484 History Trivia Questions with Answers
484 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Fiorello LaGuardia was elected mayor of what city in 1933?
Answer
New York
Father Damien ministered to lepers on which Hawaiian Island?
Answer
Molokai
Eric the Red was a Viking from what period of time?
Answer
900's
During which war was the infamous "Bataan Death March"?
Answer
World War II
During which era did mammals rule?
Answer
Cenozoic
During which Chinese dynasty was the Great Wall of China built?
Answer
Qin Dynasty
During the Gallic Wars, who was the victor in the Battle of Alesia?
Answer
Julius Caesar
D-Day is associated with which war?
Answer
World War II
Collectively, Medusa and her sisters were known as the what?
Answer
Gorgons
Chiang Kai-shek led which country?
Answer
China
By what name was the first Duke of Wellington previously known?
Answer
Sir Arthur Wellesley
By what name was the Albanian nun born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910 later known?
Answer
Mother Teresa
Britain annexed Hong Kong as a result of which war?
Answer
Opium War
Ayatollah Khomeini called for a fatwa on which author of 1988's "The Satanic Verses"?
Answer
Salman Rushdie
At what time of year did the Celts believe the Sun stood still for 12 days?
Answer
Winter Solstice
At the end of his term in 1963, who was Australia's longest serving Prime Minister?
Answer
Robert Menzies
Aristotle tutored which person who would go on to conquer all of the then-known world?
Answer
Alexander The Great
Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were both wives of what king?
Answer
Henry VIII
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to do what?
Answer
Fly Solo Across The Atlantic
A purple stripe on a Roman tunic was a sign of what?
Answer
Status