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Trivia Crack Chaos: Simply History
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1
The French Independence Day is called what?
National Independence Day
Bastille Day
French National Holiday
National French Day
2
In June, 1994, the French, British and Americans celebrated the 50th anniversary of what event?
World War 1
Korean War
Desert Storm
D-Day
3
Who succeeded George Washington as second president of the United States of America?
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Van Buren
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
4
The Berlin Conference in 1884 awarded Belgium what colony?
The Sudan
South Africa
The Ukraine
The Congo
5
What ruler made Hellenistic culture?
Napoleon
Alexander the Great
Phillip 1
Socrates
6
When did America enter World War I?
1918
1914
1915
1917
7
What was the profession of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
Basketball player
Boxer
Soccer player
DJ
8
During the Holocaust which people were mainly killed?
Hinduists
Protestants
Jews
Buddhists
9
Why did Wendy’s founder, Dave Thomas, cut his hamburgers in squares?
His original grill was square
That was the shape of his hamburger press
To show that they don't cut corners
It was a mistake by his assistant
10
What profession did Grace Kelly have before marrying the Prince of Monaco?
Actress
Teacher
Lawyer
Singer
11
Who saved John Smith when he was attacked by a native tribe?
Louis
Sacajawea
Pocahontas
John Rolfe
12
Which month has the most religious holidays?
December
March
April
February
13
How many consecutive times did Lance Armstrong win the Tour de France before he was stripped?
9
11
5
7
14
This person conquered 90% of the known world at his time and named many cities after himself.
Alexander the Great
Asoka
Tutankhamen
Philip II of Macedon
15
Which of the following was NOT a member of the “Big Three” during World War II?
Mao Zedong
Franklin Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
16
What trade did Paul Revere practice?
Cobbler
Blacksmith
Butcher
Silversmith
17
What happened to Hitler when he served in the German army during World War I?
He was Beaten Severely in Prison Camps
His Life was Spared by a British Soldier
He Fled the Army to Become an Artist
He was Captured a Majority of the War
18
In Roman mythology, who is the God of the seas?
Juno
Neptune
Jupiter
Mars
19
Who is the roman equivalent of Aphrodite?
Cleopatra
Hera
Venus
Diana
20
What holy city were the crusades fought for by the Christian armies?
Nazarine
Olympia
Jerusalem
Quarth
21
What did Thomas Crapper invent that gave us the word named after him?
The Sewer
The Septic Tank
A Flushing Toilet
The Bathroom
22
Which US President got stuck in his bathtub on Inauguration Day?
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
George Washington
Grover Cleavland
23
What is the phrase that Marie Antoinette is known for?
"Let them eat cake!"
"Being queen is difficult."
"The barbarians they are!"
"Why are they so cold?"
24
What legal tradition is mainly applied in the United States?
Common Law
Lex Talionis
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Civil Law
25
Who was the president who got assassinated by John Wilkes Booth?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Ronald Reagan
Abraham Lincoln
26
Which U.S. president was killed in 1963?
Washington
Reagan
Kennedy
Johnson
27
Which nation accidentally fought itself at the Battle of Karánsebes in 1788?
Austria
Russia
Prussia
France
28
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, and Song are examples of what?
Japanese Dynasties
Chinese Buildings
Japanese Numbers
Chinese Dynasties
29
What was the nationality of the World War II general known as “Monty”?
Italian
British
American
German
30
Waterloo was the final defeat of what monarch?
Napoleon
Lord Nelson
Charlemagne
Otto I
31
What is the most common religion in India?
Muslim
Buddhism
Hindu
Christian
32
Which of Julius Caesar’s peers went on to marry Cleopatra and declare war on Rome?
Brutus
Antony
Octavian
Casius
33
What is Sugar Ray Leonard’s real name?
Carl Lewis
Robert Leonard
Ray Charles Leonard
Casius Clay
34
In ancient Egypt, servants were smeared with what to attract flies away from the pharaoh?
Salt
Nectar
Molasses
Honey
35
Which of the following was gained by the U.S. after winning the Mexican-American war?
New Mexico
Oregon
Florida
Puerto Rico
36
SFRY stands for?
Social Framework of Republic of Yemen
Soviet Federation of Yukatan
Science Fiction Radar
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
37
Who was the leader of Nazi Germany?
Churchill
Hitler
Otto fon Biscmark
Stalin
38
When did pollution truly start to cause large problems?
Industrial Revolution
Modern Times
The Time of Colonization
Dark Ages
39
Which of these documents founded the ideology for the American Bill of Rights?
The Treaty of Versailles
The Magna Carta
The Declaration of Independence
The Epic of Gilgamesh
40
How many states were originally in America during colonial times?
13
11
14
12
41
Which one of the following is not a religion?
Muslim
Catholic
Christian
Ethiopian
42
Who was the president of the US Confederacy in 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
James Buchanan
43
What group of explorers tried to take over the Aztec capital city, Tenochtitlan?
The Germans
The Spanish
The British
The French
44
What was once known as Arabian wine?
Rum
Brandy
Coffee
Wine
45
Who is the Greco-Roman god of death?
Hades
Hermes
Zeus
Poseidon
46
What ship, claimed “unsinkable”, sunk in 1912 on its maiden voyage?
U.S.S. Arizona
The Titanic
The Niña
The Britanic