484 History Trivia Questions with Answers
484 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which nation was called Persia until 1935?
Answer
Iran
Which nation established dominion over South Africa in 1902?
Answer
Great Britain
Which member of royalty was shot at twice in Sydney, Australia in 1994?
Answer
Charles, Prince Of Wales
Which member of a royal family was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997?
Answer
Princess Diana
Which leading Nazi was assassinated in 1942 by Czech resistance?
Answer
Reinhard Heydrich
Which leader was known for a "Cultural Revolution"?
Answer
Mao Zedong
Which is the complete name of famous military leader Schwarzkopf?
Answer
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Which German painter was sometimes court painter to King Henry VIII of England after 1536?
Answer
Hans Holbein The Younger
Which Fascist leader was called "Il Duce" by his followers?
Answer
Benito Mussolini
Which famous politician is known as Daughter of the East & Daughter of Destiny?
Answer
Benazir Bhutto
Which famous figure was assassinated by a Hindu militant on January 30, 1948?
Answer
Mahatma Gandhi
Which explorer led the first expedition that sailed around the world?
Answer
Ferdinand Magellan
Which English city was Alfred the Great's capital city?
Answer
Winchester
Which couple is credited with forming the nation of Spain?
Answer
Ferdinand And Isabella
Which country was the first European nation to reach Japan?
Answer
Portugal
Which country speaks Spanish as its main language?
Answer
Mexico
Which country is Timbuktu in?
Answer
Mali
Which civilization came first?
Answer
Sumerian
Which city was the first capital of Japan?
Answer
Nara
Which British royal family changed its name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1917?
Answer
The Windsors
Which battle was fought on August 22, 1485?
Answer
Battle Of Bosworth
Which Axis leader was overthrown and arrested in July 1943?
Answer
Benito Mussolini
Which Austrian psychiatrist penned "The Interpretation of Dreams" in 1900?
Answer
Sigmund Freud
Which Australian Prime Minister mysteriously disappeared while swimming?
Answer
Harold Holt
Which animal is pictured on the Canadian $2 coin?
Answer
Polar Bear
Which ancient people first mined and smelted copper circa 5000 B.C.?
Answer
Egyptians
Which acting Russian President was formally chosen for the post on March 25, 2000?
Answer
Vladimir V. Putin
Which 20th century female novelist and short story writer wrote "Ethan Frome"?
Answer
Edith Wharton
Where will you find the Crown Jewels of England?
Answer
Tower Of London
Where were the first Olympic Games held?
Answer
Athens, Greece
Where was the treaty signed ending the Russo-Japanese War?
Answer
Portsmouth, New Hampshire