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History Trivia (Long)
History Trivia (Long)
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A trivia game that covers different topics, and areas of history.
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1
Who wielded the most power in feudal Japan?
The Shogun
The Daimyo
The Samurai
The Emperor
2
How many many U.S. Presidents have there been?
42
43
45
44
3
Who was the first Pope of Rome?
Paul
Gregory
Linus
Peter
4
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Appomattox
Jamestown
Richmond
Washington D.C.
5
Until 1939, the country Thailand was called ____.
Manchuria
Siam
Indochina
The East Indies
6
On July 14, 1789, this prison was stormed. What was it called?
Alcatraz
Tower of London
Auschwitz
The Bastille
7
Who led the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917?
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Karl Marx
Vladimir Lenin
8
How tall was Napoleon Bonaparte?
"5,6"
"4,5"
"4,0"
"5,1"
9
In miles, how long is the Great Wall of China
3000
1450
500
10,000
10
What is the oldest piece of fictional literature in the world?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Art of War
Beowulf
The Odyssey
11
Which country was the first to give women the right to vote in 1893?
U.S.
Great Britain
New Zealand
Australia
12
In what country did Buddhism originate?
Tibet
India
Korea
China
13
In Norse mythology, the event said to bring the end of days is called...
Judgement Day
Rapture
Ragnorak
2020
14
How many Catherines did King Henry VIII marry?
3
4
2
1
15
Who were the first to build a zoo?
Aztecs
Romans
Egyptians
Ottomans
16
The icon Pancho Villa was famous for his leadership during?
The American Civil War
The Spanish-American War
The Mexican Revolution
The Mexican-American War
17
What country was Marie Antoinette Archduchess of before she became Queen of France?
France
Russia
Austria
Germany
18
What was this pharaoh's name?
Khufu
Tutankhamun
Amenhotep
Rameses
19
To which tribe did the interpreter Sacagawea belong?
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Shoshone
Navajo
20
Who was the longest ruling monarch in Britain before Elizabeth II?
Edward III
Victoria
George III
James IV
21
What was the Roman name for the goddess Hecate?
Athena
Venus
Artemis
Trivia
22
Who painted the "Scream"?
Pablo Picasso
Claude Monet
Edvard Munch
Salvador Dali
23
What is the oldest spoken language that is still used today?
Mandarin
Hebrew
Arabic
latin
24
What killed Socrates?
Crucifixion
Cancer
Hemlock
Plato
25
During World War II, what nation did Imperial Japan attack first?
China
U.S.
Hawaii
Soviet Union
26
What year did Fidel Castro die?
2001
1990
1961
2016
27
First permanent British settlement in the New World?
Pittsburgh
Jamestown
Plymouth
Salem
28
What country takes up a whole continent?
India
Russia
China
Australia
29
What city in Modern day Turkey was renamed Istanbul after the Ottoman Empire conquered it?
Vienna
Venice
Constantinople
Rome
30
What caused a famine in Ireland during 1815?
War
Religious persecution
The potato
Natural disasters
31
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Raphael
Donatello
Michelangelo
Leonardo DaVinci
32
What year did India gain its independence?
1945
1940
1947
1949
33
Who had the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
John Hancock
34
Who wrote the U.S. Constitution?
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
35
Which of these African tribes became notorious for their prowess in war?
San Bushman
Maasai
Zulu
Xhosa
36
Who inspired Martin Luther King Jr.'s form of peaceful protest?
Frederick Douglas
Albert Einstein
Mahatma Gandhi
W.EB. Dubois
37
Who was the only U.S. President to never live in the White House?
Andrew Jackson
John Adams
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
38
The original Coca Cola formula contained which of the following?
Morphine
Cocaine
Barley
Hickory
39
Which group first populated the Hawaiian islands?
Polynesians
British
Americans
Japanese
40
Which gods are the planets of our galaxy named after?
Norse
Greek
Chinese
Roman
41
At what theater were Shakespeare's plays routinely performed?
Teatro La Fenice
The Globe Theatre
Vienna State Opera
The Royal Opera House
42
What is the world's smallest country?
Luxembourg
Liechtenstein
The Vatican
Malta
43
Which nation was the first to reach the south pole?
U.S.
Russia
UK
Norway
44
What is the largest city in modern India by population?
Mumbai
Chennai
Kolkata
New Dehli
45
The secret project by the U.S. to make atomic bombs to use in World War II was called:
Project Mercury
The Washinton Project
The Atom Project
The Manhattan Project
46
The Roman numeral "L" stands for what number?
50
25
55
150
47
Who died during the Ides of March?
Mohammed
Empress Theodora
Elizabeth I
Julius Caesar
48
What era in Europe lasted from about 1300 to 1600?
The Baroque Period
The Renaissance Period
The Classical Era
The Romantic Era
49
Who was the first African American woman to win an Oscar?
Hallie Berry
Hattie McDaniel
Whoopi Goldberg
Oprah Winfrey
50
Where was the Prophet Muhammad born?
Istanbul
Judea
Mecca
Calcutta
51
Who invented the lightning rod?
Thomas Edison
Leonardo Divinci
Nikola Telsa
Benjamin Franklin
52
What title did rulers of the Ottoman Empire hold?
Czars
Shahs
Caesars
Sultans