History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Hitler, like several conquerors before him, faced the daunting task of crossing the English Channel and invading Britain. Which of the following was the only conqueror to successfully do this?
- Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few.’ In this famous quote by Winston Churchill who were the few he was referring to?
- Which of these countries fought on the side of Britain during the Battle of Britain?
- How was Catherine the Great of Russia related to Petar III?
- What King of England had his nephews put into the Tower of London?
- How were Napoleon Bonaparte and Napoleon III related?
- This King of the Franks conquered Italy and was crowned Imperator Augustus on 25 December 800.
- What English Queen was daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn?
- What monarch transformed the Tsardom of Russia into the Russian Empire?
- What dynasty ruled France before the Capetian dynasty?
- Frederick I Barbarossa, who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1155, belonged to what royal dynasty?
- What King of France was popularly known as the Sun King?
- What Civil War battle ended on July 3, 1863 with a Union victory?
- What General was named Commander of the UN forces in Korea on July 8, 1950?
- What song hit # 1 on the Billboard Charts on July 9, 1955?
- Who was sworn in as the 13th President on July 10, 1850 following the death of President Zachary Taylor?
- On July 11, 1804, V.P. Aaron Burr fatally wounded this famous founding father in a duel.
- What city opened the first Worlds Fair in the United States on July 14, 1853?
- What famous department chain closed it last stores on July 17, 1997?
- Who was shot and killed by federal agents on July 22, 1934?
- What federal institution was founded on July 26, 1908?
- What President signed legislation on July 29, 1958 to create NASA?
- What does the term seppuku, connected with the culture of Japanese samurai, refer to?
- What is the name of the slightly curved single-edged sword used by Japanese samurai warriors?
- What Eastern philosophy has greatly influenced the Japanese samurai culture?
- Who would arrange the marriage of the Japanese samurai by tradition?
- What is the term for the person who was usually the master of the Japanese samurai?
- Bushido is the philosophy and code of conduct of the Japanese samurai. What does the word Bushido literally mean?
- What English sailor is believed to be the first Caucasian to receive the honor of becoming a samurai?
- In what century is James Clavells samurai novel Shogun set?