Pyle's Trivia Thursday: History General Trivia

Which U.S. city was devastated by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake?

Who bombed Pearl Harbor?

Where is the United States Naval Academy located?

Which Presidential successor to Abraham Lincoln had no formal education whatsoever?

In which city did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his "I have a dream" speech?

In the year 79 A.D. the Italian city of Pompeii disappeared after the eruption of THIS volcano

The disease that ravaged and killed a third of Europe's population in the 14th century was

Which U.S. President boycotted the '80 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

Which Andrew Lloyd Webber play won the 1983 Tony for best musical?

To fight which global epidemic did U.S. President George W. Bush seek $30 billion in 2007?

England’s King George the 1st was actually

What did the 19th Amendment to the Constitution grant to women?

Which ancient Egyptian god was the chief judge of the dead?

Who was the tallest president?

Which Axis capital city was captured by Gregory Zhukov in 1945?

During mummification, which body organ was removed and weighed?

The Anglo-Zanzibar war of 1896 is the shortest war on record. It lasted ...

"Yankee Doodle Dandy," is the official song of which U.S. state?

What was the battle grounds of Alamo originally intended for?

What does the "D" stand for in "D-Day"?

What New York City mayor was known as "The Little Flower"? Hint: An airport is named after him.

Which compact car was manufactured in Communist Yugoslavia during the Cold War?

The play and film "The Miracle Worker" tells the story of which of these historical figures?

Which Missouri city was destroyed by a deadly tornado in May, 2011?

How many people were killed by the 1666 Great Fire of London?

Approximately when was the wheel invented?

What Shakespearean play has the line "Et tu, Brute" uttered?

John F. Kennedy, Anthony Burgess, Aldous Huxley, and C.S. Lewis all _______ on the same day.

In 1912, a Paris orphanage held a raffle to raise money—the prizes were...

Name the epic poem by Homer about Odysseus and his journey home after the fall of Troy

Who was the first REPUBLICAN president?

Which king created his own religion so that he could divorce his wife?

The oldest still acting parliament in the world is located in

Which nation's air force is better known as the RAF?

Who was called the "Father" of the U.S. Constitution?

JFK was assassinated in which city?

Which Civil War general became president of the United States?

Which American fort did Benedict Arnold plan to hand over to the British?

Who said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"?

How many words are in the present day version of the U.S. Constitution? (including signatures)

In which modern state was George Washington born?

What was the most common killer of the nearly 2,000 men that died at Valley Forge?

Green Bay, Wisconsin was founded by which European country?

Where are the sitcoms "Roseanne" and "The Connors" set?

The acronym used for the group of nations that export the vast majority of the world's oil