History Trivia

7

What country, part of the British empire, has been called "The Jewel in the Crown"?

6

Was Abraham Lincoln assassinated during his first or second term of office?

4

Between 1899 and 1902, in a far-away land at least 6,000 miles from Europe, the British and the Dutch fought a war. What was the name of this war?

7

One of the most serious and frightening events in the cold war between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. occurred October 28, 1962. What was it?

20

What was the first state to enter the U.S. after the original thirteen?

6

Prohibition, the legal outlawing of alcoholic beverages, was in effect from 1920 to what year?

11

Out of fear of being mugged, which person shot four black teenagers on a subway in New York City in the mid- 1980's?

15

Which Mongol leader lead the attack of Baghdad in 13th century?

5

What was the first name of Abraham Lincoln's wife?

3

In the history of ship development, around 3000 B.C., who were the first people to discover sails and build boats out of planks of wood?

19

When this explosive noise occurred in August, 1883, it equaled the sound of 3,000 atomic bombs, could be heard 2,200 miles away, and debris was scattered 4000 miles away. What was it that exploded?

17

When he died in December, 1799, one London newspaper reported, "His fame, bounded by no country, will be confined to no age." In Paris, Napoleon ordered a 10-day requiem, and in Amsterdam funeral music filled the air. Who was he?

13

Fidel Castro come to power in Cuba in what year? margin of error 1 year

11

At the time the American colonies went to war with England, which American city had the largest population?

5

Which of these countries represented the easternmost extent of the Greek empire of Alexander the Great and his forces conquered land eastward from Greece to what country? Was it Persia, India, or China?