History trivia questions
1731 multiple-choice History trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- When was the city of Rome, Italy founded?
- Who was the President of the United States during the signing of the Gadsden Purchase?
- With which Greek philosopher would you associate the phrase, "I know that I know nothing"?
- On which day did ARPANET suffer a 4 hour long network crash?
- Which naval battle was considered the turning point of the Pacific Ocean Theater during World War 2?
- What did the first vending machines in the early 1880's dispense?
- Who was the first man to travel into outer space?
- When was Finland's 100th year of being independent?
- What was the name of the German offensive operation in October 1941 to take Moscow before winter?
- Who is the creator of the soft drink, Dr. Pepper?
- How many sonatas did Ludwig van Beethoven write?
- In what year did the Battle of Verdun take place?
- Which of the following Physicists aided Nazi Germany in their production of a nuclear weapon?
- When was the "Siege of Leningrad" lifted during World War II?
- What age was King Henry V when he died?
- When did Spanish Peninsular War start?
- Which day did World War I begin?
- In addition to his career as an astrologer and "prophet", Nostradamus published a 1555 treatise that included a section on what?
- The ancient city of Chichén Itzá was built by which civilization?
- What Southeast Asian country was formerly known as 'Lan Xang'?
- The main objective of the German operation "Case Blue" during World War II was originally to capture what?
- Which building was set aflame on August 24th, 1812?
- Adolf Hitler was born on which date?
- On what day did Germany invade Poland?
- Which Nation did NOT have a Colony in modern-day North America?
- What year did Australia become a federation?
- When did Vesuvius destroy the city of Pompeii?
- In what year did Texas secede from Mexico?
- Which of the following Soviet revolutionaries was exiled from the USSR and later assassinated in 1940 for criticizing Stalinism?
- Which of his six wives was Henry VIII married to the longest?