People trivia questions
2356 multiple-choice People trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage in search of the Indies with which three ships?
- On his fourth voyage, Christopher Columbus was accompanied by which members of his family, called Bartolomeo and Fernando?
- According to the contract between Columbus and the Spanish monarchs, what would happen if he discovered new mainland?
- Which previously-unknown plant was brought to Europe by Christopher Columbus in 1493?
- Where did Christopher Columbus die on May 20, 1506?
- How was Christopher Columbus corpse treated immediately after his death?
- In 2002, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez changed the name of Columbus Day with what new name of the holiday?
- Columbus Day, a holiday first observed by the Tammany Society, is officially celebrated in the USA in which month?
- Who was the first European to reach the American shores several centuries before the first voyage of Columbus?
- The Leigh Light named after its inventor Humphry de Verde Leigh, is a type of what British military device from World War II?
- The diesel engine is named after Rudolf Diesel, an inventor of what nationality?
- George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. constructed the modern version of the Ferris wheel in 1893 for what major world exposition?
- The zeppelin took the name of German nobleman Ferdinand von Zeppelin who bore what title?
- Which of these popular food names derives from its inventors title?
- The meringue dessert Pavlova is named after the famous Russian Anna Pavlova. What was Pavlovas occupation?
- The popular mechanical puzzle Rubiks Cube, designed by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik, comes in four different versions depending on the number of its squares. In the standard 3×3×3 version what is the total number of visible cube faces?
- The Richter magnitude scale, named after American seismologist Charles Richter, is used to quantify the size of an earthquake. What is the highest number in the scale?
- The Morse code, named after one of its inventors, Samuel Morse, is a method for transmitting information using short and long marks - dots and dashes. In the international Morse code standards, the pause between two words equals what?
- The Braille system, devised in 1821 by Louis Braille, is a method of reading and writing used by blind people. In the Braille alphabet each letter is represented by the so-called Braille cell, which is a grid of up to how many raised dots?
- Who was the first female child born to English parents in the United States?
- Who was the first American female writer whose works were published?
- Who was the first professional woman artist in the United States?
- Who was the first American woman to run a print shop?
- What woman appeared in the first ballet presented in the United States?
- Who established the first charitable organization for women in the United States?
- Who was the first woman to receive a patent?
- Who was the first native-born American woman to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church?
- Who was the first female doctor in the United States?
- Who was the first African American woman to become a physician in the United States?
- This child actor born in 1958 was one of the stars of the television show Family Affair.