History General Trivia

What New York City mayor was known as "The Little Flower"?

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

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

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

England’s King George the 1st was actually

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

What was the battle grounds of Alamo originally intended for?

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

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

Where is the United States Naval Academy located?

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

Who was the president during the so-called "Teapot Dome Scandal" of 1923?

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

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

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

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

During mummification, which body organ was removed and weighed?

When was the wheel invented?

Who bombed Pearl Harbor?

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

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

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

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

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

Which country was led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the early 2000s?

JFK was assassinated in which city?

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

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

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

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

Which Civil War general became president of the United States?

When did the term "The United States of America" originate?

The oldest still acting parliament in the world is located in

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

Green Bay, Wisconsin was founded by which European country?

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

Who was the first REPUBLICAN president?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who wrote "The Prairie"?

Where was the sitcom "Roseanne" set?

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

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

Which ally did the US give a $1 billion loan to on Oct. 30th, 1941?

In which modern state was George Washington born?

Who was the tallest president?