Netherlands, who headed the famous postwar Cabinet of 1948 - 1958?
- Who became the first female Cabinet minister of Holland in 1956?
- Which king of England is not the title character of a Shakespearean play?
- Which great journey was funded by an English king?
- What was the connection between Mary Stuart (Queen of Scots) and Bloody Mary (Queen of England)?
- Who or what destroyed the Great Spanish Armada in 1588?
- Shakespeares theater, The Globe, was destroyed by fire in 1613. Which Queen saw its reopening?
- When James, brother of king Charles II, married Mary of Modena, who was Catholic, the English Parliament wanted James to do what?
- What was the last successful foreign invasion of Britain?
- Where did Scotland unsuccessfully try to establish a colony?
- Who can be regarded as the only military dictator of England?