History Trivia

American History Trivia

FreeHistoryPresidents & the White HouseFrom Mount Vernon to the Oval Office, test your recall.ProHistoryThe Wild West & FrontierSaddle up for gold, trails, and outlaws.ProHistory1776 & the Founding FathersMuskets, quills, and the birth of a nation.ProHistoryU.S. Citizenship TestCould you pass the civics test new citizens take?ProHistoryAmerican Inventions & InnovatorsBig ideas, bold tinkerers, and famous firsts.ProHistoryThe Civil WarFour years that tested whether the Union would surviveProHistoryFirst LadiesThe women who shaped the White HouseProHistoryThe Roaring TwentiesFlappers, speakeasies and the Jazz Age

Ancient History Trivia

ProHistoryAncient EgyptPharaohs, pyramids and the secrets of the NileProHistoryAncient RomeCaesars, gladiators and the empire that ruled the worldProHistoryAncient GreecePhilosophers, hoplites and the birth of democracyProHistoryAztecs, Maya & IncaPyramids, gold and empires of the AmericasProHistoryArchaeology & DiscoveriesLost cities, buried treasure and ancient secretsProHistoryAncient & Imperial ChinaDynasties, emperors and the Silk Road

Mythology Trivia

ProHistoryGreek MythologyGods, heroes and monsters from Olympus and beyondProPop CultureMythical CreaturesPhoenixes, yetis and things that go bumpProHistoryNorse MythologyGods, giants, wolves and the end of the worldProHistoryEgyptian Gods & MythsSun gods, falcon kings and the weighing of the heartProHistoryLegends of BritainSwords in stones, outlaws in forests, dragons slain

More History Trivia

ProHistoryWorld War IIThe global war that reshaped America and the worldProHistoryTitanicThe unsinkable ship and the night it went downProHistoryThe 1980sThe Wall comes down, a shuttle is lost, a decade rememberedProHistoryPiratesJolly Rogers, buried treasure and real buccaneersProHistoryThe 1990sThe Cold War ends, the Chunnel opens and Y2K loomsProHistoryThe VikingsLongships, runes and raiders from the northProHistorySpies & EspionageReal spies, secret codes and double agentsProHistoryThe Swinging SixtiesMoonshots, Mustangs and a decade of changeProHistoryKings & Queens of EnglandA thousand years of crowns, from Alfred to Elizabeth IIProHistoryThe Middle AgesKnights, castles, Vikings and the Black DeathProHistoryThe 2000sA new millennium of headlines, from iPhones to bailoutsProHistoryThe 1950sHula Hoops, TV dinners and duck-and-cover drillsProHistoryThe Cold WarSpies, summits, and walls from 1947 to 1991ProHistoryExplorers & VoyagesUncharted seas, frozen poles and the roof of the worldProHistoryFamous BattlesSieges, sea fights and turning points of historyProHistoryWorld War ITrenches, doughboys and the war to end all warsProHistoryTrailblazing WomenPioneers who broke barriers in science and beyondProHistoryNapoleonFrom Corsica to emperor to exileProHistoryThe 2010sBrexit, Bitcoin and the first photo of a black holeProHistoryInventions Around the WorldFrom Chinese paper to the World Wide WebProHistoryThe TudorsSix wives, two queens and one very big ArmadaProHistoryThe RenaissanceFlorence, the Medici and a rebirth of geniusProHistory20th-Century World LeadersThe leaders who shaped the modern worldProHistoryThe French RevolutionLiberty, equality and a whole lot of guillotineProHistoryThe Victorian EraSteam, sewers and a queen in blackProHistoryJapanese HistorySamurai, shoguns and the Meiji eraProHistoryThe Mongol EmpireGenghis Khan, horse archers and the open steppeProHistoryThe Industrial RevolutionSteam, coal, cotton and a world remadeProHistoryAustralian HistoryConvicts, gold, Gallipoli and a nation is bornProHistoryCanadian HistoryFrom fur traders to Confederation and beyondProHistoryBritish Prime MinistersDowning Street, Westminster and the PMs who ran itProHistoryIrish HistoryHigh kings, rebels and the long road to freedomProHistoryScottish HistoryBruce, Wallace, the Jacobites and the UnionProHistoryRussian HistoryFrom the tsars to the fall of the USSRProHistoryThe Ottoman EmpireSultans, janissaries and six centuries of empireProHistoryThe UN & World OrganizationsBlue helmets, Security Council seats and the Red Cross

History Trivia Questions

1. Who was the first president of the United States?

   George Washington

   Washington was elected unanimously by the Electoral College in both 1789 and 1792.

   From the Presidents & the White House quiz

2. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Allied troops landed on the beaches of which region of France?

   Normandy

   Americans landed at Utah and Omaha beaches, the British at Gold and Sword, and the Canadians at Juno.

   From the World War II quiz

3. Which river was the lifeline of ancient Egypt?

   Nile

   Its yearly flood left rich dark silt behind, so Egyptians called their land Kemet, "the black land."

   From the Ancient Egypt quiz

4. In what year did the Titanic sink?

   1912

   It struck the iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on April 14 and sank about two hours and 40 minutes later, early on April 15.

   From the Titanic quiz

5. Which space shuttle broke apart shortly after launch in January 1986?

   Challenger

   Teacher Christa McAuliffe was aboard, chosen to be the first schoolteacher in space.

   From the The 1980s quiz

6. Which pirate reportedly tucked smoking fuses under his hat to look terrifying in battle?

   Blackbeard

   His real name was probably Edward Teach or Thatch. He was killed in a 1718 battle off North Carolina's Ocracoke Island.

   From the Pirates quiz

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