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History Trivia Questions and Answers: Page 2
Page 2 of 2: history trivia questions 51 to 69 of 69, with the answer hidden under each one.
This page holds 13 hard and 6 impossible questions. Every page of the list has its own questions, so each one makes a fresh round 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.
Questions 51 to 69
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Which city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
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Constantinople Hard question
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In which year did the Great Fire of London happen?
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1666 Hard question
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In which year was the Battle of Hastings?
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1066 Hard question
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Which famous charter did King John seal in 1215?
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Magna Carta Hard question
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Who was the first European to sail from Europe around Africa to India, in 1498?
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Vasco da Gama Hard question
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Which was the first artificial satellite, launched in 1957?
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Sputnik 1 Hard question
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Which Egyptian queen was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom?
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Cleopatra Hard question
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The Aztec capital Tenochtitlan stood where which modern city is today?
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Mexico City Hard question
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Which Scottish inventor greatly improved the steam engine in the 1760s?
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James Watt Hard question
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Who is often called the first computer programmer?
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Ada Lovelace Hard question
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What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on?
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HMS Beagle Hard question
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Which scientist used a telescope to spot four moons of Jupiter in 1610?
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Galileo Galilei Hard question
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Which English settlement, founded in 1607, was the first lasting one in America?
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Jamestown Hard question
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Which Greek philosopher was a tutor of Alexander the Great?
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Aristotle Impossible question
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Which captain mapped the east coast of Australia in 1770?
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James Cook Impossible question
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Which locomotive by George Stephenson won the Rainhill Trials in 1829?
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Rocket Impossible question
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London's Big Ben bell first rang out in which year?
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1859 Impossible question
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Which ancient wonder stood in the city of Halicarnassus?
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The Mausoleum Impossible question
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Which ancient city was home to the famous Library founded around 300 BC by the Ptolemies?
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Alexandria Impossible 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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