History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Medieval people had very weird tastes when it came to eyebrows. Artificial eyebrows made from this material were in fashion.
- For medieval people beauty marks had very special meanings. Which of these statements is true?
- When did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?
- The US became convinced that Soviet nuclear missiles were in Cuba by which of the following?
- Who were the leaders of the US and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
- During the Cold War, in the first week after discovering the nuclear missiles in Cuba, the US did which of the following?
- During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the US President and his advisors ultimately decided that their best immediate response to the Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba would be to blockade Cuba. Why did they think this was the best decision?
- The US gained some legality for their blockade of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when they received strong approval and support from this organization.
- What statement is true about the Soviet response to the US blockade of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
- There was only one death as a result of military action during the Cuban Crisis. When did it occur?
- How did the US show that it was not fabricating a story about Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
- The Cuban Missile Crisis was finally resolved when the following agreement was reached.
- What decade was nicknamed the Jazz Age in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom?
- During this decade Soviet leader Joseph Stalin died, the European Common Market was established and the Korean War broke out and ended.
- What decade saw the launch of the Internet for mass usage, the fall of the the Soviet Union and the implementation of the Euro currency?
- During this decade the RMS Titanic sank on its debut voyage, World War I broke out, and Albert Einstein published his theory of general relativity.
- During this decade World War II ended, India gained independence from Great Britain, and Israel was established.
- During this decade, MTV was launched, the Chernobyl accident happened, and NBA star Michael Jordan rose to fame.
- What decade saw the Great Depression, Adolf Hitlers election as Chancellor of Germany, and the outbreak of World War II?
- During this decade there was an oil crisis, the Apollo 13 space mission was carried out, and the first modern computers were invented.
- In this decade the Panama Canal was built, mass production of the automobile began, and the home phonograph became popular.
- Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated during this decade.
- More than seventy million people were killed in this war, which made it the deadliest conflict of all time.
- This war, which took place in Europe in the first half of the 17th century, is one of the deadliest conflicts in history.
- The participants in this war never came to the point of a direct military clash, but fought indirectly through espionage, propaganda and competition in various fields.
- These wars were fought in France between French Catholics and Protestants in the second half of the 16th century.
- This war started on June 25, 1950 as a civil war and grew into a proxy war between the participants in the Cold War.
- The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance were the belligerent parties in this war which broke out in 1914.
- These wars were fought between 1803 and 1815, and included the famous battles of Austerlitz and Waterloo.
- Which of the Punic wars was fought between 264 and 241 BC in Sicily and Africa?