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History Trivia Questions and Answers
Here are 69 history trivia questions with answers, from easy to impossible, and every answer stays hidden until you tap it.
The list has 18 easy, 22 medium, 23 hard, and 6 impossible questions, so it works for history fans, students and quiz nights. They were written and fact-checked by the Quiz Zoomies team in the same easy-to-impossible format as the Quiz Zoomies videos. Tap Reveal all answers to check everything at once, print the page for a game night, or play the questions as a scored quiz.
69 history trivia questions
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Which brothers made the first powered airplane flight in 1903?
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The Wright brothers Easy question
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Which ancient people built the pyramids of Giza?
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The ancient Egyptians Easy question
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Who is credited with inventing the telephone in 1876?
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Alexander Graham Bell Easy question
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In which year did Christopher Columbus first reach the Americas?
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1492 Easy question
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In which year did people first land on the Moon?
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1969 Easy question
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Which language did the ancient Romans speak?
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Latin Easy question
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What did medieval knights wear in battle for protection?
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Armor Easy question
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What do we call the water-filled ditch around a castle?
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A moat Easy question
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Ancient Egyptian picture writing is called what?
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Hieroglyphics Easy question
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The Vikings came mainly from which part of Europe?
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Scandinavia Easy question
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Which US monument has four presidents carved into a mountain?
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Mount Rushmore Easy question
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In which year was the US Declaration of Independence adopted?
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1776 Easy question
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Who was the 16th President of the United States?
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Abraham Lincoln Easy question
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In which country is the ancient stone circle Stonehenge?
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England Easy question
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Which ancient Chinese army of clay soldiers was found by farmers in 1974?
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The Terracotta Army Easy question
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What was the name of the famous trade route that linked China and Europe?
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The Silk Road Easy question
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In legend, which city was founded by the twins Romulus and Remus?
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Rome Easy question
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Which explorer sailed with the ships Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria?
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Christopher Columbus Easy question
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Who flew solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?
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Charles Lindbergh Medium question
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In 1932, who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?
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Amelia Earhart Medium question
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Which explorer led the expedition that set out in 1519 to sail around the world?
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Ferdinand Magellan Medium question
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Which Roman city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?
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Pompeii Medium question
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Which wall was built across a German city in 1961 and opened in 1989?
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The Berlin Wall Medium question
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Which civilization built Machu Picchu?
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The Inca Medium question
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Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
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Michelangelo Medium question
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Who built Europe's first printing press with movable type around 1440?
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Johannes Gutenberg Medium question
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Which is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing?
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The Great Pyramid of Giza Medium question
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Which empire did Genghis Khan found?
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The Mongol Empire Medium question
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Ancient Egyptians wrote on paper made from which river plant?
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Papyrus Medium question
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In 1903, who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
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Marie Curie Medium question
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Which nurse was known as the Lady with the Lamp?
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Florence Nightingale Medium question
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Which French emperor was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815?
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Napoleon Bonaparte Medium question
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Which Venetian traveler wrote about his journey to China in the 1200s?
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Marco Polo Medium question
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In which year did World War I begin?
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1914 Medium question
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What is the modern name of the city once called Constantinople?
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Istanbul Medium question
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Which ancient Greek city-state was famous for its tough warriors?
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Sparta Medium question
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Who invented the World Wide Web in 1989?
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Tim Berners-Lee Medium question
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Which age came right after the Stone Age?
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The Bronze Age Medium question
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The Liberty Bell is in which US city?
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Philadelphia Medium question
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Which civilization built the city of Chichen Itza?
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The Maya Medium question
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Who was the first emperor of Rome?
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Augustus Hard question
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Which queen ruled England from 1558 to 1603?
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Elizabeth I Hard question
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Which giant statue stood at the harbor of Rhodes?
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The Colossus Hard question
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In which year was the Statue of Liberty dedicated?
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1886 Hard question
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Which ancient stone helped scholars finally read hieroglyphs?
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The Rosetta Stone Hard question
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Who led the 1922 dig that found Tutankhamun's tomb?
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Howard Carter Hard question
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Which explorer led the first team to reach the South Pole, in 1911?
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Roald Amundsen Hard question
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Who were the first climbers confirmed to reach the top of Mount Everest, in 1953?
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Hard question
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Which ancient people created cuneiform, one of the first writing systems?
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The Sumerians Hard question
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Which Viking explorer is thought to have reached North America around the year 1000?
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Leif Erikson Hard question
Frequently asked questions
How many history trivia questions are on this page?
There are 69 history trivia questions in this list (18 easy, 22 medium, 23 hard, and 6 impossible), spread over 2 pages. Every question has its answer right below it, hidden until you tap Show answer.
What are 10 good history trivia questions?
1) Which brothers made the first powered airplane flight in 1903? The Wright brothers. 2) What did medieval knights wear in battle for protection? Armor. 3) In which country is the ancient stone circle Stonehenge? England. 4) Which explorer led the expedition that set out in 1519 to sail around the world? Ferdinand Magellan. 5) Which empire did Genghis Khan found? The Mongol Empire. 6) What is the modern name of the city once called Constantinople? Istanbul. 7) Which queen ruled England from 1558 to 1603? Elizabeth I. 8) Which ancient people created cuneiform, one of the first writing systems? The Sumerians. 9) Which was the first artificial satellite, launched in 1957? Sputnik 1. 10) Which English settlement, founded in 1607, was the first lasting one in America? Jamestown.
What is the hardest history trivia question here?
One of the hardest is: Which Greek philosopher was a tutor of Alexander the Great? The answer is Aristotle. 6 questions in this list are rated impossible, the top level in the Quiz Zoomies videos.
Can I play these questions as a quiz?
Yes. The Play as a quiz button opens a scored quiz with four answer choices, rounds of 10, 25 or 50 questions, a streak counter and a shareable score.
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