World History Trivia
Fritz Von Werra was the only German pilot in World War II
to do what?
A: Escape.
The first public supply of
electricity in Britain came
from what river in 1881?
A: Wey.
What did Winston Churchill call his favorite poodle?
A: Rufus.
40 Who nickname was the Desert Fox?
A: Erwin Rommel.
Canadian Fran Philps was the first woman to reach what?
A: The North Pole
What breakthrough aid to archaeologists from 197 BC was
found in Egypt in 1799?
A: Rosetta Stone
What was the tabularium in
ancient Rome?
A: Hall of Public Records
The first Englishman to die in an air plane crash was who?
A: Charles Rolls.
Who was the jeweler to the Russian Court famous for his
decorated Easter eggs?
A: Faberge
What Athenian philosopher wrote nothing but was
immortalized by Plato?
A: Socrates
Jesuit Bark was used in 1666 as a prevention against what
disease?
A: Malaria
Hercules had to clean whose stables in one night?
A: Aegean Stables
In 1000 B.C., what did Israelites pay their taxes in?
A: Raisins.
Which car company was founded by Sir William Lyons in 1922?
A: Jaguar.
In 1720 what exploded?
A: The South Sea Bubble.
Noah's Ark had two of everything including what feature?
A: Windows.
Ilich Ramirez Sanchez was better known as who?
A: Carlos the Jackal.
What navel officer fought at the
battles of Bastia, Calvi
and Toulon?
A: Horatio Nelson.
What is the oldest swimming stroke, dating from the 16th
century?
A: Breaststroke.
Augusto Pinochet ruled what country?
A: Chile.
