In what Tahitian bay did Captain Cook first land?
Answer
Matavai Bay
484 History Trivia Questions with Answers
484 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
In what movie theater was Lee Harvey Oswald arrested following the assassination of JFK?
Answer
The Texas Theater
In what country was the first electro mobile produced?
Answer
Austria
In what country did the Mau Mau Uprising take place?
Answer
Kenya
In what century did Henry VIII take the throne?
Answer
16th
In what American metropolis was the Empire State Building completed in 1931?
Answer
New York City
In what American city were the 1996 Summer Olympics held?
Answer
Atlanta
In February 2008, Prince Harry returned from military duty in what war zone?
Answer
Afghanistan
In ancient times, what were professional writers called?
Answer
Scribes
In 1995 what happened to Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel?
Answer
He Was Assassinated
In 1994, who was elected the first black President of South Africa?
Answer
Nelson Mandela
In 1993, Aboriginals in Australia won the right to claim land lost to whom 200 years ago?
Answer
European Colonists
In 1952's Operation Ivy, what type of object was "Mike"?
Answer
Hydrogen Bomb
In 1948, what U.S. military practice did President Harry Truman end?
Answer
Racial Segregation
In 1906, a call for higher vitamin intakes was made to decrease outbreaks of which ailments?
Answer
Scurvy And Rickets
How tall was the Berlin Wall?
Answer
11-13 Feet
How often does "Leap Year" happen?
Answer
Every Four Years
How many siblings did Princess Diana have?
Answer
Four
How many rounds does a pre-ban Glock 23 magazine hold?
Answer
13 Rounds
How many colors are on the French flag?
Answer
Three
How many anchors did the Titanic have?
Answer
Three
How is Prince Phillip related to the last Empress of Russia, Alexandra?
Answer
Grand Nephew
How did the Hapsburg family gain control of central Europe?
Answer
Arranged Marriages
How did Nikita Khrushchev die?
Answer
Natural Causes
How did Marie Antoinette die?
Answer
Beheaded
How deep was the wreck of the "Titanic" when it was discovered?
Answer
12,460 Feet Deep
Gideon Sundback patented what clothes fastener in 1914?
Answer
Zipper
From which country was Evita Peron?
Answer
Argentina
Francois Mitterrand was President of which country?
Answer
France