30 History Trivia Questions That Will Test Your Knowledge


1. WHICH COMPANY MANUFACTURED AGENT ORANGE FOR THE U.S. DURING THE VIETNAM WAR?

1: DOW CHEMICAL
2: UNION CARBIDE
3: HASBRO
4: DU PONT
5: JOHNSON & JOHNSON



2. GERMANY INVADED POLAND AND ANNEXED THIS SELF-GOVERNING TERRRITORY IN 1939:

1: CORSICA
2: DANZIG
3: LOMBARDY
4: ANDORRA
5: VATICAN CITY



3. WHO SERVED AS THE FIRST U.S. VICE PRESIDENT FROM 1789 TO 1797?

1: JOHN ADAMS
2: AARON BURR
3: HARRY LEE
4: BEN FRANKLIN
5: THOMAS JEFFERSON



4. GIOACCHINO ROSSINI WAS ONE OF THE 19TH CENTURY'S OUTSTANDING:

1: EXPLORERS
2: BOTANISTS
3: COMPOSERS
4: STATESMEN
5: MILITARY LEADERS



5. WHICH OF THESE BRITISH MONARCHS WAS A MEMBER OF THE TUDOR DYNASTY?

1: VICTORIA
2: WILLIAM IV
3: HENRY VIII
4: OLIVER CROMWELL
5: CHARLES II



6. THE GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER OF MARTHA WASHINGTON BECAME THE WIFE OF THIS FAMOUS AMERICAN:

1: HORACE GREELEY
2: ROBERT E. LEE
3: DANIEL BOONE
4: GEORGE A. CUSTER
5: WINSLOW HOMER



7. HABIB BOURGUIBA BECAME THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF ____ WHEN IT BECAME INDEPENDENT OF FRANCE.

1: TUNISIA
2: KENYA
3: LEBANON
4: AFGHANISTAN
5: PAKISTAN

 


8. GENERAL GEORGE MCCLELLAN SERVED AS COMMANDER OF THE ARMY OF THE:

1: POTOMAC
2: SUSQUEHANNA
3: CONFEDERACY
4: TENNESSEE
5: PLAINS

 


9. WHICH FAMOUS LEADER'S GREATEST VICTORIES CAME AT ISSUS, GAUGAMELA AND THE GRANICUS?

1: NAPOLEON
2: GENGHIS KHAN
3: JULIUS CAESAR
4: HANNIBAL
5: ALEXANDER THE GREAT



10. THE GOLDEN LAW, ADOPTED ON MAY 13, 1888, ABOLISHED ____ IN BRAZIL.

1: STRIP MINING
2: ABSINTHE
3: EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION
4: BANKS
5: SLAVERY



11. PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON CREATED THIS IMPORTANT ARM OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IN 1913:

1: SUPREME COURT
2: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
3: PENTAGON
4: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
5: SECRET SERVICE



12. THE GUSTAV LINE WAS A WORLD WAR II GERMAN DEFENSIVE LINE THAT CUT ACROSS CENTRAL:

1: GREECE
2: ENGLAND
3: FRANCE
4: JAPAN
5: ITALY



13. THE BATTLE OF BLOODY MARSH, FOUGHT IN 1742, WAS A VICTORY FOR THE FORCES OF:

1: GERONIMO
2: SAM HOUSTON
3: GEORGE ROGERS CLARK
4: LOUIS RIEL
5: JAMES OGLETHORPE



14. THE CHAKRI DYNASTY ASSUMED POWER IN THIS COUNTRY IN 1782:

1: MOROCCO
2: THAILAND
3: SAUDI ARABIA
4: BRUNEI
5: ETHIOPIA



15. ON MAY 1, 1960, FRANCIS GARY POWERS' U-2 RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER:

1: NORTH KOREA
2: CUBA
3: THE SOVIET UNION
4: CHINA
5: TEXAS



16. THE FIRST MAN TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE GLOBE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WAS A ____ NAVAL OFFICER.

1: BRITISH
2: PERUVIAN
3: SPANISH
4: FRENCH
5: PORTUGUESE



17. THE CONWAY CABAL WAS A 1777 PLOT TO REMOVE THIS REVOLUTIONARY WAR LEADER FROM POWER:

1: ALEXANDER HAMILTON
2: CHARLES CORNWALLIS
3: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
4: THOMAS JEFFERSON
5: GEORGE WASHINGTON



18. FROM 1630 TO 1654, PART OF WHAT IS NOW NORTHERN BRAZIL BELONGED TO:

1: GREAT BRITAIN
2: GERMANY
3: HOLLAND
4: ITALY
5: FRANCE



19. IN 1996, THE CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE VOTED TO BEGIN DOING WHAT?

1: ADMIT FEMALE CADETS
2: OUTLAW CADET HAZINGS
3: ADMIT OPENLY GAY CADETS
4: TEACH EVOLUTION
5: ADMIT MARRIED STUDENTS



20. WHICH BATTLE TOOK PLACE DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?

1: BOSWORTH FIELD
2: SAN JUAN HILL
3: WHITE PLAINS
4: CANNAE
5: MURFREESBORO



21. BORN IN 1787, HE WAS A PIONEER IN THE EDUCATION OF THE DEAF:

1: THOMAS GALLAUDET
2: ALAN TURING
3: CHARLES RADBOURN
4: JAMES LONGSTREET
5: JOHNS HOPKINS



22. WHICH TERM WAS COMMONLY USED FOR U.S. SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR I?

1: G.I. JOE
2: DOUGHBOY
3: TOMMY
4: DO-GOODER
5: CONTINENTAL



23. THE NOTORIOUS 1917 ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM PROPOSED AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN MEXICO AND:

1: PANAMA
2: TURKEY
3: GERMANY
4: CUBA
5: CANADA



24. ESCOBEDO V. ____ IS A FAMOUS U.S. SUPREME COURT CASE DECIDED IN 1964.

1: MIRANDA
2: MARYLAND
3: ILLINOIS
4: SAMMARTINO
5: WAINWRIGHT



25. TRUSTEES OF ____ COLLEGE V. WOODWARD IS AN 1819 LANDMARK U.S. SUPREME COURT CASE.

1: ARIZONA
2: BATES
3: SEWANEE
4: OCCIDENTAL
5: DARTMOUTH



26. THE YOUNGEST MAN TO SERVE AS PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA DURING THE 20TH CENTURY WAS:

1: WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
2: JOE CLARK
3: MACKENZIE KING
4: BRIAN MULRONEY
5: LIONEL CONACHER



27. THE ACT OF UNION IN 1841 CHANGED THE NAME OF UPPER CANADA TO:

1: YUKON
2: BUSCH GARDENS
3: NUNAVUT
4: OLD DOMINION
5: CANADA WEST



28. IN ANCIENT EGYPT, A ____ WAS A UNIT OF MEASURE EQUAL TO 3/4 INCH.

1: CHAIN
2: FURLONG
3: PALM
4: CUBIT
5: DIGIT



29. WHAT ENGLISH KING IS CREDITED WITH HAVING CREATED THE MODERN PASSPORT?

1: HENRY V
2: RICHARD IV
3: JOHN II
4: THOMAS X
5: WILLIAM VI



30. ON MAY 2, 1952, BOAC INTRODUCED THE FIRST JETLINER SERVICE, WHICH WAS BETWEEN LONDON AND:

1: MOSCOW
2: LOS ANGELES
3: JOHANNESBURG
4: SHANGRI-LA
5: LARAMIE

 

 

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Answers

 


1. correct: DOW CHEMICAL

2. correct: DANZIG

3. correct: JOHN ADAMS

4. correct: COMPOSERS

5. correct: HENRY VIII

6. correct: ROBERT E. LEE

7. correct: TUNISIA

8. correct: POTOMAC

9. correct: ALEXANDER THE GREAT

10. correct: SLAVERY

11. correct: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

12. correct: ITALY

13. correct: JAMES OGLETHORPE

14. correct: THAILAND

15. correct: THE SOVIET UNION

16. correct: BRITISH

17. correct: GEORGE WASHINGTON

18. correct: HOLLAND

19. correct: ADMIT FEMALE CADETS

20. correct: WHITE PLAINS

21. correct: THOMAS GALLAUDET

22. correct: DOUGHBOY

23. correct: GERMANY

24. correct: ILLINOIS

25. correct: DARTMOUTH

26. correct: JOE CLARK

27. correct: CANADA WEST

28. correct: DIGIT

29. correct: HENRY V

30. correct: JOHANNESBURG

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