History Trivia

What era in Europe lasted from 1300 to 1700?

What was this famous mouses' original name before Walt Disney changed it to Mickey?

During the feudal period, what was Japan's capital?

In what city was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in?

At what theater did Shakespeare's plays routinely perform at?

When did Tennessee become a state?

Until 1939, the country Thailand was called?

The Roman numeral "L" stands for what number?

What year did India gain its independence?

Who was the first U.S. billionaire?

Who was the longest ruling monarchy in Britain before Elizabeth II?

Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?

This sect of knights was infamous during the crusades, what were they called?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire made up what faction in World War I?

At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S?

Who had the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?

During world war II, what nation did Imperial Japan attack first?

Who was the only U.S. President to never live in the White House?

Who was the first ruler of Hawaii?

How tall was Napoleon Bonaparte?

At sixteen he married Marie Antionette, who is he?

What is the largest city in modern India by population?

How many many U.S. Presidents have there been?

What was the first personal computer?

Who was is the only Tennessee governor to die in office?

Which of these African tribes became notorious for their prowess in war?

What is the world's best selling book?

Who did Martin Luther King Jr. base his model of pacifism after?

What is the world's most popular board game?

What was the first toy advertised on Television?

Who lead the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917?

What were Gulags?

Which of these European actors was famous for playing Dracula?

What is the largest country in Africa by population?

The American author Mark Twain's real name was

In which war did the U.S. take the most causalities?

Who was the first woman, to run for the U.S. Presidency?

What is the oldest piece of fictional literature in the world?

What is the name of the Sword in the Stone?

In Norse mythology, the end times were said to happen as one event called?

What was the first World Series Game?

What country was Joseph Stalin born in?

Who invented the lightning rod?

The beaver is the national animal of what nation?

How many Catherines did King Henry VIII marry?

Which gods are the planets of our galaxy named after?

In miles, how long is the Great Wall of China

Who was the first Pope of Rome?

Who wrote the U.S. Constitution?

What killed Socrates?

Which nation was the first to have a man-made object land on the moon?

First permanent British settlement in the New World?

The oral poems called haiku originate from what country?

What year did the first Academy Awards Ceremony take place?

On July 14, 1789, this prison was stormed. What was it called?

What country was Marie Antoinette Archduchess of?

The icon Pancho Villa was famous for his leadership during?

In 1901, what country gained its independence?

What does ZIP stand for in U.S. postal?

What tribe was the interpreter Sacagawea from?

How many symphonies did Ludwig van Beethoven write?

Who painted the "Scream"?

What is the world's smallest country?

Who in feudal japan wielded the most power?

Which nation was the first to reach the south pole?

Which of these was China's longest-ruling dynasty?

What year did Fidel Castro die?

The continent Asia is subdivided into how many countries?

In what country did Buddhism originate?

What country takes up a whole continent?

Who suggested "Hello" when answering a telephone?

What city did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in?

Which empire was the first to build a zoo?

Who painted the Sistine Chapel

The original Coca Cola formula contained what?

What two monarchies was Czar Nicholas II related to?

Who is considered the first philosopher?

What country was the first to give women the right to vote in 1893?

What city in Modern day Turkey was renamed Istanbul after the Ottoman Empire conquered it?

Who was the first African American to play in the MLB?

Who died in the ides of March?

In the Ottoman empire, their rulers were called what?

Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?

What does U.S.S.R stand for?

What is the oldest spoken language that is still used today?

In 1867, the U.S. purchased Alaska from who?

Who is the youngest man to be the U.S. President?

The secret project by the U.S. to make atomic bombs to use in World War II was called?

The first Modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece in what year?

What was King Tut's real name?

What caused a famine in Ireland during 1815?

What state was the first to secede from the U.S. in 1860?

How pairs of relatives have been U.S. Presidents?

What was the original color worn on St. Patrick's day?

How did Alexander the Great solve the puzzle of the Gordian Knot?

Where was the prophet Muhammad born?

Who was the first African American woman, to win an Oscar?

What is another name for the U.S. flag?

What crime was Al Capone convicted of in 1931?

What was the Roman name for the goddess Hecate?