History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Where did an FBI investigator argue futilely with his bosses a month before 9/11, by saying: Im trying to keep someone from taking a plane and crashing into the World Trade Center.?
- What does the Arabic term Al Qaeda mean?
- How did former FBI anti-terrorist squad leader John ONeill die on 9/11?
- The Shuttle consisted of 2.5 million parts, including more than 1,000 plumbing valves, 1,400 circuit breakers and 230 miles of wire. The most complex job of building the Shuttle went to this company in Southern California. They had to design and assemble the orbiter itself.
- In the morning of September 17, 1976 the Shuttle manufacturer treated the world to a glimpse of the future; a test model of the orbiter, one not intended for space flight, rolled out of their Palmdale, CA plant. What name had the designers given this model?
- Space Shuttles are transported to the launch pad on this slow-moving 6,000,000 pound (approx. 2,725,000 kg) vehicle. Fully loaded, it moves at a rate of 1 mph.
- It takes this long after liftoff, before the orbiter starts circling Earth at 17,500mph (28,000km/h).
- This once white and now orange part breaks up, as it falls through the intense heat of the Earths atmosphere. It is the only expendable part of the Shuttle.
- NASA selected this astronaut to command the first Columbia flight. He was a veteran of two Gemini and two Apollo missions and considered to be NASAs most experienced astronaut at the time.
- Prior to every Space Shuttle flight, a series of events take place at Floridas Kennedy Space Center. The Shuttle is rolled out of its processing hanger on a 96-wheel transporter and carried to this 525 ft. tall building, originally built to assemble Saturn V rockets.
- On Columbias first mission, the crew noticed something very disturbing after opening the 60 ft. long payload bay doors.
- During the days spent in orbit, the astronauts of Columbias last mission conducted dozens of experiments dedicated to improving life on Earth. Exactly how many days did the astronauts spend in orbit?
- On February 1, 2003 at 9:29am flight director Leroy Cain declared a contingency and asked Bill Foster, who was working ground control that day, to lock the doors. Contingency is a NASA term which meant this.
- What Civil War general is alleged to have sucked on lemons before going into a battle?
- Who was the first official casualty of the American Civil War?
- What was Ulysses S. Grants first battle, fought against Confederate General Gideon J. Pillow?
- Who commanded the Union cavalry corps at the battle of Gettysburg?
- At what battle of the American Civil War did Generals U.S. Grant, William T. Sherman, George H. Thomas, and Joseph Hooker all fight at once?
- At what battle of the American Civil War did Native American forces first participate in military action?
- What Union naval ship sank Confederate raider CSS Alabama during the American Civil War?
- In 1996, U.S. anti-terrorist investigators learned of an organization called al-Qaeda for the very first time from which one of the following?
- The first major act of terrorism attributed to bin Ladens al-Qaeda group was in 1998 when it blew up which of these?
- How many al-Qaeda terrorists were involved in the near-destruction of the $1billion guided-missile destroyer USS Cole, which was protected by some 70 tons of armor shielding?
- How many days before 9/11 did George W. Bush receive a Presidents Daily Brief intelligence report entitled Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.?
- What country did Osama bin Laden live in and operate al-Qaeda from before he found sanctuary back in Afghanistan?
- Which of the following proved to be the greatest obstacle to saving lives in New York Citys 9/11 rescue efforts at the World Trade Center towers?
- Which is the most accurate number of casualties (including killed, wounded or lost) of World War II?
- In 1942 there was a terrible ammonium nitrate explosion that killed 20 people. Where did it occur?
- Which statement is true about Pete Gray, who played outfield for the St. Louis Browns during World War II?
- What did Walter Morrison invent in 1948?