History Trivia

10

Which military general is said to have wept because there were no worlds left to conquer?

17

Thirty-six columns surround the Lincoln Memorial. What do they represent?

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?

13

On June 28, 1914, a young man named Gavril Princip darted out of a crowd in a Bosnian city and fired two bullets into a car, killing two passengers. Who were they?

5

Which two Roman politicians and generals are most well-known as having conspired to assassinate Julius Caesar?

17

Because the Indian tribes living in this region were so friendly, the Spanish named this region after the Spanish and Indian words which mean "friends" or "allies." Today this region is the state with which name?

5

When the Great Pyramid was being built, what was the capital of Egypt?

9

During World War I she was a spy who worked for both the French and the Germans. In 1917 she was executed by the French. Today her name refers to a seductive double-dealing woman. Who is she?

15

From 330 A.D. until World War II, two major world empires were centered in the region of today's Istanbul. What empires?

11

In the year 79 A.D. a prosperous Italian city of villas, temples, theaters, and baths disappeared after the eruption of a volcano. Which city, which volcano?

2

In 1789, President George Washington appointed which person to be the first Secretary of State?

20

In 1938, Mussolini banned all American cartoons in Italy, except for which one?

7

The first oil well in the United States was drilled in 1859 in which state? Was it Oklahoma, West Virginia, or Pennsylvania?

12

In 1804, Lewis and Clark began the first exploration of the American west. They began their journey in St. Louis, and followed which river westward for 1,000 miles ?

13

This Scottish missionary and explorer discovered the Zambesi River in 1851, Victoria Falls in 1855, and later looked for the source of the Nile River. Who was he?