History Quiz

Question 1

What happened at 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Hitler was elected President of Germany

Question 2

What happened at 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Hitler was elected President of Germany

Answer

Slavery officially became illegal in the U.S.

Question 3

What happened at 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918?

Accepted Answer

World War I officially ended

Answer

Hitler was elected President of Germany

Answer

Slavery officially became illegal in the U.S.

Question 4

What happened at 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918?

Accepted Answer

World War I officially ended

Answer

Hitler was elected President of Germany

Answer

Slavery officially became illegal in the U.S.

Answer

Women were given the right to vote in England

Question 5

What was the name of the huge German battleship that was destroyed in 1941, just 11 days after leaving harbor to harass supply convoys in the Atlantic?

Accepted Answer

Bismarck

Question 6

What was the name of the huge German battleship that was destroyed in 1941, just 11 days after leaving harbor to harass supply convoys in the Atlantic?

Accepted Answer

Bismarck

Answer

Scharnhorst

Question 7

What was the name of the huge German battleship that was destroyed in 1941, just 11 days after leaving harbor to harass supply convoys in the Atlantic?

Accepted Answer

Bismarck

Answer

Scharnhorst

Answer

SMS Bayern

Question 8

What was the name of the huge German battleship that was destroyed in 1941, just 11 days after leaving harbor to harass supply convoys in the Atlantic?

Accepted Answer

Bismarck

Answer

Scharnhorst

Answer

SMS Bayern

Answer

Tirpitz

Question 9

Joan of Arc was a national hero of which country?

Accepted Answer

Answer

England

Question 10

Joan of Arc was a national hero of which country?

Accepted Answer

France

Answer

England

Question 11

Joan of Arc was a national hero of which country?

Accepted Answer

France

Answer

England

Answer

Germany

Question 12

Joan of Arc was a national hero of which country?

Accepted Answer

France

Answer

England

Answer

Germany

Answer

Spain

Question 13

Which currency came about following the 1992 signing of the Maastricht Treaty?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Canadian Dollar

Question 14

Which currency came about following the 1992 signing of the Maastricht Treaty?

Accepted Answer

Euro

Answer

Canadian Dollar

Question 15

Which currency came about following the 1992 signing of the Maastricht Treaty?

Accepted Answer

Euro

Answer

Canadian Dollar

Answer

Rupee

Question 16

Which currency came about following the 1992 signing of the Maastricht Treaty?

Accepted Answer

Euro

Answer

Canadian Dollar

Answer

Rupee

Answer

Yen

Question 17

Ah, here’s a brain teaser for you history buffs: What was the first name of that infamous Italian dictator known for his dramatic speeches and even more dramatic downfall, Mussolini?

Accepted Answer

Benito

Question 18

Ah, here’s a brain teaser for you history buffs: What was the first name of that infamous Italian dictator known for his dramatic speeches and even more dramatic downfall, Mussolini?

Accepted Answer

Benito

Answer

Carlo

Question 19

Ah, here’s a brain teaser for you history buffs: What was the first name of that infamous Italian dictator known for his dramatic speeches and even more dramatic downfall, Mussolini?

Accepted Answer

Benito

Answer

Carlo

Answer

Frederico

Question 20

Ah, here’s a brain teaser for you history buffs: What was the first name of that infamous Italian dictator known for his dramatic speeches and even more dramatic downfall, Mussolini?

Accepted Answer

Benito

Answer

Carlo

Answer

Frederico

Answer

Tito

Question 21

Can you name the trailblazing individual who graced the inaugural cover of Playboy magazine, marking a historic moment in the annals of glossy publication history? (Hint: This isn't your typical bunny tale!)

Accepted Answer

Answer

Elizabeth Taylor

Question 22

Can you name the trailblazing individual who graced the inaugural cover of Playboy magazine, marking a historic moment in the annals of glossy publication history? (Hint: This isn't your typical bunny tale!)

Accepted Answer

Answer

Elizabeth Taylor

Answer

Joan Collins

Question 23

Can you name the trailblazing individual who graced the inaugural cover of Playboy magazine, marking a historic moment in the annals of glossy publication history? (Hint: This isn't your typical bunny tale!)

Accepted Answer

Marilyn Monroe

Answer

Elizabeth Taylor

Answer

Joan Collins

Question 24

Can you name the trailblazing individual who graced the inaugural cover of Playboy magazine, marking a historic moment in the annals of glossy publication history? (Hint: This isn't your typical bunny tale!)

Accepted Answer

Marilyn Monroe

Answer

Elizabeth Taylor

Answer

Joan Collins

Answer

Pamela Anderson

Question 25

Who was Helen Keller, the remarkable woman who, despite being both deaf and blind, became an author, political activist, and inspiration to all, proving that you don't need to see or hear to have a vision and make a lot of noise for change?

Accepted Answer

Answer

A famous nuclear physicist

Question 26

Who was Helen Keller, the remarkable woman who, despite being both deaf and blind, became an author, political activist, and inspiration to all, proving that you don't need to see or hear to have a vision and make a lot of noise for change?

Accepted Answer

A deafblind American author, political activist and lecturer

Answer

A famous nuclear physicist

Question 27

Who was Helen Keller, the remarkable woman who, despite being both deaf and blind, became an author, political activist, and inspiration to all, proving that you don't need to see or hear to have a vision and make a lot of noise for change?

Accepted Answer

A deafblind American author, political activist and lecturer

Answer

A famous nuclear physicist

Answer

The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

Question 28

Who was Helen Keller, the remarkable woman who, despite being both deaf and blind, became an author, political activist, and inspiration to all, proving that you don't need to see or hear to have a vision and make a lot of noise for change?

Accepted Answer

A deafblind American author, political activist and lecturer

Answer

A famous nuclear physicist

Answer

The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

Answer

The first British astronaut

Question 29

In which ancient city, renowned for its architectural marvels and perhaps a bit of overzealous gardening, could one find the legendary Hanging Gardens, where plants supposedly defied gravity and gardeners possibly suffered from vertigo?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Alexandria

Question 30

In which ancient city, renowned for its architectural marvels and perhaps a bit of overzealous gardening, could one find the legendary Hanging Gardens, where plants supposedly defied gravity and gardeners possibly suffered from vertigo?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Alexandria

Answer

Athens

Question 31

In which ancient city, renowned for its architectural marvels and perhaps a bit of overzealous gardening, could one find the legendary Hanging Gardens, where plants supposedly defied gravity and gardeners possibly suffered from vertigo?

Accepted Answer

Babylon

Answer

Alexandria

Answer

Athens

Question 32

In which ancient city, renowned for its architectural marvels and perhaps a bit of overzealous gardening, could one find the legendary Hanging Gardens, where plants supposedly defied gravity and gardeners possibly suffered from vertigo?

Accepted Answer

Babylon

Answer

Alexandria

Answer

Athens

Answer

Rome

Question 33

What prominent spiritual leader was forced to flee Tibet when the Chinese invaded Lhasa in 1910?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Aga Khan

Question 34

What prominent spiritual leader was forced to flee Tibet when the Chinese invaded Lhasa in 1910?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Aga Khan

Answer

Ayatollah Khomeini

Question 35

What prominent spiritual leader was forced to flee Tibet when the Chinese invaded Lhasa in 1910?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Aga Khan

Answer

Ayatollah Khomeini

Answer

Mother Teresa

Question 36

What prominent spiritual leader was forced to flee Tibet when the Chinese invaded Lhasa in 1910?

Accepted Answer

The Dalai Lama

Answer

Aga Khan

Answer

Ayatollah Khomeini

Answer

Mother Teresa

Question 37

What was the name of Ronald Reagan's second child whom he adopted?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Jack Sammy Reagan

Question 38

What was the name of Ronald Reagan's second child whom he adopted?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Jack Sammy Reagan

Answer

James Sol Reagan

Question 39

What was the name of Ronald Reagan's second child whom he adopted?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Jack Sammy Reagan

Answer

James Sol Reagan

Answer

Mick Edgar Reagan

Question 40

What was the name of Ronald Reagan's second child whom he adopted?

Accepted Answer

Michael Edward Reagan

Answer

Jack Sammy Reagan

Answer

James Sol Reagan

Answer

Mick Edgar Reagan