People trivia questions
2356 multiple-choice People trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- What were the carrack and caravel, whose development in the 15th century in Portugal enabled more widespread exploration of the world?
- Who was the Portuguese explorer that commanded the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India?
- Commissioned to establish permanent commercial relations and to introduce Christianity wherever he went, Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral left Lisbon on 9 March 1500 with a fleet of thirteen ships and discovered what present day territory?
- The name of the largest ocean, the Pacific Ocean, is derived from the Latin name “Mare Pacificum”, which means peaceful sea. Who gave the ocean this name?
- Who completed the first circumnavigation of the globe in a single expedition in September 1522?
- In 1519, in search of the Spice Islands, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan set out on an expedition with 241 men on five ships, called Concepción, San Antonio,Trinidad, Victoria and what else?
- Which of the following happened first chronologically?
- The name John originates from the Hebrew name Yohannan. What does Yohannan mean?
- This Italian-American gangster ran the streets of Chicago during the Prohibition years and orchestrated the most notorious gangland killing of the 20th century.
- What was Joseph Bonannos nickname?
- This NY mobster was nicknamed The Chin and was often seen wandering the streets of Greenwich Village in his bathrobe and slippers, mumbling incoherently to himself.
- This Chinese eunuch is controversially regarded as the inventor of paper.
- What American scientist invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting electric light bulb?
- What is the name of the German scientist who invented the X-ray machine?
- This scientist discovered insulin and called it pancreatine.
- This American engineer is known as the inventor of the microwave oven.
- What is the name of the man who invented dynamite?
- This American physicist invented the first automatic programmable electronic digital computer.
- What is the name of the Italian maker of musical instruments who is considered the inventor of the piano?
- What is the name of the philologist who invented the Esperanto language?
- Who is credited with the discovery of penicillin?
- Which is correctly ranked highest to lowest
- In Chinese nobility, the equivalent of a Count is called:
- The highest ranked title in British Nobility is:
- In Germany, a Kaiser is a:
- The collective peerage of Japan is known as:
- In Korea, a Panseo is a:
- How long did Queen Victoria reign?
- Who was Queen Victorias spouse and consort?
- How many children did Queen Victoria have?