HISTORY TRIVIA QUIZ #4 - 20 World History Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers | Pub Quiz

HISTORY TRIVIA QUIZ - 20 World History Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers Pub Quiz

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** World History Quiz Trivia Questions And Answers:

1. Chopsticks were invented ~5000 years ago in China. What were they originally used for?
Chopsticks were originally cooking utensils. It wasn't until 400AD when they were used for eating.

2. Which volcano erupted and caused the catastrophic destruction of Pompeii in 79AD?
Mount Vesuvius

3. Did you know there were female gladiators in Ancient Rome? What were they called?
Gladiatrix or Gladiatrices

4. True or False? All British tanks since 1945 have equipment onboard to make tea.
True! British tanks come with a "boiling vessel" to brew tea during downtimes.

5. Where did the country name "India" said to originate from?
Said to be derived from the name of the river Sindhu (Indus River).

6. It is said that One in 200 men can trace their lineage (via shared Y chromosome) to this very well known historical figure. Who was he?
Genghis Khan

7. Name the top 3 largest empires (by land area at their peak) in history.
British 35.5M km2, Mongolian 24M km2, Russian 22.8M km2

8. How many wives did Henry the Eighth have? Bonus: Can you name at least 2 of them?
6: Catherine Parr, Catherine Howard, Anne of Cleves, Jane Seymour, Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon

9. In 1945 the United States dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan. What were the code names of these bombs and which cities were they dropped on?
Fat man (Nagasaki) and Little Boy (Hiroshima)

10. In 1994, archaeologists discovered the oldest known temple in the world in present-day Turkey. It is said to be 11,000-12,000 years old, suggesting organized religion may have been developed before agriculture. What is it called?
Gobekli Tepe (Turkish for "Belly Hill")

11. Believe it or not Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952! He respectfully declined. What reason(s) did he give?
He said he lacked the natural aptitude and experience to deal properly with people.

12. Paul Revere never actually shouted "The British are coming!". What are some reasons why this might be the case?
(1) The colonists considered themselves British. (2) The operation was meant to be quiet & stealthy and there are "British" troops hiding everywhere.

13. True or False? The olympics used to have competition for art.
True! Literature, architecture, sculpture, painting, music

14. Not many know this but there was a small town nearby that was also destroyed along with Pompeii from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 70AD. What is this town called?
Herculaneum

15. True or False? The popular rum brand’s mascot Captain Morgan was a made up character!
False! Captain Henry Morgan is real. He was a Welsh Privateer who fought with the English against Spain in the 1660-1670s.

16. True or False? Cars were invented in the United States by Henry Ford.
False. The automobile was patented in 1886 by Karl Benz in Germany

17. In the 1920's Japan, a loyal dog returned to the same train station for nearly decade as he waited for his deceased owner to return. What is this famous dog's name?
Hachikō. A statue commemorating him was installed just outside Shibuya station.

18. True or False? Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Josef Stalin, and Fidel Castro were all nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
True. Though Hitler's nomination was made as a prank and was eventually withdrawn.

19. During the early 1900's in Britain and Ireland there was a profession called a “knocker-upper” who would around people's houses and knock on their windows or doors. For what purpose do they do this?
Wake people up for work (alarm clocks were not cheap or reliable at the time)

20. An all-female Russian air regiment (known as “The Night Witches”) equipped with outdated equipment and planes terrorized the Nazis at night during World War II. How were they so effective?
Their outdated equipment and planes were actually harder to detect with then modern German radar systems.

Thanks for playing the World History General Knowledge Trivia Quiz!

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[phonicwheel]

There are some interesting and less well known factoids in this quiz, like the water boiling facility in UK tanks, female gladiators, and the origin of chopsticks.

[angiebvand]

Awesome quizz! I'm having a birthday party soon and I think it would be fun to play it :)

[maxsmith]

Abysmal performance from me on this one. And history is my favorite subject.

[lindafromcalifornia]

I'm not sure how many I missed, but enjoyed the new information. Thanks

[cristinabumbac]

Very good quiz but...a little too specific with some facts to be called "trivia "! I nailed it only because I always liked to learn strange history!