History Trivia

Who is sometimes referred to as the "Cinemagician" because of his work with special effects?

What were the first two women’s sports included in the modern Olympics?

What is the only major U.S. team sport without a game clock?

Which dwarf planet was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh while working at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff in 1930?

Which U.S. president owns 17 golf courses around the world?

What do we call the early scientists who conducted experiments where they tried to turn base metals into gold?

Which continent did the banjo originate from?

What was the first capital city of Ancient Egypt?

What is the name of a U.S. singer who was called the "King of Pop"?

In 1970, which singer had a hit with his song “Piano Man”?

 The modern science of genetics is based on work done by Gregor Mendel. What did he use when conducting his experiment

At the origins of baseball, people would make their own baseballs. What odd material was sometimes used as the core?

What style of column is seen in the image below of the U.S. Capitol?

Mark Twain’s 1885 novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was set along which river?

In Ancient Greek mythology, Demeter is the Greek goddess of hunting.

Which artist painted the piece "American Gothic"?

What year was the defeat of the Americans commonly referred to as the Fall of Saigon during the Vietnam War?

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife was a catalyst for which war?

According to archaeological evidence, what is the first ancient civilization that we know of?

The sounds made by the Brachiosaurs in Jurassic Park were a combination of whale and donkey sounds.

What style of house architecture is seen in the image below?

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a part of which war?

Which US president served the shortest term of less than two months due to dying from pneumonia (or a similar ailment)?

Which ancient culture is credited with creating the first replacement limbs for humans? (prosthetic limbs)

What bodily fluid did Romans use as mouth wash because of the presence of ammonia in it?

In which country did the Olympic Games originate?

Da Vinci painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

In which city was the coldest NFL game played? (-13 degrees Fahrenheit)

Who is the only president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms?

According to Forbes magazine in 2004, who was the first person to become a billionaire by writing books?

Who is the only president to receive a purple heart?

Which U.S. president is honored in the wrestling hall of fame?

What is the chanting style of music which is dominant in the Western Roman Catholic Church called?

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel “The Scarlet Letter”, what was the letter?

The shortest war in human civilization history was between England and Zanzibar. How many hours did it last?

Who composed "The Four Seasons" ("Le Quattro Stagioni")?

The citadel Machu Picchu is located in which Latin American Country?

Who painted the art seen below?

Which element was discovered by Hennig Brand in 1699?

 Who were the two main combatants in the Hundred Years' War?