Pyle's Trivia Thursday: History General Trivia

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

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

During mummification, which body organ was removed and weighed?

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

What was the battle grounds of Alamo originally intended for?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Green Bay, Wisconsin was founded by which European country?

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

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

Where is the United States Naval Academy located?

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

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

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

In which modern state was George Washington born?

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

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

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

Who bombed Pearl Harbor?

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

England’s King George the 1st was actually

The oldest still acting parliament in the world is located in

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

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

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

JFK was assassinated in which city?

Which Civil War general became president of the United States?

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

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

Approximately when was the wheel invented?

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

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

Who was the tallest president?

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

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

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

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

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

Who was the first REPUBLICAN president?

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