History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- The House of Windsor was founded by King George V in 1917 when he changed the name of his family to Windsor. What was the original name of his family?
- What decade witnessed the publishing of Charles Darwins The Origin of Species, and the first official game of baseball?
- This decade saw the end of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and the Year Without a Summer.
- What decade was nicknamed the Mauve Decade, and saw the discovery of the X-rays by Wilhelm Rontgen?
- During this decade the first modern railway opened, and Beethovens Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna.
- The prototype telephone, the light bulb and the phonograph were all invented during this decade.
- What decade saw the the end of the Enlightenment, the invention of canned food, and the publishing of the atomic theory?
- Mark Twain published Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Robert Louis Stevenson published Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde during this decade.
- During this decade the submarine was invented, Alfred Nobel invented dynamite, and the American Civil War broke.
- This decade saw the first postage stamp, the first electrical telegraph and the first use of general anesthesia in an operation.
- In 5th century AD, a child hostage exchange was arranged, to keep peace between the Huns and the Romans. Attila, future king of the Huns was sent to the Roman court in exchange for which Roman hostage?
- What was the relationship between Attila and Bleda who ruled the Huns together until 445?
- Because of the plundering and devastations across Europe, Attila the Hun came to be called by what nickname?
- In 452, this influential Roman Pope participated in the negotiations with the Huns near Mantua and dissuaded Attila the Hun from devastating Rome.
- To form an alliance against Attilas Huns, in 451 the Romans combined armies with which Visigoth leader?
- Attila the Huns palace and headquarters in Europe were situated on the territory of which modern country?
- In this Germanic legend, turned into an operatic tetralogy by Richard Wagner, Attila the Hun appears by the name Etzel.
- Honoria, sister of the Roman Emperor, broke the peaceful relations between Rome and Attila the Hun by trying to do what?
- In 451, Flavius Aëtius, in alliance with the Visigoths, finally defeated Attila the Hun. Where did the famous battle take place?
- In 453, Attila the Hun died in his room on the night of his wedding to which woman?
- He said: If you want to make a lot of money, invent something that will enable Europeans to cut each others throats.
- In World War I, the machine gun combined with this invention was responsible for most of the battle casualties.
- Where was the assault rifle invented?
- Which of the following was invented by Hiram Maxim?
- He was responsible for the invention of the caterpillar tractor, which was the basis of the tank.
- The operational jet fighter was invented during this war.
- When was the first automatic revolver produced?
- In what year was the first mass produced multishot pistol patented?
- When was a telescopic sight first put on a rifle?
- Why is the Borchardt pistol of 1893 considered an important invention?