19th and 20th Century History

Question 1

What of the following dates was John Lennon shot and killed?

Accepted Answer

December 8, 1980

Question 2

What years did the American Civil War take place?

Accepted Answer

1861-1865

Question 3

What year was the first sound recorded?

Accepted Answer

1860

Question 4

What part of America did Japan manage to occupy in 1942?

Accepted Answer

Alaska

Question 5

What year did the first plane fly?

Accepted Answer

1903

Question 6

What year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur in the United States?

Accepted Answer

1962

Question 7

How many US Presidents have been successfully assassinated in American history?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 8

Which below was the most famous genre of music throughout the 1990's?

Accepted Answer

Grunge

Question 9

What year was "The Jazz Singer" with the first audible dialogue in movie history released?

Accepted Answer

1927

Question 10

Which were the two opposing alliances of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

NATO vs Warsaw Pact

Question 11

Which year did the Battle of the Somme and Verdun take place in WWI?

Accepted Answer

1916

Question 12

How many people died in the American Civil War?

Accepted Answer

600,000

Question 13

What year did the Summer of Love (Hippie Revolution) take place?

Accepted Answer

1967

Question 14

What year was the first Machine Gun invented?

Accepted Answer

1884

Question 15

How many people died in World War I?

Accepted Answer

37 million

Question 16

What year did Winston Churchill die at the age of 90?

Accepted Answer

1965

Question 17

What countries below remained neutral (didn't fight) in World War II?

Accepted Answer

Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Ireland

Question 18

What year was the first photograph taken?

Accepted Answer

1826

Question 19

Which of these WWII aircraft was British?

Accepted Answer

Spitfire

Question 20

Which of these dates did World War I end?

Accepted Answer

November 11, 1918

Question 21

What were the two opposing military alliances in the American Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Union vs Confederacy

Question 22

How many people died in the Holocaust during WWII?

Accepted Answer

11 million

Question 23

What president served the longest term as president with 12 years?

Accepted Answer

Franklin D Roosevelt

Question 24

Which of the following is considered the best US President in American history?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 25

Who was the president of the United States during World War I?

Accepted Answer

Woodrow Wilson

Question 26

Which of these dates did World War II end?

Accepted Answer

September 2, 1945

Question 27

What was the first computer animated film released in 1995?

Accepted Answer

Toy Story

Question 28

What years was the Berlin Wall constructed and later destroyed?

Accepted Answer

1961-1989

Question 29

What year was the telephone invented?

Accepted Answer

1876

Question 30

What year did the Space Shuttle Disaster occur in the United States?

Accepted Answer

1986

Question 31

Who was the Queen of Great Britain for 64 years from 1837 to 1901?

Accepted Answer

Queen Victoria

Question 32

How many years did the Cold War last?

Accepted Answer

44 years

Question 33

What decade was known for disco music?

Accepted Answer

1970's

Question 34

What years did the Korean War take place?

Accepted Answer

1950-1953

Question 35

What year was the first television introduced to Britain?

Accepted Answer

1950

Question 36

In what year did the Christmas Truce take place in World War I?

Accepted Answer

1914

Question 37

What year did Japan invade China?

Accepted Answer

1937

Question 38

Who was one of the most famous leaders of Britain during the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Margaret Thatcher

Question 39

What year did the Cold War end?

Accepted Answer

1991

Question 40

How old was Adolf Hitler when he died in April 1945?

Accepted Answer

56

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