History Trivia

5

Which Virginia resident was commander-in-chief of the Continental army during the American Revolution?

17

What was the first Arab nation to make peace with Israel?

20

From which building in Dallas, Texas, did Lee Harvey Oswald shoot the bullets that killed President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963?

1

England's first and second Civil Wars took place in what six-year range? Name any year, and if it's within 10 years, o.k.

15

The oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the Western Hemisphere was established in 1496 by Bartholomew Columbus (Christopher's brother), and today it is capital of its country. What city is it?

9

Which European country controlled the land of Somalia from about 1889 until World War II?

5

What historically significant event occurred in England from 1642 to 1648?

11

In which year did the US Congress pass a law banning the importation of slaves from Africa into the United States? Was it 1807, 1837, or 1857?

5

A couple of questions about Dr. Martin Luther King: a. Martin Luther King was minister of what church in what city? b. In what city was he assassinated?

8

The Magna Carta was signed by King John at Runnymede in June of what year?

6

His history of the invasion of Greece by the Persian Empire was the beginning of all Western history writing. What ancient Greek historian is often called the father of history?

5

One of the most evil rulers of all time lived in Romania around 1460, and was known for killing thousands of his enemies in a cold blooded manner. His name was Vlad, sometimes known as Vlad the Impaler, but the people called him by the Romanian name for t

13

The hill near Jerusalem on which Jesus was crucified has two names. What are they?

9

The British leaders Robert Walpole, Earl Grey, and Lord Melbourne, and the Americans Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Wm. Henry Harrison, and Millard Fillmore were all associated with which political party?

18

The earliest account of European travel to the far east was provided by what Venetian traveler who explored Asia from 1271 to 1295?