History Trivia

9

In 1838, the US government forcibly moved 15,000 members of this Indian tribe from their peaceful homes in Georgia to the Oklahoma territory. Four thousand of them died along this "Trail of Tears." Which Indian tribe was displaced in this manner?

8

In order to convince the Egyptian Pharaoh to free the Israelite slaves, god imposed 10 plagues upon the Egyptians. What was the tenth, and worst of the 10 plagues of Egypt?

20

Around 1680, when King Charles II repaid a debt owed to his father, this 35-year-old man received a huge parcel of land on the western bank of the Delaware River which eventually became a state bearing his name. What was his name?

20

In June, 1994, the French, British and Americans celebrated the 50th anniversary of what event?

17

A few questions about the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor: a. On which island is Pearl Harbor located? b. On which date did this attack occur? c. What three-word phrase did President Roosevelt use to describe the day of this attack?

10

What is the name of the seaside resort town in South East England where a major battle raged in the year 1066?

7

The Berlin wall, a symbol of the cold war that restricted free movement between East and West Berlin, stood for how many years?

11

Which English architect designed many buildings in London after the “Great Fire” of 1666, including Saint Paul's cathedral?

6

November 22, 1963: was Jackie Kennedy sitting to the left or right of her husband in the car in Dallas?

5

The first written Constitution in North America was written in 1620 by Pilgrims just before landing at Plymouth rock. It remained the fundamental law of the Plymouth colony until the late seventeenth century. What was it called?

10

What beverage that many people enjoy drinking today was a popular drink among the Aztecs in the 15th Century?

8

The history of England begins in 449 A.D. when Germanic peoples combine forces to conquer and banish the Romans from the British Isles. Name two of these tribes.

3

Place the Greek philosophers Plato, Aristotle, Socrates in historical order starting with earliest:

9

From February 24 to March 6, 1836, 180 people, including Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, were killed at which chapel?

13

In 1986, in the largest covert CIA operation since the Vietnam War, the U.S. sent $400 million worth of weapons to support a rebel group fighting in which country?