World History Trivia That Stays Legendary
1.
Who established a Dublin Brewery and produced stout in 1759?
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Arthur Guinness
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What was the name of the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
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Enola Gay B-29
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What airline owned the 747 blown up by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988?
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Pan Am
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What brought thousands of Irish immigrants to America?
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Famine
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What was Mahatma Gandhi's actual first name?
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Mohandas
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Who wrote the 95 theses against the Catholic Church?
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Martin Luther
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In the 1950's, Ho Chi Minh led a revolution against what group?
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French
8.
After Lenin assumed control of Russia he quickly signed a treaty with what nation?
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Germany
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What type of dog did Queen Elizabeth II of England call her favorite?
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Corgi
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What was the code name for the invasion of Normandy by the Allies?
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Operation Overlord
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What war was said at the time to be "the war to end all wars"?
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World War I
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What were the two opinion "groups" (pro and anti-war) during the Vietnam war?
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Doves And Hawks
13.
In what year did Great Britain defeat the Spanish Armada?
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1588
14.
What purpose is served by an Native American "coup stick"?
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To Touch An Enemy And Prove Bravery
15.
What started on the first of January, 1901?
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The 20th Century
16.
How did Nikita Khrushchev die?
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Natural Causes
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What was the name of the offensive that was staged by the Vietcong on Jan. 30, 1968?
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Tet Offensive
18.
Who preceded Fidel Castro as political leader of Cuba?
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Fulgencio Batista
19.
Who is the Roman God of War?
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Mars
20.
What purpose did the Bastille serve before it was stormed on July 14, 1789?
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Prison
21.
Who was nicknamed the "Iron Chancellor" and known as the unifier of Germany?
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Otto Von Bismarck
22.
What did a shepherd boy discover at Qumran, Jordan, in 1947?
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The Dead Sea Scrolls
23.
What country was the scene of the Boxer Uprising of 1900?
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China
24.
What new weapon appeared on September 15, 1916?
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The Tank
25.
What country dominates the Jutland Peninsula?
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Denmark
26.
Who was in charge of the German Luftwaffe during World War II?
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Hermann Goering
27.
In what year did the French Revolution begin?
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1789
28.
Which item would you have been least likely to find in Iran in the late 1900's?
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Budweiser
29.
Who was the pilot of the plane, Enola Gay, which dropped the bomb on Hiroshima?
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Col. Tibbits
30.
Which leader was known for a "Cultural Revolution"?
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Mao Zedong
31.
What was Italy's traditional currency before the euro?
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Lira
32.
Who was the Greek God of Love?
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Eros
33.
What disease swept through London, closing down all playhouses from 1592 to 1594?
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Bubonic Plague
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What does OPEC stand for?
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Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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What was the first name of the first human in space?
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Yuri
36.
Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany and Czar Nicholas II of Russia were related in what way?
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Cousins
37.
In what year did Israel become an official country?
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1948
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What name did Jacques Cousteau call his main research vessel?
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Calypso
39.
Collectively, Medusa and her sisters were known as the what?
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Gorgons
40.
In what year did the Battle of Hastings occur?
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1066 Ad
41.
Which of the following women was an important impressionistic painter of the 19th century?
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Mary Cassatt
42.
Who was known as a pioneer in aviation and disappeared over the mid-Pacific in 1937?
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Amelia Earhart
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What natural disaster occurred on the Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883?
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Volcano
44.
What did Louis Braille invent?
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A Writing System For Blind People
45.
Where were the first Olympic Games held?
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Athens, Greece
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Monks live in what?
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Monasteries
47.
What did "Live Aid" raise money for?
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Starving People In Africa
48.
How did Marie Antoinette die?
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Beheaded
49.
What tyrant was allegedly involved in drug trafficking?
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Manuel Noriega
50.
What was the name of the first atomic powered submarine?
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Nautilus
51.
Which of these historic figures died first?
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Abraham Lincoln
52.
What was the warship that exploded in Havana Harbor, precipitating the Spanish-American War?
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USS Maine
53.
Which of these describes a figure in history after whom the month of January was named?
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Roman God
54.
How often does "Leap Year" happen?
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Every Four Years
55.
Which country speaks Spanish as its main language?
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Mexico
56.
Francois Mitterrand was President of which country?
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France
57.
Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister of which country?
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India
58.
What type of government did the USSR have until 1991?
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Communist
59.
What country did King Hussein rule?
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Jordan
60.
What country did Iraq invade in 1990, based on claims of disputed oil?
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Kuwait
61.
Saddam Hussein was the President of which country?
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Iraq
62.
In 1762 Catherine the Great became czarina of which country?
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Russia
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Which country's government is communist?
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China
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What was another name for the Bubonic Plague?
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Black Death
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Which explorer led the first expedition that sailed around the world?
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Which of these wars started in 1914?
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World War I
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In 1949 what country did Mao Zedong have a Communist victory?
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China
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What was Che Guevara known as?
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A Revolutionary
69.
What title does the leader of Canada hold?
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Prime Minister
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What title does the leader of Mexico hold?
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President
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Golda Meir was Prime Minister of which Middle Eastern country?
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Israel
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The "Luftwaffe" was the name given to the air force of which country during World War II?
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Germany
73.
Who was Adolf Hitler's ally in World War II?
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Benito Mussolini
74.
What were the two sides in World War II known as?
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Allies And Axis
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What type of government ruled Italy during World War II?
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Fascist
76.
The Sino-Japanese war was fought between Japan and which country?
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China
77.
D-Day is associated with which war?
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World War II
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Chiang Kai-shek led which country?
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China
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What country did the Ming Dynasty take place?
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China
80.
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to do what?
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Fly Solo Across The Atlantic
81.
What prestigious award was established by a Swedish scientist and inventor of dynamite?
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Nobel Prize
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What period began in Italy in 1325 which was known for its contribution to the arts?
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Renaissance
83.
Eric the Red was a Viking from what period of time?
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900's
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Who was the creator of the Mongol empire?
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Genghis Khan
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Where did the 1945 World Zionist Conference call for Jewish state?
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Palestine
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In 1967 how many days did the Six Day War between Israel and neighboring Arab states last?
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6
87.
In 1995 what happened to Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel?
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He Was Assassinated
88.
What happen in Tiananmen Square in 1989?
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Mass Demonstrations For Democracy
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From which country was Evita Peron?
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Argentina
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Who was the grandson of Genghis Khan?
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Kublai Khan
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What country was Marco Polo from?
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Italy
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Which young girl helped drive the English from French soil in the 15th century?
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Joan Of Arc
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Who won the Spanish-American War?
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United States
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In which century was World War I?
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20th
95.
Over what people did Montezuma reign as emperor?
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Aztecs
96.
What was Charles Lindbergh's plane called?
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Spirit Of St. Louis
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What part of the world did the Vikings come from?
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Scandinavia
98.
Which event happened first?
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United Nations Started
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During the Cold War, which country owned the missiles in Cuba that were aimed at the U.S.?
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Soviet Union
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What country had to give up ruling Korea after World War II?
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Japan
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