History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- When was the Battle of Antietam fought?
- Who was the Union commander at the Battle of Antietam?
- Which Union general, wounded in the foot at Antietam, would, within six months time, be the commander of the Army of the Potomac?
- How many soldiers - Union and Confederate - were casualties at Antietam?
- Which of these landmarks would NOT be found on the Antietam battlefield?
- Who was the Confederate commander at the Battle of Antietam?
- How long did the Battle of Antietam last?
- Who served as President of the Confederate States of America at the time of the Battle of Antietam?
- Which battle preceded the Battle of Antietam?
- During what century is the King Arthur believed to have lived?
- The Byzantine period began in this century which also saw the Valerians massacre of Christians.
- Nostradamus, Martin Luther and Elizabeth I of England lived during what century?
- The first novel ever is believed to have been written in this century by the Japanese Lady Murasaki Shikibu.
- Julius Caesar, Marcus Antonius, and Cleopatra VII of Egypt all lived in this century.
- What century marked the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
- During this century, the condom, the land mine and the sandpaper were invented.
- In what century were the fountain pen, shaving soap and street lamps invented?
- In what century did the Black Death kill about one third of the European population?
- In this century, the decline of the Classical Maya civilization began, and Charlemagne was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III.
- What does the term Mesozoic mean?
- The base of the Mesozoic is established by what major event in the history of life on Earth?
- What super-continent began to rift apart during the Mesozoic era?
- What marine reptiles evolved during the Triassic period and thrived during much of the Mesozoic era?
- Which of the following describes the climate of the Triassic period?
- Which of the following was a large inland sea that covered much of central North America during the Late Cretaceous period?
- What event signalled the end of the Mesozoic era?
- Dinosaurs first evolved during the middle Triassic period approximately how many years ago?
- Several hundred specimens of this species of dinosaur were discovered at Ghost Ranch.
- Name the early reptile creatures that evolved during the late Permian period and eventually gave rise to the dinosaurs and other creatures during the Mesozoic.
- An incomplete skeleton of this dinosaur was discovered in 1900.