History General Trivia
1,056 Trivia Questions & Answers
President General Antonio López de Santa Anna was defeated at which famous battle?
Alamo Click to see the answer
Which US city was called Yerba Buena until 1847?
San Francisco
Osama Bin Laden declared war against which country in 1996?
United States
Rosa Parks made her bus protest in which US state?
Alabama
Which country issued the world's first paper money in around 1024?
China
King Tut is the nickname of a ruler from which country?
Egypt
Which country introduced the ruble as the word's first decimal currency in 1704?
Russia Click to see the answer
The 2010 Arab Spring started with a revolt in which country?
Tunisia
Who founded the National Woman Suffrage Association with Susan B Anthony?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Which Civil Rights leader made the famous 'I have a dream' speech?
Martin Luther King
The Oslo Peace Accords were signed between the PLO and which country's government?
Israel
Estonia was part of which country until 1991?
Soviet Union
NASA launched the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph in 2013 to study what?
Sun
Ranier III came to the throne of which small state in 1949?
Monaco
Egypt became part of which Empire after the death of Cleopatra?
Roman
The Battle of Stalingrad was part of which larger conflict?
World War 2 Click to see the answer
Which country approved a new red and white flag design in 1965?
Canada
Louis Pasteur developed a way of making which liquid safe to drink?
Milk
Which country voted to leave the European Union in 2016?
United Kingdom
What is the first name of US President Taylor?
Zachary
What was the first name of Russian leader Yeltsin?
Boris
Marshal Tito was a post-WW2 leader of which European country?
Yugoslavia
In which country did the Romans build Hadrian's Wall?
England
Tartan is a traditional fabric associated with which country?
Scotland
Apartheid was a government policy in which 20th century country?
South Africa
Which ancient civilization worshipped Gods called Thor and Loki?
Vikings
What would you do with a corset?
Wear it
What was the language of the Moors, who lived in Spain until 1492?
Arabic
What was a harpsichord?
Musical Instrument
What was invented by Louis Braille?
Writing System
What was the surname of Thomas, inventor of the electric light bulb?
Edison Click to see the answer
Explorer Vasco da Gama came from which country?
Portugal
The Roman military defensive move of 'testudo' takes its name from which animal?
Tortoise
What was the first country to put men on the moon?
United States
Which General led the Confederate forces in the US Civil War?
Lee
The 1922 Anglo-Irish treaty was signed between Ireland and which country?
United Kingdom
Which famous English Queen died in 1603?
Elizabeth I
What became the official language of India in 1965?
Hindi
Which 11th century Scottish king is the subject of a Shakespeare play?
Macbeth
Which US state was originally called New Netherlands?
New Jersey
Which animal was given the blame for bringing the Black Death to Europe?
Rats
Minamoto Yoritomo took the throne of which country in 1192?
Japan
The Russian Royal Family lived in which city before the Revolution?
St Petersburg
What word means events told in date order?
Chronological
Which Empire used the term Barbarian to describe people who lived outside the Empire?
Roman
Which US President was impeached in 1999?
Clinton
The city of Babylon stood on the banks of which river?
Euphrates
Assyrian people came from which part of the world?
Middle East
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought in the Civil War in which state?
Virginia Click to see the answer
Which country surrendered at the end of the Falklands War?
Argentina
William of Orange was a nobleman from which European country?
Netherlands
The Easter Rising took place in which country in 1916?
Ireland
Principia Mathematica was a 1687 work by which world-famous thinker?
Newton
Virgin Atlantic launched a regular route from London to which US airport in 1984?
Newark
Which island opened as a US immigration inspection station in 1892?
Ellis
Who became Prime Minister of the UK in 1940?
Churchill
Brian Mulroney resigned as Prime Minister of which country in 1993?
Canada
Who did The Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson meet in Germany in 1937?
Hitler
The Federation of Malaya became independent from which country in 1957?
United Kingdom
The first Orient Express train left which city in 1883?
Paris
The Duchy of Burgundy eventually became part of which larger country?
France
What was the name of the colony established in Massachusetts in 1620 by the Mayflower pilgrims?
Plymouth
Franco was a military dictator of which country from 1939 to 1975?
Spain
What was the name of a wheeled vehicle pulled by horses in ancient Rome
Chariot
The world was transfixed watching Spassky and Fischer play which game in the 70s?
Chess
Maori is the name given to the native people of which country?
New Zealand
The Finnish Civil War in 1918 was a battle for independence from which country?
Russia
Which title did Kate Middleton take when she got married?
Duchess of Cambridge
Pedro Calderón de la Barca was famous for doing what in 17th century Spain?
Writing
During the 1950s, the US carried out nuclear testing in which state?
Nevada
In which US city did Washington make the first State of the Union address?
New York
Faisal replaced Saud on the throne of which Middle Eastern country in 1964?
Saudi Arabia
Countries around which body of water were hit by a tsunami in December 2004?
Indian Ocean Click to see the answer
Explorer Jim Bridger found the Great Salt Lake in which state?
Utah
What did the Cree trade with Europeans in Canada in the 17th century?
Furs
The Louisiana Purchase involved the US buying land from which country?
France
What shape was the Rubik toy which took the world by storm in the 80s?
Cube
What was one of the main foods for the coastal Nez Perce tribe?
Salmon
What was the name of the anti-government protests which shook the Arab world in 2010?
Arab Spring
The use of which technology was restricted to the US military until 2000?
GPS
What was the name for the French campaign against the Germans in World War 2?
Resistance
The first Qin Emperor was buried with warriors made from which material?
Terracotta
The government of which country imposed the Stamp Act on American colonists in 1765?
United Kingdom
Fort Ticonderoga is a historic 18th century fort in which US state?
New York
Who led protestors on a march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965?
Martin Luther King
Which US President approved the dropping of the Atomic bomb on Japan?
Truman
Astor's Pacific Fur Company mainly traded in which animal?
Beaver
Which line split the free states from the slave states?
Mason-Dixon
Musician Louis Armstrong was from which US city?
New Orleans
Queen Victoria's husband came from which European country?
Germany
The elevated rail system called the L started running in which US city in 1892?
Chicago
What was first used to treat diabetes in 1922?
Insulin
Skylab was launched into space by which nation in May 1973?
United States
What type of accident happened at Three Mile Island in 1979?
Nuclear
Goa was a colony of which European nation in India?
Portugal
Georgetown University was established in 1789 in which US city?
Washington DC
What was the first name of British Prime Minister Cameron?
David
Which musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo'?
Louis Armstrong
Both men who founded Apple had which first name?
Steve
Doughboy was a nickname for soldiers from which country in WW1?
United States Click to see the answer
What was the name of the record label set up by the Beatles?
Apple
Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, was from which country?
Spain
Which religious group pioneered the anti-slavery movement in the 17th century?
Quakers
Which crop did the Ancient Egyptians use to make linen for clothing?
Flax
The Anne Frank House museum opened in which city in 1960?
Amsterdam
Which civilization used hieroglyphics to communicate in writing?
Egyptian
What was the first name of Mrs Simpson who married King Edward VIII?
Wallis
An invention by Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized which industry?
Printing
Which actress married baseball legend Joe DiMaggio?
Marilyn Monroe
Conquistadors were explorers from which European country?
Spain
In which country were the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989?
China
Which civilization perfected calligraphy into an art form?
China
Romulus Augustulus was the last emperor of which Empire?
Roman
Who was British Prime Minister through the 1980s?
Thatcher
Politician Yitzhak Rabin became leader of which country in 1992?
Israel
Cree Native Americans lived in which modern day country?
Canada
What was the nickname of Prince Edward of England in the 1350s?
Black Prince
Daniel Boone established the town of Boonesborough in which US state?
Kentucky
George Washington represented which party?
Federalist
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne of which country when he was shot in 1914?
Austria-Hungary
White Mountain National Forest was established in which US state in 1918?
New Hampshire
First Lady Jackie Kennedy was from which US state?
New York
What was Meghan Markle's job before marrying Prince Harry?
Actress
Which car replaced the Model T on the Ford production lines in 1927?
Model A
The British First Fleet sailed into which country in 1788?
Australia
Which explorer had a ship called the Matthew?
Cabot
What crime was Joan of Arc accused of?
Witchcraft
Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne of which Empire when assassinated?
Austria-Hungary
What precious metal marks a 50th anniversary or jubilee?
Gold
Harrodsburg was established in 1774 as the first settlement in which state?
Kentucky Click to see the answer
The Watergate scandal involved an office building in which US city?
Washington DC
Which country sent ships in an Armada to invade England in 1588?
Spain
The Santa Fe trail led from Missouri to which state?
New Mexico
Fidel Castro is a former President and Prime Minister of which country?
Cuba
Hugo Chavez was elected President of which country in 1998?
Venezuela
Which US President announced sanctions against the USSR when it invaded Afghanistan?
Carter
Emperor Theodosius II was in charge of which empire?
Byzantine
What was Aristotle's job in Ancient Greece?
Philosopher
The Viet Cong fought in a conflict in which country?
Vietnam
Which of the Nobel prizes did Nelson Mandela win?
Peace
Princess Victoria, heir to the throne of which country got married in 2010?
Sweden
Which hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005?
Katrina
Anne of Denmark was crowned Queen of which other country in 1590?
Scotland
The British surrendered to Washington at Yorktown in which state?
Virginia
Which ancient city was famous for its Hanging Gardens?
Babylon
The Ionian islands became part of which country in 1864?
Greece
People in which part of the world built traditional shelters called tepees?
North America
The Jacobins were the driving force behind which country's revolution?
France
What was the surname of Janet, the first female US Attorney General?
Reno
Lederhosen are traditional German shorts made from which material?
Leather
Which was the first country to put a man into space?
Soviet Union
Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba were accused of which crime in Salem in 1692?
Witchcraft
The Sino-Japanese war was fought between Japan and which country?
China
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder of a ruling dynasty in which country?
Japan
Tenochtitlan was the capital of which Empire?
Aztec
What did Charles Blondin cross on a tightrope in 1859?
Niagara Falls
What is a nickname for William Shakespeare?
Bard
Which country hosted the first Eurovision song contest?
Switzerland
The Battle of Hamburger Hill was a feature of which conflict?
Vietnam War
What was the first name of US President Coolidge?
Calvin
In 1840, a French colony became established in Akaroa in which country?
New Zealand
What was the generic term for North America after it was first discovered?
New World
What was the term for people who rushed to California to look for gold?
Prospectors Click to see the answer
President James Monroe was from which US state?
Virginia
Hessians were soldiers from which country who came to fight in America?
Germany
Leonid Brezhnev was a 20th century leader of which country?
Soviet Union
Which term refers to the USSR and Americans stockpiling nuclear weapons?
Arms Race
The Molotov Cocktail is named after a foreign minister from which country?
Soviet Union
Which European is credited with discovering America?
Columbus
Edo is the former name of which world capital?
Tokyo
The first African football World Cup was held in 2010 in which country?
South Africa
The 'Livre Tournois' was the currency in which country before an 18th century revolution?
France
Empress Wu was the only female leader of which country?
China
Boers came into conflict with Xhosa people in which country?
South Africa
What is the name of the Space Shuttle which broke up on launch in 1986?
Challenger
Which Civil Rights leader was the face of the Nation of Islam?
Malcolm X
In World War 2, what was a Spitfire?
Fighter Plane
In which UK city was Queen Elizabeth I crowned in 1559?
London
Scientist Galileo Galilei is one of the most famous people from which country?
Italy
Kennedy was elected to the US parliament in 1946 to represent which state?
Massachusetts
Britain transported convicts to which country, starting in 1840?
Australia
What was the term for the UK's adoption of a new currency in 1970?
Decimalization
What was the name of Hitler and Mussolini's political ideology?
Fascism
Botany Bay was an early British colony in which country?
Australia
Kurdistan was a troubled region in Turkey and which other country?
Iraq
What was the first name of Elizabethan explorer Raleigh?
Walter
What is the name of Bill Clinton's only daughter?
Chelsea
In which mountain range was the Incan Empire based?
Andes
The 'Lost Colony' of Roanoke was in which US state?
Virginia
Which country's economy went through a restructuring called perestroika in the 1980s?
Soviet Union
The Royal Family of which country financed Christopher Columbus's expeditions?
Spain
The Wright brothers, the first people to make a powered flight, were which nationality?
American
What was the first name of former US diplomat Mr Kissinger?
Henry
During World War 2, Charles de Gaulle led the French resistance from which country?
United Kingdom
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was opened in 1940 in which state?
Tennessee
Who led the Jacobite Rebellion?
Bonnie Prince Charlie
What is the name for the weapon of a blade attached to the end of a gun?
Bayonet
Which organization was founded as the Pemberton Medicine Company in Atlanta in 1889?
Coca-Cola
What are the names of the written pictographs used as writing in Ancient Egypt?
Hieroglyphics
The Medici banking and political dynasty was founded in which country?
Italy
In which city was the Titanic built and launched in 1911?
Belfast
Which state was known as 'Indian Territory' in the 19th century?
Oklahoma
Deng Xiaoping was restored to power in the government of which country in 1977?
China
What was the name of the most important Egyptian female goddess?
Isis
What is the name for a ditch around a castle, often filled with water?
Moat
Which London building is used for coronations?
Westminster Abbey
What was Ulysses S Grant's job before going into politics?
Soldier
In 1935, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Hawaii to which US state?
California
Where did the Vikings come from?
Scandinavia
Which tribe was the first to be recognised as US citizens in 1817?
Cherokee
In 1912, which was the first US state to introduce a minimom wage?
Massachusetts
What was the first name of Jenner, who developed a smallpox vaccine?
Edward
US Army employee Chelsea Manning supplied documents to which website?
Wikileaks Click to see the answer
Operation Sea Lion was Hitler's plan to invade which country?
United Kingdom
What comes after 'Gettysburg' in famous words by Lincoln?
Address
What was the name of the British King who abdicated in 1936?
Edward
Which country defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Eylau in 1807?
Russia
Tucson was established by the Spanish in which US state in 1775?
Arizona
Which country was ordered to pay reparations at the end of WW1?
Germany
Which European country used the guilder as currency before joining the Euro system?
Netherlands
12 countries signed a treaty named after which city in 1992 to create the EU?
Maastricht
Which famous composer suffered from deafness in later years?
Beethoven
What nationality was Wallis Simpson, who married Edward VIII after his abdication?
American
The Toltec civilization was based in which country?
Mexico
Red Army Faction was a 20th century militant group from which country?
Germany
Who wrote the US Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which ancient civilization buried its important people with the Book of the Dead?
Egyptian
Elvis died at his home in which US state in 1977?
Tennessee
Elvis served with the US Army in which European country?
Germany
What relation was Tsar Nicholas II to King George V of the UK?
Cousin
Tomás de Torquemada acted as Inquisitor General in which European country?
Spain
Einstein emigrated to which country before WW2?
United States
What did Hitler study at University in Vienna?
Fine Art
What was the first name of Russian leader Stalin?
Joseph
What was the name of the biological theory developed by Darwin?
Evolution
British Guiana became independent in 1966 as which country?
Guyana
Jacques Cartier was the first European to map which North American river?
St Lawrence
Which Duke of Normandy successfully invaded England in 1066?
William
Prussia was a region in the north of which modern country?
Germany
Nefertiti was queen of which country?
Egypt
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was the last king of which country?
Russia
Which Soviet leader led the country through the period of Glasnost?
Gorbachev
Barack Obama represented which state between 1997 and 2004?
Illinois
Hadrian's Wall was a Roman barrier between England and which other country?
Scotland
Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops invaded which country after the 'Prague Spring' in 1968?
Czechoslovakia
Hideki Tojo was Prime Minister of which country in WW2?
Japan
Who wrote the famous book '1984'?
George Orwell
What was the name given to the colder climate between 1300 and 1870?
Little Ice Age
Which name did the British Royal Family use during WW1?
Windsor
An Egyptologist studies which ancient civilization?
Egyptian
Which country got control of Florida in 1763 after the Seven Years' War?
United Kingdom
Which famous baseball player is known as the 'Sultan of Swat'?
Babe Ruth
Robert Cavelier de La Salle claimed Kansas for which country in 1682?
France
Which color of uniform did the Confederate soldiers wear in the Civil War?
Gray
Which group of people got the vote under the 1920 19th Amendment?
Women
German pilot Mathias Rust landed a plane in which city in 1987?
Moscow
In 1960, the Beatles performed in public for the first time in which city?
Hamburg
In WW2, what was the Luftwaffe?
German Airforce
Which state was given the vote in 1854 over being a free state or slave state?
Kansas
A Cheongsam is a traditional dress from which country?
China
Which is the last state to join the United States?
Hawaii
The first European settlement in which US state was called Fort Caroline?
Florida
Checkpoint Charlie was dismantled in which city in 1990?
Berlin Click to see the answer
Which state did the US use for nuclear testing from 1951 to 1992?
Nevada
What was the name of the NASA mission which sent man to the moon?
Apollo
Which Celtic queen revolted against the Romans?
Boudica
Who fought the British in Canada on the Plains of Abraham in 1759?
France
Iraq invaded which country in 1990 and sparked the first Gulf War?
Kuwait
Sanskrit is an ancient language from which part of the world?
India
What is the name of the pleated skirt associated with Scottish men?
Kilt
Which world leader gave the 'Finest Hour' speech in 1940?
Churchill
In 1960, Fidel Castro nationalized all American property in which country?
Cuba
Shakespeare lived in which English city?
Stratford on Avon
Peronist is a word to describe supporters of a leader of which country?
Argentina
What is the largest formally recognised native American tribe?
Cherokee
Only Roman Emperors were allowed to wear which color of clothing?
Purple
Who was the Italian dictator during WW2?
Mussolini
A Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was the first to reach which US state in 1542?
California
Which word was used to describe 17th century settlers in Massachusetts?
Puritans
What was Hernando de Soto looking for when he explored Arizona?
Gold
Which US President had children called Caroline and John?
John F Kennedy
What was the general name for someone who opposed slavery?
Abolitionist
What did Louis Braille base his writing system on?
Dots
Which country was ruled over by a Pharaoh?
Egypt
What was the first name of abolitionist writer Beecher Stowe?
Harriet
The newspaper Pravda was first published in which country in 1912?
Russia
Ludwig van Beethoven was a composer from which country?
Germany
Which city was the center of the 19th century California gold rush?
San Francisco
A toga is a traditional garment from which ancient civilization?
Roman
What was the name of the political system involving noblemen, peasants and serfs?
Feudal
Who received a diary for her 13th birthday in 1942?
Anne Frank
The British parliament declared in February 1775 that which colony was rebelling?
Massachusetts
Peter Minuit and the New Sweden Company established which of the original 13 colonies?
Delaware
The 1000 BCE Bantu Migration is a feature of the history of which continent?
Africa
West Point Military Academy was established in 1802 in which US state?
New York
Which country invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in 1961?
United States
Attila was a leader of which tribal empire?
Huns
Which painting was stolen from a Paris gallery by Vincenzo Perugia in 1911?
Mona Lisa
Which country blocked all rail and road links into Berlin in 1948?
USSR
Which US city hosted the 1996 Olympics?
Atlanta
What was the first name of famous Wild West sharpshooter Ms Oakley?
Annie
Ptolemaic Kingdom is another name for which ancient country?
Egypt
Albert Einstein was born in which country, but took Swiss citizenship as an adult?
Germany
Jawaharlal Nehru called for the independence of which country in 1928?
India
The ocean liner QE2 made its first crossing to which US city in 1969?
New York
Mozart and Beethoven are famous people in which field?
Music
Minutemen were part of the militia in which US state?
Massachusetts
The German 6th Army surrendered at which Soviet city in 1943?
Stalingrad
Dubuque was the first settlement in which US state?
Iowa
Mark Zuckerberg was a student at which University when he invented Facebook?
Harvard
The Brandenburg Gate reopened in the heart of which city in 1989?
Berlin
What was the most northerly of the original 13 colonies?
New Hampshire
Who was the first US President to live in the White House?
John Adams Click to see the answer
William the Conqueror won a landmark battle in which town in 1066?
Hastings
Which US President made a landmark visit to China in 1972?
Nixon
What was the name of the wife of King George VI, who was later known as the Queen Mother?
Elizabeth
Mansa Musa is famous for a lavish trip he made to which religious site?
Mecca
What was the nickname of James Butler Hickok?
Wild Bill
From which city did the Spanish Armada set sail?
Lisbon
Which type of codes were introduced in the US in 1963?
Zip
Which 1978 soap opera introduced us to the lives of the Ewing family?
Dallas
Which title did Meghan Markle take when she got married?
Duchess of Sussex
Which country was famous for its 'Inquisition' in the Middle Ages?
Spain
Mary Pickford was an early 20th century star in which field?
Movies
Explorer Captain Cook came from which country?
England
Which Civil Rights leader won the Nobel Peace prize in 1964?
Martin Luther King
Which famous US family had members called Jack, Joe, Eunice, Patricia, and Bobby?
Kennedy
German Johannes Kepler was famous in which field in the 17th century?
Astronomy
Who sang the 'Star Spangled Banner' at Obama's second Inauguration?
Beyonce
James Joyce was famous in which field in the 20th century?
Literature
Dante Alighieri was a medieval writer from which country?
Italy
The Battle of Cross Keys was fought in which US state?
Virginia
In which country did Louis Braille develop his writing system for the visually impaired?
France
Which Queen of Scots was imprisoned and beheaded on orders of Elizabeth I?
Mary
What was the name for the servant of a Knight in the Middle Ages?
Page
What was another name for the Roman Plebeian Council?
People's Assembly
The Normans, who invaded England in 1066, came from which country?
France
What was a Caravel in the Middle Ages?
Ship
What was the name of the stone which helped decipher hieroglyphics?
Rosetta
Which major European city was occupied by the Germans in June 1940?
Paris
Which US President ended slavery?
Lincoln
The United Kingdom entered World War 2 after Germany invaded which country?
Poland
What did Alfred Nobel invent?
Dynamite
Which side supported the monarchy in the English Civil War?
Cavaliers
The 1837 Broad Street Riot took place in which US city?
Boston
What cargo did protestors dump into Boston Harbor in 1773?
Tea
The body of Vladimir Lenin is on public display in which city?
Moscow
Former Republican senator Joe McCarthy accused people of which beliefs?
Communism
Which US President was nicknamed 'Tricky Dicky'?
Nixon
Spartacus led an uprising of which sort of people in Ancient Rome?
Gladiators
What is the name of the place where historical documents are kept?
Archive
Who did the English defeat at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415?
France
Bartolomeu Dias set off from which European country to discover the Cape of Good Hope?
Portugal
The 'Big Four' in WW1 were Britain, Italy, the US, and which other country?
France
The philosopher Confucius was from which country?
China
Charles de Gaulle was elected President of which country in 1958?
France
Where did Inuit native American people live?
Arctic
Medieval alchemists tried to turn base metals into what?
Gold
Who was the first democratically elected President of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
What is the first name of Scottish poet Burns, born in 1759?
Robert
Jesse Owens won athletic golds at the Olympics in which city in 1936?
Berlin
What was the main staple food of the Aztecs?
Maize
Al-Andalus was an Islamic-controlled region in which modern European country?
Spain Click to see the answer
The US re-established diplomatic links with which island in 2016?
Cuba
George Bush signed a nuclear treaty with which Russian leader in 1993?
Yeltsin
Zulus measured their wealth in which animals?
Cattle
Ferdinand Magellan was an explorer from which country?
Portugal
Which European country has the world's oldest existing monarchy?
Denmark
Éamon de Valera was a 20th century political leader in which country?
Ireland Click to see the answer
Which words did Washington add to the official Oath of Office?
So help me God
Who was the British king at the time of US independence?
George III
Which Russian historical figure was known as 'The Terrible'?
Ivan
The 1750s Seven Year's War was fought between Britain and which country?
France
A cartoon called 'Plane Crazy' was the first appearance of which famous character?
Mickey Mouse
Which was the first US state to ratify Prohibition in 1918?
Mississippi
Which Empire laid siege to the island of Malta in 1565?
Ottoman
Which country was ruled by the Vichy government during WW2?
France
Who was the first former First Lady to be appointed to the US cabinet?
Hillary Clinton Click to see the answer
Joseph Smith founded which church in New York, before moving it to Utah?
Mormons
Which title did Philip Mountbatten take when he married Princess Elizabeth?
Duke of Edinburgh
Blitzkrieg is a term for bombing which comes from which language?
German
Marco Polo was from which Italian city?
Venice
What did Nicola Salvi famously design in 1629?
Trevi Fountain
Dogger Bank, Caporetto, and Marne were battles in which conflict?
World War 1
What was Gandhi's job before being a civil rights campaigner?
Lawyer
Which color of tiles were used to build Imperial palaces in ancient China?
Yellow
Which European country was famous for high quality linen items?
Ireland
A Caliph was the leader of which sort of religious state?
Islamic
The Great Depression of the 1930s started with a stock market crash in which country?
United States
The term 'Blitz' usually refers to the German bombing of which city?
London Click to see the answer
What was the political belief of the Bolsheviks?
Communism
Which US President delivered the Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln
On which island did the dodo become extinct in the 17th century?
Mauritius
Which US President had twins called Barbara and Jenna?
George W Bush
Silvio Berlusconi was a 20th century leader in which country?
Italy
What was the name of the ship which came to rescue Titanic survivors?
Carpathia
What was the first name of President Eisenhower?
Dwight
The Nazi party came to power in which country in the 1930s?
Germany
Alexandra Palace reopened in which city in 1875, rebuilt after a fire?
London
Which President signed the Emancipation Declaration in 1863?
Lincoln
Churchill said a curtain of which metal divided capitalist and communist Europe?
Iron
In which city did the US Congress meet for the first time in 1789?
New York Click to see the answer
Ugo Cavallero commanded the Army of which country in WW2?
Italy
Which 19th century leader was nicknamed 'Little Corporal'?
Napoleon
The Politburo was the ruling group of which country?
Soviet Union
Which city was the capital of the Ottoman Empire?
Constantinople
Crazy Horse fought his last battle against US forces at Wolf Mountain in which state?
Montana
Who took the British throne after Edward VII?
George V
Jean-maker Levi Strauss emigrated to the US from which European country?
Germany
Woodstock music festival was held in which US state in August 1969?
New York
Napoleon was exiled to which Mediterranean island in 1814?
Elba
The Provisional IRA called a ceasefire in which part of the UK in 1994?
Northern Ireland
Bill Gates stepped down as which company's boss in 2000?
Microsoft
James K Polk was from which state?
Tennessee
Princeps Civitatis was a title in which ancient Empire?
Rome
The Beatles made their last public appearance on the roof of a building in which city in 1969?
London
The Sun Dance is a traditional celebration from which Native American group?
Cree Click to see the answer
The US President agreed an exception for polygamy for which religion in 1893?
Mormon
What is another name for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Mormons
Who was George HW Bush's vice President?
Dan Quayle
Al-Azhar University was established in which city in 980 CE?
Cairo
Arthur Guinness started making which drink in 1759?
Beer
What was the nickname of general Thomas Jonathan Jackson?
Stonewall
Sacagawea performed which role on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Translator
Christopher Columbus first landed on which islands when he discovered the Americas?
Bahamas
Which civilization conquered Rome in 410 CE, ending the Roman Empire?
Visigoths
A computer beat Garry Kasparov at which game in 1994?
Chess
The 1775 pamphlet 'Common Sense' advocated what for the US colonies?
Independence
Who painted 'The Birth of Venus' in 1486?
Botticelli
Coxey's Army was an 1894 jobs protest march from which state to Washington DC?
Ohio
Mitterrand was a late 20th century leader of which country?
France
Harriet Tubman was born in which US state?
Maryland
Fort McHenry, a key location in the 1812 war in the US, is close to which city?
Baltimore
What was the name of the defense pact signed between the Soviet Union and its allies in 1955?
Warsaw
Which Roman emperor introduced the Julian calendar?
Julius Click to see the answer
Pericles was a ruler of which ancient civilization?
Greece
What was discovered at Sutter's Mill in California in 1848?
Gold
The Treaty of Paris gave the UK rights over America east of which river?
Mississippi
In 1066, Harold was crowned king of which country?
England
Kublai Khan founded the Yuan dynasty in which country?
China
UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali was from which country?
Egypt
What was the name for the center, open area in a monastery?
Cloister
The 1938 Anschluss was the German annexation of which country?
Austria
France, Britain and which other country were involved in the pre-WW1 'Triple Entente'?
Russia
Which country unsuccessfully tried to invade Russia in 1812?
France
What was the first name of Mr Bunche, first African-American Nobel Prize winner?
Ralph
Which ancient Greek was famous for his moral fables?
Aesop
Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet claimed which state for France in 1673?
Illinois
The UK agreed a 1962 deal to buy Polaris missiles from which country?
United States
What would a medieval knight do with a hauberk?
Wear It
Haile Selassie fled to which country when the Italians invaded Ethiopia?
United Kingdom
What was Laika, the first animal in space?
Dog
Walter Raleigh is famous for bringing which item back from the New World?
Tobacco
What did a cooper traditionally make?
Barrels
Hamid Karzai was the first president of which country?
Afghanistan
The US Republican party adopted which animal as their symbol in the 1870s?
Elephant Click to see the answer
The Inca Empire thrived in which mountain range?
Andes
The guillotine was introduced as a method of execution in which country's revolution?
France
After the revolutionary war, Kentucky was part of which other state?
Virginia
Where would Americans in colonial times wear a cravat?
Neck
Which US President made a speech about Four Freedoms in 1941?
Roosevelt
What was the nickname of President Theodore Roosevelt?
Teddy
The first transatlantic telephone line linked New York with which European capital?
London
Dartmouth College was established in which US state in 1769?
New Hampshire
Errol Flynn was famous in which field in the 20th century?
Movies
Stalin, Roosevelt, and which other leader attended Black Sea talks in 1945?
Churchill
The Bard of Avon was a nickname for which world-famous writer?
William Shakespeare
What was the surname of Asa, a merchant who campaigned for a transcontinental railroad?
Whitney
The Battle of Saratoga took place in which US state?
New York
Writer Mark Twain was born in which US state?
Missouri
Disneyland opened in which Chinese city in 2016?
Shanghai
People of which occupation lived in a monastery?
Monks
Delaware separated from which other state in 1776?
Pennsylvania
Which famous 19th century novel was written by Bram Stoker
Dracula
Rameses the Great was a king of which country?
Egypt
What is the traditional Inuit item of clothing called a parka?
Jacket
Who opened the Great Exhibition in London in 1851?
Queen Victoria Click to see the answer
In which war was the Battle of Stalingrad?
World War 2
Which animal completed the name of the Tamil freedom fighting group?
Tiger
What was discovered by Elias Pierce at Orofino Creek, Idaho, in 1860?
Gold
Who was crowned English monarch in January 1559?
Elizabeth I
Francis Scott Key wrote which famous American song?
Star Spangled Banner
Cyrus the Great was the founder of an empire in which country?
Iran
The Enlightenment dominated ideas in which continent in the 17th and 18th centuries?
Europe
Benazir Bhutto was the first female Prime Minister of which country?
Pakistan
What was the main city in the Minoan civilization?
Knossos
Who was shot and killed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis?
Martin Luther King
What was the first name of Julius Caesar?
Gaius
Vasco da Gama was the first European to sail around the tip of which continent?
Africa
Which island was home to the half man, half bull Minotaur?
Crete
The Rhodes Scholarship is a postgraduate fund for studying at which University?
Oxford
What was the name of the Bonnie Prince who tried to seize the British throne in 1746?
Charles
The Duchy of Bohemia was in which modern-day state?
Czech Republic
What was the adjective used to describe Suleiman, a leader of the Ottoman Empire?
Magnificent
Which US religious group is famous for shunning modern technology?
Amish
Spartacus was a gladiator who led a revolt against which Empire?
Roman
In 1639, the Virginia colony ordered the destruction of which surplus crop?
Tobacco
Concorde flight 4590 crashed after taking off in which city in 2000?
Paris
Which British monarch was 18 when they came to the throne in 1837?
Victoria
The world's oldest book, the Diamond Sutra, was produced in 868 CE in which country?
China
The UK's 1851 Great Exhibition was held in which type of palace?
Crystal Click to see the answer
Levi Strauss set up his first factory in which US state?
California
Mary Robinson was the first female President of which country?
Ireland
What is the surname of Scottish folk hero Rob Roy?
McGregor
New Amsterdam was the original name for which US city?
New York
Nellie Bly was a female pioneer in which field?
Journalism
Lord Carnarvon financed a 1920s expedition to explore which river valley?
Nile
The Duke of Angouleme acceded to the throne of which country in 1515?
France
Nikola Tesla was an innovator in which field?
Electrics
Chief Kamehameha was in charge of which state in the 1700s?
Hawaii
The transcontinental railway joined at Promontory Summit in which state in 1869?
Utah
Under the Missouri compromise, which state was added to the US as a free state?
Maine
What was Clara Barton's job during the Civil War?
Nurse
A devastating fire hit which major US city in 1871?
Chicago
Who became President after the death of Franklin D Roosevelt?
Truman
Asia's first police force was established in 1844 in which British colony?
Hong Kong
Indira Gandhi won elections in which country in 1980?
India
Confederate President Jefferson Davis was from which state?
Kentucky
What was the first name of Soviet leader Lenin?
Vladimir
Which precious metal was discovered in large quantities in Chile in 1832?
Silver
The US Supreme Court met for the first time in 1790 in which city?
New York
Anglo-Saxon refers to which country, before a French invasion in 1066?
England
One of Europe's oldest seats of learning, the University of Coimbra, is in which country?
Portugal
Who was US President at the start of the Great Depression?
Hoover
Daniel Boone helped build the Wilderness Trail to reach which US state?
Kentucky
The first trial flight of Concorde took place in which country in 1969?
England
There were 1995 riots in Brixton, in which European capital?
London
The 100 years war lasted for how many years?
116 Click to see the answer
What was the name of the first of Henry VIII's wives to be beheaded?
Anne
20th century star Frank Sinatra was born and raised in which US state?
New Jersey
Which wild animal became extinct in Europe in the 10th century?
Lions
Who was elected President in 1933 with promises of a 'New Deal'?
Roosevelt
Which Civil Rights leader changed name to el-Hajj Malik el-Shabaz?
Malcolm X
Who was the first US President to appear on a postage stamp?
Washington
What nationality was explorer Abel Tasman?
Dutch
Which medieval Scottish king was known as 'the Bruce'?
Robert
The Temple of Heaven is a traditional religious building in which country?
China
Who was the British monarch before Queen Elizabeth II?
George VI
William Tell is an apple-shooting folk hero from which country?
Switzerland
What was the nickname of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin?
Crocodile Hunter
Which country celebrates a Cinco de Mayo victory against the French?
Mexico
Sir Stamford Raffles founded which Asian city?
Singapore
In which city did Arthur Guinness establish his brewery in 1759?
Dublin
John Fremont found which famous lake in 1842?
Tahoe
Who made Emancipation Proclamation during the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
George S Patton was a US military figure in which conflict?
World War 2
What was medieval China's main export?
Silk
What was the first name of polar explorer Shackleton?
Ernest
Acadia was a colony in the northern US and Canada set up by which country?
France
The WW2 Battle of Guadalcanal took place between the US and which other country?
Japan
Temples called Ziggurats were a feature of which society?
Mesopotamia
The 1890 The Wounded Knee Massacre took place in which US state?
South Dakota
Who led the Continental Army against the British?
George Washington
Muhammad founded which world religion in the 6th century?
Islam
The 1917 October Revolution took place in which country?
Russia
Which US state became the first to decriminalize homosexuality, in 1961?
Illinois
The Tate Modern art museum opened in which UK city in 2000?
London
Which pioneer was called 'The Great Pathfinder'?
Daniel Boone Click to see the answer
A snack of which fruit poisoned President Zachary Taylor?
Cherries
What is the name of the first female US Secretary of State, Ms Albright?
Madeleine
Sverdlovsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai are districts in which country?
Russia
The British Museum opened in which city in 1759?
London
In which city is the historical landmark the Taj Mahal based in India?
Agra
Bob Hawke was Prime Minister of which country from 1983 to 1991?
Australia
Which Beatle was fined for cannabis possession in Sweden in 1972?
Paul McCartney
HMS Coventry was attacked by ships from which country in a 1982 Atlantic conflict?
Argentina
What was the first state to ratify the US constitution in December 1787?
Delaware
Explorer Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire in which country?
Peru
James Dole established a factory to process which crop in Hawaii in 1901?
Pineapples
Swabia is a historic kingdom in which modern country?
Germany
Samuel Crompton's Spinning Mule was invented in 1779 for which industry?
Weaving
What was the profession of American patriot Paul Revere?
Silversmith
Which civilization was the first to invent paper money?
China
What is the previous name of the Democratic Republic of Congo?
Zaire
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk started a war of independence in which country in 1919?
Turkey
Mata Hari was accused of spying for which country in 1917?
Germany
Many Amish communities still speak which European language?
German
Which US President was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961?
Barack Obama
Which singer got married in Vegas in 2004, and had the marriage annulled 24 hours later?
Britney Spears
What did Wilhelm Röntgen discover in 1896?
X-Rays
President Andrew Jackson came from which Southern state?
South Carolina
Kerala State in which country was flooded by monsoon rains in 2018?
India
Huguenots were a religious group originating in which country?
France
Which city's stock exchange opened at Broad Street in January 1863?
New York
Yasser Arafat was a 20th century leader of which nation?
Palestine
Which type of 'Curtain' divided Communist from free-market Europe?
Iron
Which major city was named after the Roman Emperor Constantine?
Constantinople
The Monroe Doctrine set out the US's attitude to which continent?
Europe
At which battle did Nelson score a famous victory in 1805?
Trafalgar
Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii and which other city?
Herculaneum
What was the name of Eleanor Roosevelt's President husband?
Franklin Click to see the answer
What was the name of the US's first Space Shuttle?
Columbia
General Noriega was deposed as leader of which central American country in 1989?
Panama
The Al-Aqsa Mosque was built in the 11th century in which Middle Eastern city?
Jerusalem
Abraham Lincoln was appointed to represent which state at the age of 25?
Illinois
Roman consuls were elected to serve for a period of how long?
Year
Robespierre was a major figure in the revolution of which country?
France
The Ashanti Empire was a civilization in which modern country?
Ghana
Who did Julius Caesar defeat to become Emperor of Rome?
Pompey the Great
Which US President was a Rhodes Scholar in Oxford in 1968?
Clinton
Which company made the 747, the world's first Jumbo Jet?
Boeing
In which field was Hippocrates famous in Ancient Greece?
Medicine
Which US President declared a 'War on Poverty' in 1964?
Johnson
Archbishop Makarios was elected first President of which country?
Cyprus
Friedrich Nietzsche was famous in the 19th century in which field?
Philosophy
What was the name of Henry VIII's first wife, previously married to his brother?
Catherine
An Anglo-American has roots in which European country?
United Kingdom
Charwoman is an old term for which occupation?
Cleaner
Maria Montessori was a pioneer in which field?
Education
Which President was nicknamed 'Old Man Eloquent'?
John Quincy Adams
What did the J stand for in J Edgar Hoover?
John
Lake Mead was formed in which US state after the building of the Hoover Dam?
Nevada
Which First Word War battle resulted in 60,000 casualties on the first day of fighting?
Somme
The Austro-Hungarian Empire was brought to an end by which conflict?
World War 1
Who explored North America on a boat called the Hopewell?
Hudson
The city of Riga, founded in 1201, is in which modern country?
Latvia
Which Soviet leader supported North Vietnam through the civil war?
Brezhnev
Which world figure was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in 1948?
Gandhi
Emmerson Mnangagwa became President of which African country in 2017?
Zimbabwe
What was Lenin's job before the Russian Revolution?
Lawyer
A 1608 fire destroyed the Jamestown colony in which US state?
Virginia
Alexander the Great grew up in which European city?
Athens
The Indian name 'Bapu' refers to which leader?
Gandhi
Britain, Ireland and which other country joined the EEC in 1973?
Denmark
What was the name of Henry VIII's older brother, first married to Catherine of Aragon?
Arthur
Captain Meriwether Lewis was the private secretary of which President?
Jefferson
In 1994, troops from which country withdrew from the Gaza Strip?
Israel
Which mainland US state has the highest percentage of native Americans?
New Mexico
Who wrote the 17th century novel 'Don Quixote'?
Cervantes
Vaclav Havel was the first President of which former Eastern Bloc state?
Czech Republic
Henry VIII was born in Greenwich Palace in which British city?
London
Supersonic aircraft Concorde was a joint venture between the UK and which other country?
France
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union before it dissolved?
Gorbachev
FedEx was founded in which US city, chosen for its central location?
Memphis
What was the name for an association of craftsmen in the Middle Ages?
Guild
Edwin Hubble was an American scientist in which field?
Astronomy
Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the war?
Ho Chi Minh
Who was the first President to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
Ronald Reagan
Thurgood Marshall was a prominent African-American in which field?
Law
Which system of government has a king as the only source of power?
Absolute Monarchy
The civilization of Carthage was based in the north of which continent?
Africa Click to see the answer
The Grand Duchy of Muscovy was in and around which major city?
Moscow
Operation Neptune was the name for the Allied landings in which part of France?
Normandy
Pearly Kings and Queens are associated with the traditions of which European capital?
London
George Washington was inaugurated as President in which city in 1789?
New York
What did German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen discover in 1896?
X-Rays
The Treaty of Versailles formally ended which conflict?
World War 1
Who was the first person to visit both the north and south poles?
Roald Amundsen
Who succeeded Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa?
Thabo Mbeki
Rudolf Hess travelled to which country in 1941 to try to negotiate peace?
United Kingdom
General MacArthur led the battle in which part of the World in WW2?
Pacific
Mohandas was the first name of which famous civil rights leader?
Gandhi
Norway formed a government in exile in which city during WW2?
London
Which color is used to describe Ukraine's peaceful revolution of 2004?
Orange
Lewis and Clark explored the US looking for a way to which body of water?
Pacific Ocean
Philosopher Albert Camus was born in which North African country?
Algeria
Napoleon was crowned Emperor of France in which building?
Notre Dame
Astronaut Chris Hadfield comes from which country?
Canada
Washington was inaugurated for his second term as President in which US city?
Philadelphia
The Marshall Plan was an initiative to rebuild which continent after WW2?
Europe
The first Gulf War was sparked by Iraq invading which other country?
Kuwait
Which President declared in 2000 that June was 'Gay and Lesbian Pride Month'?
Clinton
Who finally discovered the Northwest Passage route in 1906?
Amundsen
What sort of person was Mata Hari?
Spy
Seamus Heaney was famous in which field?
Writing
The 1955 Operation Passage to Freedom saw the evacuation of people from which country?
Vietnam
The Battle of Balaclava took place on which peninsula?
Crimean
The Italian city of Venice grew rich from trade with which country?
China
Which type of historian digs things up looking for stories of the past?
Archaeologist
Which medieval sport involved horses, knights, and lances?
Jousting
Which US state experienced the Pike's Peak gold rush?
Colorado
Fulgencio Batista was overthrown in a revolution on which island in 1959?
Cuba
Which US President was most famous for his Doctrine, stating no more European colonization?
Monroe
George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address in which month of 1790?
January
John Howard beat Paul Keating in elections in which country in 1996?
Australia
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived applies to which English monarch?
Henry VIII
What was the original name of Chicago's Willis Tower?
Sears Tower
Which explorer commanded a ship called the Trinidad?
Magellan
Salem was chosen as the capital of which state in 1851?
Oregon
In 1963, James Meredith became the first African-American graduate from which state's university?
Mississippi
The Surveyor 7 space probe landed on which celestial object in 1968?
Moon
Which European country's monarchy was deposed in June 1973?
Greece
Which Zulu King ruled most of Southern African in the 19th century?
Shaka
King Farouk was overthrown as leader of which country in 1952?
Egypt
What was the name of the Egyptian 'Mother Goddess'?
Isis
The International Day of Non-Violence is marked on which leader's birthday?
Gandhi
In which US city was Lincoln assassinated in 1865?
Washington DC
Who was defeated at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
Custer
Jackie Robinson made history as the first African-American playing baseball for which team?
Brooklyn Dodgers
British troops fired on a mob in which city in 1770, sparking protests?
Boston
Which Egyptian God was the God of knowledge?
Thoth Click to see the answer
What was the first name of Miss Dix, who led nurses during the Civil War?
Dorothea
Which UK Prime Minister was in charge during the Falklands War?
Thatcher
What was the name of the Cuban Bay where the US staged a 1960s invasion?
Bay of Pigs
Pagoda roof design is typical of traditional architecture in which country?
China
The 1849 Astor Place Riot broke out in which US city?
New York
Which country launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik?
Soviet Union
Who was the first black actor to win an Oscar for a leading role?
Sidney Poitier
George Washington and which other President signed the US Constitution?
Madison
What was the name of the international peace organization set up in 1920?
League of Nations
Which country started phasing out its one cent coin in 2012?
Canada
Marie Antoinette was the wife of which French king?
Louis XVI
Friseur is an old-fashioned term for which job?
Hairdresser
Which President was nicknamed 'Little Magician'?
Van Buren
Hideki Tojo was which country's Prime Minister during WW2?
Japan
Navajo people are associated with jewellery made from which metal?
Silver
Who is the only US President born in Georgia?
Carter
Plymouth Colony was established in the 17th century in which US state?
Massachusetts
Which animals did PT Barnum lead over the Brooklyn Bridge to prove its stability?
Elephants
What is the name of Fidel Castro's brother, who took over from him as President?
Raul
What was the name of a decorative panel on a building in Ancient Greece?
Frieze
What was the first name of American suffrage campaigner Ms Addams?
Jane
What is the name of the international charity founded in 1870?
Red Cross
Which major US city experienced a devastating fire in 1871?
Chicago
The 1758 International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature set out standard ways of naming what?
Animals
Which US general led the Normandy invasions in 1944?
Eisenhower
Where is Salem, famous for its witch trials of the 1690s?
Massachusetts
Columbus first asked which country to fund his 1492 expedition?
Portugal
The first US telephone line was connected in which state in 1877?
Massachusetts
Which roman Emperor is said to have made his horse a Consul?
Caligula
The Ancient Silk Road linked the Mediterranean with which country?
China
Vandals decapitated the Little Mermaid statue in which city in 1998?
Copenhagen
Tea from which country first arrived in the United Kingdom in 1839?
India
A 1929 stock market crash sparked which crisis?
Great Depression
From which city did Suleiman the Magnificent rule the Ottoman Empire?
Constantinople
Anne Frank was born in which country in 1929?
Germany
Which queen of England was accused of adultery, treason, and witchcraft?
Anne Boleyn
African American men were granted the right to vote in which US city in 1867?
Washington DC
What is the Rubicon, famously crossed by Julius Caesar in 49 BCE?
River
Henry VIII was a member of which English royal house?
Tudor
Brazil declared independence from which country in 1822?
Portugal
Which city was the first European colony in South Africa?
Cape Town
Shining Path was a hard-left organization in which South American country?
Peru
The US Mint started producing coins in Carson City in which US state in 1870?
Nevada
What name was given to the WW2 group of countries including Britain and the US?
Allies
Accomptant is an old-fashioned term for which profession?
Accountant
David Livingstone was famous for exploring which continent?
Africa
Which was the first Asian country to open its subway in 1927?
Japan
Which British Prime Minister held talks with Gorbachev of the Soviet Union in 1984?
Thatcher
Vasco da Gama made three expeditions to which country?
India
Which WW2 group contained Germany, Italy, and Japan?
Axis
Who patented the first gasoline-driven car in 1886?
Benz
What does a palaeontologist study?
Fossils
Louis Daguerre was an early pioneer in which field?
Photography
What is Pravda, which first appeared in 1912?
Newspaper
What was another name for Y2K, predicted to crash the world's computers in 2000?
Millennium Bug
Who was the first Roman Catholic US First Lady?
Jackie Kennedy
Which mythical animal was a symbol of Imperial power in Ancient China?
Dragon
The Stonewall Riots took place in which month of 1969?
June
The Bulgarian Empire was conquered by which Neighboring Empire in 1018?
Byzantine
Who painted the roof of the Sistine Chapel in Rome?
Michelangelo
Kaskaskia and Vandalia are former capitals of which state?
Illinois
Which city became capital of the newly created Yugoslavia in 1918?
Belgrade
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson is a 15th century national hero from which country?
Sweden
Which African animals were first domesticated in Somalia in 2000 BCE?
Camels
What was the adjective used to describe Alfred, a Dark Ages English king?
Great
John Wilkes Booth assassinated which US President?
Lincoln
What was the name of the agreement which ended the American Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris
The Siege of Troy involved which type of wooden animal?
Horse
Which nationality was given to the 1918 flu pandemic?
Spanish
What was the first name of Madison, fourth US President?
James
Which famous Mary Shelley book was first published in 1818?
Frankenstein
Which was the first British city to have a university?
Oxford
Imhotep was an ancient leader of which civilization?
Egyptian
What did a milliner make?
Hats
Which people moved in a phalanx formation?
Soldiers
What fabric gives its name to the ancient Europe to Asia trade route?
Silk Road Click to see the answer
Constantine II was the last monarch of which European country?
Greece
Actress Jayne Mansfield was killed in a car crash in which state in 1967?
Louisiana
Emil Zapotek was a famous athlete in the 1950s from which country?
Czechoslovakia
John McCain served as senator for which US state?
Arizona
Which word is used to describe the US before the Civil War?
Antebellum
Anne Frank spent most of her life in which European city?
Amsterdam Click to see the answer
Africa's oldest university was established in which country in 1873?
South Africa
The Lorraine Motel, where Luther King was shot, is now a what?
Museum
2004 saw the first same-sex marriages in which US state?
Massachusetts
Farrier is an old term for someone who looked after the feet of which animal?
Horse
The California Star was the first newspaper published in which US city?
San Francisco
Smyrna was a strategically-important city in which modern day country?
Turkey
What did a tallow chandler make?
Candles
A 1971 crush caused the death of fans in a football ground in which UK city?
Glasgow
What was the name of the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon?
Mary Click to see the answer
Who was chosen as leader of the British Labour party in 1994?
Tony Blair
Solidarity was a 20th century trade union in which European country?
Poland
Singer Sonny Bono was mayor of which Californian city?
Palm Springs
What was the first name of British explorer Raleigh?
Walter
Where is the site of the Battle of Culloden?
Inverness
Paul Revere warned the residents of which US city that the British were coming?
Boston
Wakan Tanka is the supreme being of which Native American group?
Sioux
What is the first name of Alabama civil rights campaigner Ms Boynton?
Amelia
General Robert E Lee was born in which US state?
Virginia
Which was the second state after Massachusetts to legalize same-sex marriage?
California
Robert Mugabe became leader of which country in 1980?
Zimbabwe
Which nation influenced European countries in the Eastern Bloc?
Soviet Union Click to see the answer
In which month of 1969 did Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon?
July
What was the Eastern Roman Empire known as?
Byzantium
The dome of the Hagia Sophia collapsed in which city in 588 CE?
Constantinople
Lawrencium was first made in a science lab in which University in 1961?
Berkeley
Which of Henry VIII's wives was the mother of Elizabeth I?
Anne Boleyn
Sultan Mustafa II was removed as head of state of which country in 1703?
Turkey
In which city did Malcolm X deliver his 'Message to the Grass Roots' speech?
Detroit
What was the name for the large farms for cotton and sugar set up in the Caribbean?
Plantations
Chickasaw people traditionally lived in Mississippi and which other state?
Alabama
Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to be elected to Congress, represented which state?
New York
George Washington's troops defeated the British at the Battle of Princeton in which state?
New Jersey
Which London landmark saw the murder of The Princes in the Tower?
Tower of London
What is the first name of Ms Pelosi, elected US Speaker in 2019?
Nancy
In which country did Mahatma Gandhi study law?
England
White supremacist Ian Smith was in charge of which African country?
Rhodesia Click to see the answer
Which Florida city suffered a 'Great Fire' of 1901?
Jacksonville
Which President approved the start of the NASA Space Shuttle program in 1972?
Nixon
What was the nickname for the southern state of the US?
Dixie
Theodoros Pangalos resigned as dictator of which country in 1926?
Greece
Who did Gerald Ford beat to the Republican nomination in 1976?
Reagan
Which US President was born on the 4th of July?
Coolidge
Which animals were revered in ancient Egypt?
Cat
Matthew Webb was the first person to swim across which body of water?
English Channel
Pharaoh Tutankhamun's mask is made from which material?
Gold
Pervez Musharaf resigned as President of which country in 2008?
Pakistan
Afghanistan declared independence from which country in 1919?
United Kingdom
What was the name of Admiral Nelson's flagship?
Victory
Which civilization used cenotes as their main water source?
Maya
In 1800, Gabriel Prosser organized a slave revolt in which US state?
Virginia
In 1762, Britain declared war on Spain and which Italian region?
Naples
The UK was awarded a 101 year lease on which territory in 1898?
Hong Kong
Which civil rights leader led a Salt March in India to protest about taxes?
Gandhi
In 14000, Owain Glyndwr proclaimed himself Prince of which country?
Wales Click to see the answer
The Kool-Aid company was established in 1927 in which US state?
Nebraska
Six days of unrest followed the arrest of Marquette Frye in which city in 1965?
Los Angeles
The 1950s Indochina war was between Vietnam and which European country?
France
Which President had Dan Quayle as his Vice President?
George W. Bush
Kofi Annan, who led the UN from 1997 to 2006 was from which African country?
Ghana
Anne Hidalgo became the first female mayor of which city in 2014?
Paris
During WW2, German Jews had to wear a star of which color?
Yellow
Which city did Germany attack in 1939, starting World War 2?
Danzig
The 1814 Treaty of Ghent ended a war between the US and which country?
United Kingdom
What was the nickname of French King Louis XIV?
Sun King
Gold was discovered in the Transvaal region of which country in 1886?
South Africa
In Mayan society what was a Huipil?
Clothing
Amish people moved to the US from which European country?
Germany
Dian Fossey was famous for her work with which animals?
Gorillas
The First Continental Congress was held in Carpenters' Hall in which US city?
Philadelphia
Vandals were a tribe originating from which modern day country?
Poland
Which element is used in radioactive dating of very old objects?
Carbon
Which famous monarch was married to Matilda of Flanders?
William the Conqueror
The Mask of Tutankhamun is on display in a museum in which city?
Cairo
The Battle of Sullivan's Island took place near which place in South Carolina?
Charleston
Which word was used to describe states leaving the US before the Civil War?
Secede Click to see the answer
The Great Wall of China was originally built from which material?
Wood
Which major US city was captured by the British in August 1814?
Washington DC
The Convention setting out the accepted rules of warfare is named after which city?
Geneva
George Washington Carver made several advances in which field of science?
Agriculture
What was the surname of civil rights campaigner Booker T?
Washington
What became the 50th US state in 1959?
Hawaii
Which city celebrated the opening of the Astrodome in 1965?
Houston
War criminal Klaus Barbie was arrested in 1983 in which country?
Bolivia
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of which country stepped down as head of the UN in 1992?
Peru
What was the first name of Jackson, 7th US President?
Andrew
Muslim Sultan Saladin captured which city from the Crusaders in 1187?
Jerusalem
Which item was Fabergé famous for making for the Russian royals?
Easter Eggs
Which term means the South African's policy of separating people according to race?
Apartheid
Which former escaped slave was elected to represent South Carolina?
Robert Smalls
Who raised his standard at Glenfinnan, Scotland, in 1745?
Bonnie Prince Charlie
In which state did the Battle of Little Bighorn take place?
Montana
Which member of the Royal Family married Tim Laurence in 1992?
Princess Anne
The Battle of Çanakkale was part of which larger conflict?
World War 1
Medieval fresco paintings were applied onto which surface?
Plaster
What was the name of the noble family which took the English throne in 1485?
Tudor
Which noble house opposed the house of York in the War of the Roses?
Lancaster
Camp Dubois, where Lewis and Clark started their expedition, is in which state?
Illinois
The New Model Army was a feature of which conflict?
English Civil War
Mary Seacole rose to prominence nursing in which conflict?
Crimean War Click to see the answer
Who did Nixon beat to secure the Presidency in 1968?
Humphrey
Which US state was purchased from the French in 1803?
Louisiana
Which was the main language at Universities throughout Europe in the Middle Ages?
Latin
Little Dixie was a historic region along the banks of which US river?
Missouri
The early 20th century Black Patch Tobacco Wars took place in which state?
Kentucky
1673 saw the introduction of mail services between Boston and which other US city?
New York
The Exxon Valdez spilled huge amounts of oil off the coast of which state in 1989?
Alaska
Bastet was an ancient Egyptian goddess represented by which animal?
Cat
For what crime was Francis Gary Powers jailed in the USSR in 1960?
Spying
Which illness did President Harrison die of, a month after taking office?
Pneumonia
The 1965 Watts Riots took place in which US city?
Los Angeles
The San Andreas Fault is a boundary fault in which US state?
California
Who made the first circumnavigation of the globe?
Magellan
Edgar Allen Poe was famous in which field in the 19th century?
Writing
Dulles airport opened for busines in which US city in 1962?
Washington DC
Ionians were members of the Ancient Greek nation who lived along the coast of which country?
Turkey
Henry Ford founded his motor company in which US state in 1903?
Michigan
Jack the Ripper is alleged to have murdered several women in which city?
London
In 1960, 1,000 refugees per week arrived in which US state from Cuba?
Florida
Introduced in 1963, what was the Coca-Cola company's first low calorie drink?
Tab
Which European illness caused widespread death among native Americans?
Smallpox
The Lindenmeier is an ancient archaeological site in which US state?
Colorado
Abraham Lincoln was born in which US state?
Kentucky
The storming of the Bastille in which city kicked off the French Revolution?
Paris
The first African slaves arrived in Virginia in which year?
1619
D-Day took place in which month of 1944?
June
In which part of the world would you have found the Great Moravian Empire in the 10th century?
Europe Click to see the answer
What comes before 'Crow' in the name of US laws enforcing racial segregation?
Jim
Who persecuted the Huguenots in the French Wars of Religion?
Catholics
What is an alternative name for the Western or Christian calendar?
Gregorian
Which country surrendered to General Douglas MacArthur at the end of WW2?
Japan
Which country's rulers were called Tsars?
Russia
Settler John Winthrop was governor of a colony in which modern-day state?
Massachusetts
Which southern hemisphere city hosted the summer Olympics in 2000?
Sydney
Leon Czolgosz assassinated which US President?
McKinley
Sara Jane Moore unsuccessfully tried to assassinate which President in 1975?
Ford
Florida International University opened its doors for the first time in which city in June 1965?
Miami
What famous menu item was first introduced by McDonald's in 1979?
Happy Meal
Scottish ceramics brand Wemyss is best known for which animals?
Pigs
Marquis de Lafayette was a Revolutionary War figure from which country?
France
Suffrage campaigner Susan B Anthony was from which US state?
Massachusetts
Rajiv Gandhi won a landslide victory in which country's elections in 1984?
India
Which Emperor of Rome beat Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium?
Octavian
Which word is used to describe the study of coats of arms?
Heraldry
Berry Gordy established a famous record label in which city in 1959?
Detroit
What was the name of the first African-American child to attend an all-white elementary school?
Ruby Bridges
Hitler's 1923 Beerhall Putsch took place in which city?
Munich
Spain re-opened its borders with which territory in 1982?
Gibraltar
Polybius and Livy were historians of which civilization?
Roman
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki became leader of which country in 1991?
Poland
Which word means a legal grant of rights or authority?
Charter
Fisk University opened to students in which US state in 1866?
Tennessee
Who set a TV viewership record with his 'Aloha from Hawaii' concert in 1973?
Elvis Presley
20th century Italian leader Mussolini had which first name?
Benito
Hamilcar Barca was the father of which figure in Ancient history?
Hannibal
Beowulf is a 9th century poem from which culture?
Anglo-Saxon
The city of Nassau in the Bahamas is named after the Royal House of which country?
Netherlands Click to see the answer
Sonia Sotomayor was the first Latino American to be appointed to which body?
Supreme Court
Jeanette Rankin, the first female elected representative in the US, was from which state?
Montana
The Sykes-Picot 1916 agreement carved up which part of the world between the UK and France?
Middle East
Jagiellonian University, one of Eastern Europe's oldest seats of learning, is in which city?
Krakow
William H Bonney was a pseudonym of which outlaw?
Billy the Kid
What type of animal was Ham, sent into orbit by NASA in 1961?
Chimp
Which folk hero was played in 'Braveheart' by Mel Gibson?
William Wallace
Queen Dido founded which ancient city?
Carthage
The British East India Company founded which Indian city in August 1639?
Madras
Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu were in charge of which Eastern Bloc country in the 1980s?
Romania
What are the traditional items of clothing called espadrilles?
Shoes
Which name did Gaius Octavius take when he became Roman Emperor?
Augustus
Who ordered the 'Great Survey' of England and the Domesday Book?
William the Conqueror
Which weapon was outlawed by European leaders in 1146?
Crossbow
In 1916, the US bought the Virgin Islands from which country?
Denmark
Who became Secretary General of the UN in 2017?
António Guterres
Julia Gillard was the first female Prime Minister of which country?
Australia
What was Princess Diana's surname before she married?
Spencer
Who headed the UN between 1953 and 1961?
Dag Hammarskjöld
The Battle of Chancellorsville was part of which 1863 conflict?
American Civil War
Which future politician was shot down over Vietnam in 1967?
John McCain
Brazil, Argentina, and which other country signed the Triple Alliance in 1865?
Uruguay
Which Native American tribe calls itself Nimiipuu?
Nez Perce
Which explorer made several voyages looking for the Northwest Passage?
Hudson
The Siege of Sevastopol was part of which conflict?
Crimean War
Which German Chancellor was nicknamed 'Der Alte'?
Adenauer
In 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in which state?
Ohio
What item are the Navajo famous for weaving?
Rugs
Votes for women campaigners Emmeline, Christabel, and Sylvia had which surname?
Pankhurst
What is the position between apprentice and master in a traditional guild?
Journeyman
Babrak Karmal was installed as President of which country after a Soviet invasion in 1979?
Afghanistan
Which historical figure allegedly said, 'let them eat cake'?
Marie Antoinette
What was the surname of the last of Henry VIII's last wife, who outlived him?
Parr Click to see the answer
Which US state is the home of the Southern Cheyenne people?
Oklahoma
Who was elected alongside JFK as vice president in 1962?
Johnson
What was the first name of controversial Teamsters union leader Hoffa?
Jimmy
People rushed to which country to find Klondike gold in 1896?
Canada
In which part of France did the 1944 D-Day landings take place?
Normandy
In Greek mythology, which three headed creature guarded the Underworld?
Dog
In 1971, Alan Shepard became the first person to play golf where?
Moon
What was the middle name of the US President John Adams?
Quincy
What was the nickname of English king Richard I?
Lionheart
Which country launched the Mars 2 space probe in 1971?
Soviet Union
Cassius Clay won a gold for the US in which sport at the 1960 Olympics?
Boxing
The Battle of Culloden was the end of which rebellion?
Jacobite
What was the name of the last US slave ship, which arrived in Alabama in 1860?
Clotilda
Beatlemania arrived in the US in 1964 when they touched down in which city?
New York
The Scream' by Munch was stolen from a gallery in which city in 1994?
Oslo
Which volcano erupted and buried Pompeii in 79 AD?
Vesuvius
What was the name of an 1890 battle between the US Army and Lakota warriors?
Wounded Knee
Millard Fillmore was vice-President to which US President?
Zachary Taylor
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot in which European city?
Sarajevo
Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to sail around the bottom of which continent?
Africa
Which country was renamed 'Democratic Kampuchea' in 1976?
Cambodia
Henry Hudson explored Canada looking for a route through to which country?
Russia
Konrad Adenauer was the first leader of which post-WW2 country?
West Germany
Anne of Cleves came from which country to marry Henry VIII?
Germany
Which London building was the tallest until 1967?
St Paul's Cathedral
Explorer David Livingstone came from which European country?
Scotland
Which was the only Australian city bombed by Japan in WW2?
Darwin
British Prime Ministers with which surname were known as the 'Elder' and 'Younger'?
Pitt
On which type of traditional building would you expect to see a minaret?
Mosque
Diana Ross left which famous Motown girl group in January 1970?
Supremes
An attempt to kidnap which member of the Royal Family was made in 1974?
Princess Anne
Choctaw people lived in which of these modern-day states?
Alabama
Xerxes was an ancient ruler of which state?
Persia
Which was the last European state to abolish capital punishment?
Latvia
What are the surnames of explorers Meriweather and William?
Lewis and Clark
Barnes Wallis was best known for inventing which type of bomb?
Bouncing
The poem 'Reply to Comrade Kuo Mo-jo' was written in 1963 by which world leader?
Mao Zedong
Where did the oil rig Deepwater Horizon explode in 2010?
Gulf of Mexico
Which African country experienced a gold and diamond rush in the late 19th century?
South Africa
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement brought peace to which troubled location?
Northern Ireland
What type of animal was a Quetzal, important in Maya civilization?
Bird
Tunisia became a protectorate of which country in 1881?
France
The Pony Express mail route ran between Missouri and which state?
California
Which nation finally granted women the vote in 2015?
Saudi Arabia
Which US President was nicknamed 'Young Hickory'?
Polk
President Kennedy visited which country to see his ancestral home in 1963?
Ireland
Lester B Pearson was a 20th century Prime Minister in which country?
Canada
The Maratha Empire covered most of which country in the 18th century?
India
Which Belgian city was under siege for 8 months in 1585 by the Duke of Parma?
Antwerp
The Anti-Comintern Pact was an agreement between Nazi Germany and which country?
Japan
The Cheyenne were allied to which other native American tribe?
Arapaho
Itzamna was the main God in which civilization?
Maya
Which boxer refused to sign up for military service in April 1967?
Muhammad Ali
The College of William and Mary was founded in 1694 in which state?
Virginia
Which was the first of the 13 colonies to renounce allegiance to the British crown?
Rhode Island
The Humboldt Park riot took place in which city in 1977?
Chicago
The last Shah of Iran fled to which country in 1979?
Egypt
Who was the first director of the FBI?
J Edgar Hoover
Lempira led a revolt against the Spanish in which country?
Honduras
In spring 1940, Germany invaded Denmark and which other country?
Norway
Mercia, Wessex, and East Anglia are ancient kingdoms in which country?
England
The UK banned the hunting of which animal in 2004?
Fox
War in Vietnam began in which month of 1961?
December
The Mall of America was opened in 1992 in which US state?
Minnesota
Which country was banned from the Olympics in 1964 over apartheid policies?
South Africa
Malcolm X was assassinated in which large US city?
New York
The historic site of Abu Mena in Egypt was a pilgrimage site for which religion?
Christianity
Which was the only Asian country with nuclear weapons during the Cold War?
China
Motor racing driver Ayrton Senna was killed in an accident in which country in 1994?
Italy
African-American sociologist WEB Du Bois was born in which US state?
Massachusetts
Which folk hero is known as 'King of the Wild Frontier'?
Davy Crockett
Who was elected as Lyndon B Johnson's vice President in January 1965?
Hubert Humphrey
Arthur Miller got divorced from which famous actress in 1961?
Marilyn Monroe
Johnny Cash played his first concert in which sort of building in January 1960?
Prison
Ernest Shackleton famously explored which part of the world?
Antarctic
Which was the fourth country to join the Axis Tripartite Pact?
Hungary
Boris Johnson became mayor of which British city in 2008?
London
Four of the first five US Presidents were from which state?
Virginia
What was the first name of South African anti-apartheid activist Mr Biko?
Steve
The Battle of the Somme took place in which country?
France
US soldiers led by Gen Douglas MacArthur invaded which islands in January 1945?
Philippines
What was the name given to the Eastern part of the Roman Empire in the Middle Ages?
Byzantine
Who was the first of the British Stuart monarchs?
James I
Which group of people sat just below the King in the medieval feudal system?
Barons
What was the code name of the spy plane used extensively by the US in the 1960s?
U2
The Second Intifada refers to an early 2000s uprising of Palestinians in which country?
Israel
What was the name for the Christian forces trying to capture Jerusalem in the Middle Ages?
Crusaders
The United Kingdom and which other European country had nuclear weapons during the Cold War?
France
William Booth founded which charitable organization in 1865?
Salvation Army
Cobbler is a traditional name for someone making which items?
Shoes
Henry Ford patented a design for a car made of which material in 1942?
Plastic
Francis Gary Powers was freed from jail from which country in a spy swap?
USSR
What was the first name of Grant, 18th President of the US?
Ulysses
The skeleton of King Richard III was found under a parking lot in which English city?
Leicester
