Where was the largest paratroop drop in WWII?
Answer
Wesel, Germany
484 History Trivia Questions with Answers
484 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Where was the Gallipoli campaign fought in WWI?
Answer
Turkey
Where was Elephant Point in WWII?
Answer
Burma
Where was Cibik Ridge in WWII?
Answer
Bougainville
Where was Breakneck Ridge in World War II?
Answer
The Philippines
Where was Anne Frank born?
Answer
Frankfurt
Where is Fort Erie located?
Answer
Ontario
Where in England was the Magna Carta signed in 1215?
Answer
A Field Near Runnymede
Where does the name Europe find its origin?
Answer
Greek Mythology
Where did the Vikings first attack England?
Answer
Lindisfarne
Where did the Russian vehicle Soyuz 19 travel?
Answer
Outer Space
Where did the IRA declare a cease fire in 1994?
Answer
Northern Ireland
Where did the Eagle bone whistle originate?
Answer
Mandan
Where did the 1945 World Zionist Conference call for Jewish state?
Answer
Palestine
Where did Britain restore parliamentary powers after Sinn Fein agreed to disarm?
Answer
Northern Ireland
Where did Barack Obama teach constitutional law?
Answer
University Of Chicago
Where can you find the Chartres Cathedral?
Answer
France
When was the Battle of Hastings?
Answer
1066
When did the third Punic War end?
Answer
146 B.C.
What year did the Hindenburg disaster occur?
Answer
1937
What world leader was nicknamed "The Iron Lady"?
Answer
Margaret Thatcher
What were the two sides in World War II known as?
Answer
Allies And Axis
What were famous Australian bushranger Ned Kelly's last words?
Answer
Such Is Life
What were Carrot, Goat, and Onion in WWII?
Answer
British Explosives
What weapon dominated the Battle of Agincourt?
Answer
Longbow
What was the Western front called in WWI?
Answer
The Sausage Machine
What was the very first ship sunk in action in WWII?
Answer
Athenia
What was the U.S. Hush Hush in WWII?
Answer
Admiral Nimitz's Jeep
What was the "Seven Foot Pilum" in the Roman arsenal of weapons?
Answer
A Javelin
What was the period when machines took the place of hand tools called?
Answer
Industrial Revolution
What was the period of rapid modernization in Japan in the 1800's called?
Answer
The Meiji Restoration
What was the original purpose of the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
Answer
Bell Tower
What was the Opium War between China and Britain fought over?
Answer
Opium Imports
What was the name of the world's first computer?
Answer
ENIAC
What was the name of the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Answer
Enola Gay B-29
What was the name of the first atomic powered submarine?
Answer
Nautilus
What was the name of Mussolini's Yacht in World War II?
Answer
Aurora