World History Trivia Quiz Questions
What couple discovered radium?
A: The Curies.
For what ancient people was Marduk the creator of the
world?
A: Babylonians.
Alfred Nobel made his money by inventing what?
A: Dynamite.
In Europe, where were the first
glass mirrors made?
A: Venice - around 1300.
For the ancient Greeks, what was an agora?
A: A public meeting place or market.
The charge of the Light Brigade took place in what
war?
A: Crimean.
In 1966, Mao and his allies launched the Cultural Revolution, sparking what?
A: A decade of political recrimination and social upheaval which lasted until Mao's death in 1976.
What was the first country to legalize Trade Unions in
1824?
A: Britain.
What was the name of the
Queen of Sparta?
A: Helen of Troy.
What happened for the first time on an aircraft in 1929?
A: A woman gave birth.
Who ordered the building of the Tower of
London?
A: William the Conqueror.
The small Austrian village of Galtür was hit by the Galtür avalanche in 1999 killing how many people?
A: 31.
Until 1862 there was a tax in England for those who used
what?
A: Soap.
In 1832, the future Queen Victoria wrote about what?
A: Her delight at having a
Christmas tree, hung with lights, ornaments, and presents placed round it.
Christopher Columbus sailed in what three ships?
A: The Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria.
Which famous leader died in St Helena?
A: Napoleon Bonaparte.
The formation of the League of Nations was intended to prevent what?
A: Another world war.
What does ring a ring a roses refer to?
A: The Black Death.
The Bank of Italy changed its name to what?
A: The Bank of America.
Aristotle was uncertain whether sponges were what?
A: Animals.
Pluto was the Greek god of the underworld, but what was
Plutus god of?
A: Wealth.
Since the 16th century, the poinsettia, a native plant from
Mexico, has been associated with what
holiday?
A: Christmas.
The first flight across the English channel was piloted by
who?
A: Louis Bleriot.
Mediterranean French cuisine includes the
cooking styles of where?
A: Provence, Occitania, and the island of Corsica.
On 1 May 2009, Tivoli Gardens opened what new ride?
A: The new ride Vertigo, a looping plane ride where the rider pilots the ride, able to control the plane.
The long walk to Freedom" was whose autobiography?
A: Nelson Mandela.
Who was Helen of Troy's husband?
A: Menelaus.
Kiki Haakenson, a policeman's daughter, was the world's
first what?
A: Miss World.
China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, is famed for having done what?
A: United the Warring States' walls to form the Great Wall of China.