History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- What genus of dinosaur contains what could be the largest dinosaur ever?
- What does the term Cenozoic mean?
- How many epochs is the Cenozoic era divided into?
- This subcontinent collided with Eurasia 55 million years ago.
- The first true Homo sapiens (human) appeared in Africa about how many years ago?
- All recorded historical events occurred during this epoch.
- What event signalled the end of the Cenozoic?
- What does the term Precambrian mean?
- When did the earth form?
- Where do the oldest rocks on Earth come from?
- Approximately what age are the oldest known fossils?
- Multicellular organisms evolved during what period of the Mesoproterozoic era?
- What event signalled the end of the Precambrian?
- What did Benjamin Franklin do in 1752?
- When did Francis Drake enter San Francisco bay and what country did he claim it for?
- When did Boston become a settlement and who led it?
- Harvard College was founded in what year?
- Which one happened to the U.S. in 1791?
- Which one happened to the U.S. in 1774?
- Which one happened to the U.S. in 1796?
- The Erie Canal is a canal in New York State, United States, that runs from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The entire canal was opened in which year?
- When was the first U.S. adhesive postage stamp sold?
- The lefty, Henry Ford, founded the Ford Motor Company. Finish this quote and find out how he defined quality. Quality means doing it right when ___________________________.
- This fashionable head accessory was hip from the very beginning of the 80s until their end.
- This style dominated both music and fashion in the late 70s and early 80s. The Sex Pistols and The Exploited were just some of bands that had great influence on mens and womens look.
- As a popular style in the beginning of the 80s it became somewhat politically bound, these started appearing as common clothing adornments.
- 1983 was the year when this style of clothing finally went out of style.
- This famous perfume was released in 1985. Its fragrance is made up of coriander, plum, anise, rosewood, rose, tuberose, honey, cinnamon, orange blossom, blackcurrant and red currant with a base of ambergris, laudanum and opoponax.
- The style that became popular after the mid 80s includes ragged T-shirts, acid washed and torn jeans, cheap shirts, rubber bracelets, lots of hairspray and neon earrings.
- In 1987 Nike introduced these trainers that enable the wearer to jump higher.