Question 1

The United States bought Alaska from which country?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 2

Who was the fourth president of the United States?

Accepted Answer

James Madison

Question 3

Which year was George H.W. Bush elected president?

Accepted Answer

1988

Question 4

Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

Accepted Answer

Georgia

Question 5

What year was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C.?

Accepted Answer

1982

Question 6

What was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage?

Accepted Answer

Massachusetts

Question 7

In what year did child labor laws start in the United States?

Accepted Answer

1938

Question 8

Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?

Accepted Answer

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 9

What year did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) go into effect?

Accepted Answer

1994

Question 10

When did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?

Accepted Answer

7th century BC

Question 11

What year did the French Revolution start?

Accepted Answer

1789

Question 12

How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 13

In what year did Libya gain independence from Italy?

Accepted Answer

1951

Question 14

Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 15

How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?

Accepted Answer

27

Question 16

When did the Mexican Revolution start?

Accepted Answer

May 26, 1915

Question 17

What year did India gain independence from Britain?

Accepted Answer

1947

Question 18

In what year is the Bubonic Plague believed to have started in Europe and Asia?

Accepted Answer

1346

Question 19

What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?

Accepted Answer

Cusco

Question 20

How long did the Han Dynasty rule China?

Accepted Answer

More than 400 years

Question 21

During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 22

In which country was the Battle of Culloden fought in 1746?

Accepted Answer

Scotland

Question 23

Who was the first Emperor of Rome?

Accepted Answer

Augustus

Question 24

What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 25

Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 26

How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi?

Accepted Answer

282

Question 27

Who is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 28

The Maya Empire was centered in what is now which country?

Accepted Answer

Guatemala

Question 29

Which ancient figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?

Accepted Answer

Socrates

Question 30

When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?

Accepted Answer

225 BC

Question 31

How old was King Tutankhamun when he died?

Accepted Answer

19

Question 32

Which fabric was invented in Ancient China?

Accepted Answer

Silk

Question 33

The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which powerful ancient empire?

Accepted Answer

The Roman Empire

Question 34

Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced the concept of demokratia in 507 BC. What does demokratia translate to?

Accepted Answer

Democracy

Question 35

What year was the first iPhone released?

Accepted Answer

2007

Question 36

Which country hosted the 2016 Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Question 37

The U.S. rover Curiosity landed on which planet in August 2012?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 38

Who was the first Emperor of Rome?

Accepted Answer

Augustus

Question 39

What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 40

Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 41

The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

Khufu

Question 42

How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi?

Accepted Answer

282

Question 43

What year was the Paris Agreement signed?

Accepted Answer

2015

Question 44

What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison?

Accepted Answer

1990

Question 45

Who was the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States in 2020?

Accepted Answer

Kamala Harris

Question 46

In 1996, a sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. What was the name of that sheep?

Accepted Answer

Dolly

Question 47

Who became the most decorated gymnast in history during the 2010s?

Accepted Answer

Simone Biles

Question 48

Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?

Accepted Answer

Barack Obama

Question 49

What year did Google launch?

Accepted Answer

1998

Question 50

Which planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

History Trivia

2) Who was the fourth president of the United States?

3) Which year was George H.W. Bush elected president?

4) Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

5) What year was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C.?

6) What was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage?

7) In what year did child labor laws start in the United States?

8) Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?

9) What year did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) go into effect?

10) When did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?

11) What year did the French Revolution start?

12) How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?

13) In what year did Libya gain independence from Italy?

14) Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?

15) How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?

16) When did the Mexican Revolution start?

17) What year did India gain independence from Britain?

18) In what year is the Bubonic Plague believed to have started in Europe and Asia?

19) What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?

20) How long did the Han Dynasty rule China?

21) During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?

22) In which country was the Battle of Culloden fought in 1746?

23) Who was the first Emperor of Rome?

24) What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?

25) Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?

26) How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi?

27) Who is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology?

28) The Maya Empire was centered in what is now which country?

29) Which ancient figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?

30) When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?

31) How old was King Tutankhamun when he died?

32) Which fabric was invented in Ancient China?

33) The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which powerful ancient empire?

34) Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced the concept of demokratia in 507 BC. What does demokratia translate to?

35) What year was the first iPhone released?

36) Which country hosted the 2016 Olympics?

37) The U.S. rover Curiosity landed on which planet in August 2012?

38) Who was the first Emperor of Rome?

39) What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?

40) Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?

41) The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?

42) How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi?

43) What year was the Paris Agreement signed?

44) What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison?

45) Who was the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States in 2020?

46) In 1996, a sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. What was the name of that sheep?

47) Who became the most decorated gymnast in history during the 2010s?

48) Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?

49) What year did Google launch?

50) Which planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006?