150 History Trivia Questions to Conquer World History | 2025 Edition

History trivia questions offer more than just a test of knowledge - they're windows into the incredible stories, pivotal moments, and remarkable characters that shaped our world.

Join us as we explore some of the most intriguing quiz questions that will not only test your knowledge but also deepen your appreciation for the rich tapestry of human history.

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25 U.S History Trivia Questions with Answers

1. Which U.S. president never lived in the White House?
   teb: George Washington (The White House was completed in 1800, after his presidency)
2. What was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution?
   teb: Delaware (December 7, 1787)
3. Who was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
   teb: Sandra Day O'Connor (Appointed in 1981)
4. Which president was never elected as president or vice president?
   teb: Gerald Ford
5. What year did Alaska and Hawaii become U.S. states?
   teb: 1959 (Alaska in January, Hawaii in August)
6. Who was the longest-serving U.S. president?
   teb: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Four terms, 1933-1945)
7. Which state was the last to join the Confederacy during the Civil War?
   teb: Tennessee
8. What was the first capital city of the United States?
   teb: New York City
9. Who was the first U.S. president to appear on television?
   teb: Franklin D. Roosevelt (At the 1939 World's Fair)
10. Which state was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million?
    teb: Alaska
11. Who wrote the words to the "Star-Spangled Banner"?
    teb: Francis Scott Key
12. What was the first American colony to legalize slavery?
    teb: Massachusetts (1641)
13. Which president established the Peace Corps?
    teb: John F. Kennedy (1961)
14. What year did women gain the right to vote nationwide?
    teb: 1920 (19th Amendment)
15. Who was the only U.S. president to resign from office?
    teb: Richard Nixon (1974)
16. Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
    teb: Wyoming (1869, while still a territory)
17. What was the first national monument in the United States?
    teb: Devils Tower, Wyoming (1906)
18. Who was the first U.S. president to be born in a hospital?
    teb: Jimmy Carter
19. Which president signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
    teb: Abraham Lincoln (1863)
20. What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
    teb: 1776 (Most signatures were added on August 2)
21. Who was the first president to be impeached?
    teb: Andrew Johnson
22. Lub xeev twg yog thawj tus neeg tawm ntawm Union?
    teb: South Carolina (December 20, 1860)
23. What was the first U.S. federal holiday?
    teb: New Year's Day (1870)
24. Who was the youngest person to become U.S. president?
    teb: Theodore Roosevelt (42 years, 322 days)
25. What year was the first American newspaper published?
    teb: 1690 (Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick)

25 World History Trivia Questions

Niaj hnub no, ntau tus tub ntxhais hluas tsis quav ntsej txog keeb kwm kev kawm vim ntau yam. Txawm hais tias koj ntxub npaum li cas los kawm txog keeb kwm, muaj ib qho tseem ceeb thiab kev paub txog keeb kwm uas txhua tus neeg yuav tsum paub. Cia peb tshawb xyuas seb lawv yog dab tsi nrog cov lus nug thiab lus teb hauv qab no:

25. Julius Caesar was born in which city? teb: Rome
26. Who painted the Death of Socrates? teb: Jacques Louis David
27. What part of history called a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political, and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages? teb: The Renaissance
28. Who is the founder of the Communist Party? teb: Lenin
29. Which of the cities in the world has the highest historical monuments? teb: Delhi
30. Who is also known as the founder of scientific socialism? teb: Karl Marx
31. Where did the Black Death bring the most severe impact? teb: Teb chaws Europe
32. Who discovered Yersinia pestis? teb: Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin 
33. Where was the last place that Alexandre Yersin stayed before he died? teb: Nyab Laj
34. Which country in Asia was a member of the Axis in World War II? teb: Nyiv
35. Which countries were members of the Allies in World War II? teb: Britain, France, Russia, China, and the USA.
36. When did The Holocaust, one of the most terrible events in history happen? teb: During World War II
37. When did World War II start and end? teb: It started in 1939 and ended in 1945
38. After Lenin, who was officially the leader of the Soviet Union? teb: Joseph Stalin.
39. What was NATO's first name before its current name? teb: North Atlantic Treaty.
40. When did the Cold War happen? teb: 1947-1991
41. Who was named after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated? teb: Andrew Johnson
42. Which country belonged to the Indochina peninsula during French colonization? teb: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
43. Who is the famous leader of Cuba who had 49 years in power? teb: Fidel Castro
44. Which dynasty was considered The Golden Age in Chinese history? teb: Tang dynasty
45. Which King of Thailand contributed to making Thailand survive during European colonial? teb: King Chulalongkorn
46. Who was the most powerful woman in Byzantine history? teb: Empress Theodora
47. In which ocean did the Titanic sink? teb: Atlantic Ocean
48. When was the Berlin Wall removed? teb: 1989
49. Who delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech? teb: Martin Luther King Jr.
50. Which were China's Four Great Inventions? teb:  papermaking, the compass, gunpowder, and printing

30 True/False Fun History Trivia Questions

Do you know that history can be fun and interesting if we know how to dig out knowledge? Let’s learn about history, fun facts, and tricks to enrich your smartness with the below history trivia questions and answers. 

51. Napoleon hu ua Txiv Neej Ntshav thiab Hlau. (False, nws yog Bismarck, Lub teb chaws Yelemees)

52. Thawj cov ntawv xov xwm hauv ntiaj teb tau pib los ntawm lub teb chaws Yelemees. (Qhov tseeb)

53. Sophocles hu ua tus tswv ntawm Greek? (False, nws yog Aristophanes)

54. Tim lyiv teb chaws hu ua lub txiaj ntsim ntawm lub Nile. (Qhov tseeb)

55. Nyob rau hauv Loos thaum ub, muaj 7 hnub hauv ib lub lis piam. (False, 8 hnub)

56. Mao Tse-tung hu ua Phau Ntawv Liab Me. (Qhov tseeb)

57. 1812 yog qhov kawg ntawm Wart ntawm 1812? (False, nws yog 1815)

58. Thawj Super Bowl tau ua si hauv xyoo 1967. (Qhov tseeb)

59. TV tau tsim nyob rau xyoo 1972. (Tseeb)

60. Npanpiloo suav hais tias yog lub nroog loj tshaj plaws hauv lub ntiaj teb ntawm lawv lub sijhawm. (Qhov tseeb)

61. Zeus tau ua daim ntawv swan los txiav txim rau Spartan poj huab tais Leda. (Qhov tseeb)

62. Mona Lisa yog ib daim duab nto moo los ntawm Leonardo Davinci. (Qhov tseeb)

63. Herodotus hu ua "Leej Txiv ntawm keeb kwm". (Qhov tseeb)

64. Minotaur yog tus tsiaj loj uas nyob hauv nruab nrab ntawm lub Labyrinth. (Qhov tseeb)

65. Alexander lub Great yog tus huab tais ntawm Rome thaum ub. (False, ancient Greek)

66. Plato thiab Aristotle yog Greek philosophers. (Qhov tseeb)

67. Cov pyramids ntawm Giza yog qhov qub tshaj plaws ntawm cov kev xav tsis thoob thiab tsuas yog ib qho ntawm xya qhov tseem ceeb nyob rau niaj hnub no. (Qhov tseeb)

68. Lub Vaj Tsw Tshab tsuas yog ib qho ntawm Xya Hli Ntuj uas qhov chaw tsis tau tsim muaj tseeb. (Qhov tseeb)

69. Lo lus Egyptian "pharaoh" txhais tau tias "lub tsev loj." (Qhov tseeb)

70. Lub Nceeg Vaj Tshiab tau nco txog thaum lub sijhawm Renaissance hauv kev tsim txuj ci, tab sis kuj yog qhov kawg ntawm kev tswj hwm dynastic. (Qhov tseeb)

71. Mummification tau los ntawm tim Nkij teb chaws. (False, Egypt)

72. Alexander the Great tau los ua Vajntxwv Macedon thaum muaj hnub nyoog 18. (False. 120 xyoo)

73. Lub hom phiaj tseem ceeb ntawm Zionism yog los tsim kom muaj ib lub tebchaws Yudais. (Qhov tseeb)

74. Thomas Edison yog ib tug German investor thiab businessman. (False, nws yog Asmeskas)

75. Lub Parthenon tau tsim tsa los ntawm tus vajtswv poj niam Athena, uas sawv cev rau tib neeg lub siab xav rau kev paub thiab lub tswv yim ntawm kev txawj ntse. (Qhov tseeb)

76. Shang Dynasty yog Tuam Tshoj thawj zaug sau keeb kwm. (Qhov tseeb)

77.; ua 5^thxyoo pua BCE yog lub sijhawm zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev loj hlob ntawm kev xav rau Tuam Tshoj thaum ub. (False, nws yog 6 ^thxyoo pua)

78. Nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws Inca, Coricancha muaj lwm lub npe hu ua Tuam Tsev Kub. (Qhov tseeb)

79. Zeus yog tus huab tais ntawm Olympian vajtswv hauv Greek mythology. (Qhov tseeb)

80. Thawj cov ntawv xov xwm luam tawm los ntawm Rome, nyob ib ncig ntawm 59 BC. (Qhov tseeb)

30 Hard History Trivia Questions and Answers

Tsis nco qab cov lus nug hauv keeb kwm yooj yim uas leej twg tuaj yeem teb tau sai, nws yog lub sijhawm los nce koj cov lus nug keeb kwm kev sib tw nrog cov lus nug keeb kwm nyuaj dua.

81. Which country did Albert Einstein live in before moving to the United States? teb: Lub teb chaws Yelemees

82. Who was the first woman head of government? teb: Sirimao Bandaru Nayake.

83. Which country was the first to give women the right to vote, in 1893? teb: New Zealand

84. Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire? teb: Genghis Khan

85. In which city was U.S. president John F. Kennedy assassinated? teb: Dallas

86. What does the Magna Carta mean? teb: The Great Charter

87. When did Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro land in Peru? teb: in 1532

88. Who is the first woman to go to space? teb: Valentina Tereshkova

89. Who has an affair with Cleopatra and makes her queen of Egypt? teb: Julius Caesar.

90. Who is one of the most famous students of Socrates? teb: Plato

91. Which of the following tribes does not share its name with a mountain peak? teb: Bheel.

92. Who among the following emphasized the 'Five Relationships? teb: Confucius

93. Thaum twg "Boxer Rebellion"happen in China?  teb: 1900

94. Which city is the historical monument Al Khazneh located in? teb: Petra

95. Who was prepared to exchange his English kingdom for a horse? teb: Richard III

96. Whose winter residence did Potala Palace serve until 1959? teb: Dalai Lama

97. What was the reason for the Black Plague? teb: Yersinia pestis

98. Which type of aircraft was used to bomb Hiroshima in Japan during World War II? teb: B-29 Superfortress

99. Who is known as the Father of Medicine? teb: Hippocrates

100. Cambodia was devastated by which reign between 1975 and 1979? teb: Khmer Rouge

101. Which countries weren’t colonized by Europeans in Southeast Asia? teb: Thaib teb

102. Who was the patron God of Troy? teb: Apollo

103. Where was Julius Caesar killed? teb: In the Theater of Pompey

104. How many Celtic languages are still spoken today? teb: 6

105. What did the Romans call Scotland? teb: Caledonia

106. What was the Ukrainian nuclear power manufacturer that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986? teb: Chernobyl

107. Which Emperor built the Colosseum? teb: Vespasian

108. The Opium War was a battle between which two countries? teb: England and China

109. What famous military formation was made by Alexander the Great? teb: Phalanx

110. Which countries fought in the Hundred Years’ War? teb: Britain and France

25 Modern History Trivia Questions

Nws yog lub sijhawm los sim koj cov ntse nrog cov lus nug txog keeb kwm niaj hnub no. Nws yog hais txog cov xwm txheej tsis ntev los no tau tshwm sim thiab sau cov xov xwm tseem ceeb tshaj plaws thoob ntiaj teb. Yog li, cia peb tshawb xyuas cov hauv qab no

11. Who was awarded the Peace Noble Prize when she was 17 years old? teb: Malala Yousafzai

112. Which country did a Brexit plan? teb: The United Kingdom

113. When did Brexit happen? teb: Lub Ib Hlis 2020

114. Which country allegedly started with the COVID-19 pandemic? teb: Tebchaws Suav

115. How many U.S. presidents are depicted on Mount Rushmore? teb: 4

116. Where does the Statue of Liberty come from? teb: Fabkis

117. Who founded Disney Studios? teb: Walt Disney

118. Who founded Universal Studios in 1912? teb: Carl Laemmle

119. Who is the author of Harry Potter? teb: J. K. Rowling

120. When did the Internet become popular? teb: 1993

121. Who is the 46th American president? teb: Joseph R. Biden

122. Who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013? teb: Edward Snowden

123. What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison? teb: 1990

124. Who was the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States in 2020? teb: Kamala Harris

125. Which fashion brand did Karl Lagerfeld work for as creative director from 1983 until his death? teb: Channel

126. Who is the first British Asian Prime Minister? teb: Rishi Sunak

127. Who had the shortest prime minister tenure in UK history, lasting 45 days? teb: Liz Truss

128. Who has served as president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2013? teb: Xi Jinping.

129. Who is the world’s longest-serving leader so far? teb: Paul Piya, Cameroon

130. Who is the first wife of King Charles III? teb: Diana, Princes of Wales.

131. Who is the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022? teb:  Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, or Elizabeth II

132. When did Singapore become independent? teb: Lub Yim Hli 1965

133. Which year did the Soviet Union collapse? teb: 1991

134. When was the first electric car introduced? teb1870: XNUMXs wb

135. Which year was Facebook founded? teb: 2004

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Koj puas paub tias kev xeem cov lus nug txhua hnub tuaj yeem pab txhim kho cov menyuam txoj kev txawj ntse? Nug koj cov menyuam cov lus nug no los muab lawv cov tswv yim zoo tshaj plaws txog keeb kwm yav dhau los thiab nthuav dav lawv txoj kev paub.

136. Petus thiab Andrew yog thawj tug tubtxib uas paub coj raws Yexus qab. (Qhov tseeb)

137. Dinosaurs yog cov tsiaj uas muaj sia nyob ntau lab xyoo dhau los. (Qhov tseeb)

138. Kev ncaws pob yog qhov kev ncaws pob nrov tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb. (False, Auto Racing)

139. Thawj Kev Ua Si Hauv Tebchaws tau tshwm sim xyoo 1920. (False, 1930)

140. Thawj qhov kev sib tw Wimbledon tau muaj nyob rau xyoo 1877. (Qhov tseeb)

141. George Harrison yog tus yau tshaj Beatle. (Qhov tseeb)

142. Steven Spielberg tau hais rau Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, thiab ET. (Qhov tseeb)

143. Falau lub npe tau muab rau cov thawj coj hauv tebchaws Iziv thaum ub. (Qhov tseeb)

144. The Trojan War took place in Troy, a city in Ancient Greece. (True)

145. Cleopatra yog tus kav kawg ntawm Ptolemaic dynasty ntawm Egypt thaum ub. (Qhov tseeb)

146. England muaj lub tebchaws qub tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb. (False. Iceland)

147. Ib tug miv tau los ua Senator hauv Ancient Rome. (False, nees)

148. Christopher Columbus tau paub txog nws txoj kev tshawb pom Asmeskas. (Qhov tseeb)

149. Galileo Galilei pioneered the use of the telescope to observe the night sky. (True)

150. Napoleon Bonaparte yog tus huab tais thib ob ntawm Fabkis. (False, thawj tus huab tais)

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