History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. These words uttered by Winston Churchill refer to the bravery of the men serving in the British Royal Air Force. What is the name given to the air warfare that was carried out by the powerful Luftwaffe against the RAF during the summer of 1940?
- It was on September 18,1862 that General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virgina battled General George McClellan on a cornfield near Sharpsburg, Maryland. What is the name of the battle that is often called the bloodiest single day of warfare in American history?
- What brilliant Carthaginian general defeated the Romans in the Second Punic War at the Battle of Cannae in 216 B.C.?
- In a few minutes of time, skill and luck met over the waters of the Pacific in June 1942. American SBD Dauntless dive bombers from the USS Yorktown and Enterprise struck three Japanese carriers and put them out of action. In what decisive battle did the Japanese lose the carriers Kaga, Soryu, Akagi and the Hiryu?
- During this century Constantine I ruled, and Kama Sutra was created.
- During this century the French Revolution began, and the United States Declaration of Independence was signedd.
- In this century paper was first produced by Chinese people, and the Silk Road between Europe and Asia was created.
- In this century, the Muslim conquests began, and the population on the planet was reduced to approximately 208 million people.
- During what century did Ramesses III, Pharaoh of Egypt, live, rule and die?
- This century saw the discovery of the Americas and of a sea route along Cape of Good Hope to India.
- In this century gunpowder was first used in a battle, and lions become extinct in Europe.
- Roman Emperors Caligula, Augustus, Claudius and Nero lived in this century.
- The Great Fire of London and the Great Plague of London occurred in this century.
- What century witnessed the reign of the so-called Five Good Emperors of Rome?
- What movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 61st Academy Awards ceremony held on March 27, 1989?
- What British actor was born on 23 July, 1989 in London, United Kingdom?
- American actress Bette Davis, who passed away on October 6, 1989, was the the first woman to be presented with this award by the American Film Institute.
- Who was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize for Peace?
- What notable event happened in New York City on November 7, 1989?
- What American Idol winner was born on December 22, 1989 in Phoenix, Arizona?
- What popular artist passed away on January 23, 1989?
- What name is commonly used to refer to the political events that took place in 1989 and are also known as Revolutions of 1989?
- What American rapper was born on October 4, 1989 in New York City?
- The first full-length episode of this popular TV sitcom premiered on Fox on December 17, 1989.
- Who named the Cambrian period?
- What term refers to the raise of biodiversity that occurred during the Cambrian period?
- This animal, which lived during the early Cambrian period, is possibly one of the first fish to evolve.
- What ocean separated Laurentia from Baltica and Siberia during the Cambrian.
- What caused the Cambrian-Ordovician mass extinction?
- The collapse of the Soviet Union took place in which year?