History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- What famous person got a patent in 2002 for a device used to tune drumheads?
- Which famous person holds a patent for the design of an ash tray?
- In 1951 this famous actor was awarded a patent for the design of a blowout toy. He was very famous for his musical comedies.
- Which of these people holds a patent for the design of a certain toy figure?
- This actor, who was the voice of Roger Rabbit in 1988 and did voice work in Polar Express, got a patent for a toy adapted for pulling and stretching.
- This person worked in a patent office while in graduate school and is the co-holder of patent # 1781541 for a refrigerator.
- Few people know that this person holds a patent for a type of disposable child’s diaper.
- Which one of these people holds several patents for fishing lures?
- Under his real name this person holds patent #140245 for an improved method for scrapbooking.
- Which of one these people holds patent #1370316 for a divers suit?
- Which musician holds a patent for an electronic device that helps a composer, a musician, or a conductor to interactively select parts of a musical score?
- If you recall well the performances of these men, it won’t be hard to guess which one of them holds a patent for a device that allows a performer to lean forward past his center of gravity.
- This man holds a patent for a special Jacuzzi-type of spa bath for women that includes a chair, a circulation valve, and a device for eliminating the dirty water.
- Which of these people was issued patent # 6469 for a new method of buoying vessels over shoals?
- In 1974, this lady got a patent for a pantyhose with a shaping band for cheeky derriere relief.
- The Great Pyramid of Giza is believed to have been built as the tomb of this Egyptian pharaoh.
- What was the original height of the Great Pyramid?
- The Great Pyramid is one of the pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex. Which monument is NOT a part of that complex?
- Where in Egypt are the Pyramids of Giza situated?
- What is the estimated frame of time in which the Great Pyramid was constructed?
- Which one of the Pyramids of Giza has visibly retained its polished limestone casing at its apex?
- Which peculiarity of the Great Pyramid interior distinguishes it from the other pyramids?
- What common feature do all of the entrances of the Pyramids in Giza share?
- Towards the end of the 14th century, vandalized by an angered Sufi Muslim, the Great Sphinx of Giza lost what essential piece.
- What word refers to the hundreds of flat-roofed Egyptian tombs built round the Pyramids of Giza?
- The Alamo mission was captured on this day in 1836.
- Sam Houston avenged the deaths of those killed at the Alamo in this battle.
- How did General Santa Anna escape during the battle with Sam Houston (only to be caught the next day)?
- Who portrayed Davy Crockett in the 1960 movie The Alamo?
- What Dukes of Hazzard star played Thumblerig the Gambler in the 1960 movie The Alamo?