History trivia questions and answers
Twenty questions from the History pack, the answers a tap away. Who did what, when, and what happened next, from the ancient world to the last century.
Twenty questions
The Great Sphinx of Giza has a human head and the body of which animal?
- A Lion
- B Bull
- C Falcon
- D Jackal
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A: Lion (wikipedia.org)
Which president signed the 1958 law that created NASA?
- A John F. Kennedy
- B Lyndon Johnson
- C Dwight Eisenhower
- D Harry Truman
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C: Dwight Eisenhower (wikipedia.org)
Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the oldest and still largely standing?
- A Great Pyramid of Giza
- B Colossus of Rhodes
- C Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- D Lighthouse of Alexandria
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A: Great Pyramid of Giza (wikipedia.org)
Which Greek mathematician reportedly shouted 'Eureka!' after noticing his bath water rise?
- A Euclid
- B Aristotle
- C Pythagoras
- D Archimedes
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D: Archimedes (wikipedia.org)
The Terracotta Army was made to guard the tomb of which emperor?
- A Han Wudi
- B Kublai Khan
- C Qin Shi Huang
- D Wu Zetian
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C: Qin Shi Huang (wikipedia.org)
Where was the ancient Olympic Games held in Greece?
- A Sparta
- B Athens
- C Delphi
- D Olympia
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D: Olympia (wikipedia.org)
Longships were the warships of which seafaring people from Scandinavia?
- A Saxons
- B Vikings
- C Celts
- D Franks
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B: Vikings (wikipedia.org)
In which year did Constantinople fall to the Ottoman Turks?
- A 1204
- B 1066
- C 1492
- D 1453
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D: 1453 (wikipedia.org)
Galileo discovered Jupiter's four largest moons using what?
- A A pendulum clock
- B A sextant
- C An improved telescope
- D A microscope
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C: An improved telescope (wikipedia.org)
Which plot was foiled on 5 November 1605 when Guy Fawkes was found with barrels of gunpowder?
- A The Cato Street Conspiracy
- B The Gunpowder Plot
- C The Rye House Plot
- D The Babington Plot
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B: The Gunpowder Plot (wikipedia.org)
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on which island?
- A Elba
- B Sicily
- C Sardinia
- D Corsica
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D: Corsica (wikipedia.org)
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on which date in 1776?
- A 25 December
- B 4 July
- C 14 July
- D 1 January
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B: 4 July (wikipedia.org)
Who was the first President of the United States?
- A George Washington
- B Thomas Jefferson
- C Benjamin Franklin
- D John Adams
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A: George Washington (wikipedia.org)
In what year was the Statue of Liberty dedicated?
- A 1920
- B 1776
- C 1886
- D 1850
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C: 1886 (wikipedia.org)
Which of these presidents is carved into Mount Rushmore?
- A Franklin D. Roosevelt
- B Ulysses S. Grant
- C Theodore Roosevelt
- D John F. Kennedy
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C: Theodore Roosevelt (wikipedia.org)
How long did the Wright brothers' first flight last on 17 December 1903?
- A 12 minutes
- B 1 hour
- C 12 seconds
- D 2 minutes
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C: 12 seconds (wikipedia.org)
The RMS Titanic sank in which year?
- A 1925
- B 1905
- C 1912
- D 1898
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C: 1912 (wikipedia.org)
Who said "Ask not what your country can do for you" in 1961?
- A Dwight Eisenhower
- B Lyndon Johnson
- C Richard Nixon
- D John F. Kennedy
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D: John F. Kennedy (wikipedia.org)
Who said "We shall fight on the beaches" in June 1940?
- A Charles de Gaulle
- B Neville Chamberlain
- C Winston Churchill
- D King George VI
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C: Winston Churchill (wikipedia.org)
Harriet Tubman's nickname was what?
- A Joshua
- B Moses
- C Samson
- D Gabriel
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B: Moses (wikipedia.org)
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