150 History Trivia Questions to Conquer World History | 2025 Edition

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25 U.S History Trivia Questions with Answers

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

25 World History Trivia Questions

Nuförtiden ignorerar många ungdomar att lära sig historia av många skäl. Även om hur mycket du hatar att lära dig om historia, det finns viktig och allmän kunskap relaterad till historia som alla människor måste känna till. Låt oss ta reda på vad de är med följande historietriviafrågor och svar:

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

52. Den första tidningen i världen startades av Tyskland. (Sann)

53. Sofokles är känd som grekiskans mästare? (Falskt, det är Aristofanes)

54. Egypten kallas Nilens gåva. (Sann)

55. I antikens Rom är det 7 dagar i veckan. (False, 8 dagar)

56. Mao Tse-tung är känd som den lilla röda boken. (Sann)

57. 1812 är slutet på Wart 1812? (Falskt, det är 1815)

58. Den första Super Bowl spelades 1967. (True)

59. TV uppfanns 1972. (Sant)

60. Babylon anses vara den största staden i världen på sin tid. (Sann)

61. Zeus antog formen av en svan för att härleda den spartanska drottningen Leda. (Sann)

62. Mona Lisa är en berömd målning av Leonardo Davinci. (Sann)

63. Herodotos är känd som "historiens fader". (Sann)

64. Minotaurus är den monstruösa varelsen som bor i mitten av labyrinten. (Sann)

65. Alexander den store var kungen i det antika Rom. (Falsk, antik grekiska)

66. Platon och Aristoteles var grekiska filosofer. (Sann)

67. Pyramiderna i Giza är de äldsta av underverken och den enda av de sju som i huvudsak existerar idag. (Sann)

68. De hängande trädgårdarna är det enda av de sju underverken där platsen inte har fastställts definitivt. (Sann)

69. Det egyptiska ordet "farao" betyder bokstavligen "stort hus". (Sann)

70. Det Nya Riket minns som en tid av renässans i konstnärligt skapande, men också som slutet på dynastiskt styre. (Sann)

71. Mumifiering har kommit från Grekland. (False, Egypten)

72. Alexander den store blev kung av Makedonien vid 18 års ålder. (Falsk. 120 år gammal)

73. Sionismens huvudmål var att upprätta ett judiskt hemland. (Sann)

74. Thomas Edison var en tysk investerare och affärsman. (False, han är amerikansk)

75. Parthenon byggdes för att hedra gudinnan Athena, som representerade människans strävan efter kunskap och visdomsidealet. (Sann)

76. Shangdynastin är Kinas första nedtecknade historia. (Sann)

77. Den 5^thårhundradet f.Kr. var en fantastisk tid av filosofisk tillväxt för det antika Kina. (False, det är 6 ^thårhundrade)

78. I Inkariket hade Coricancha ett annat namn som hette Temple of Gold. (Sann)

79. Zeus är kungen av de olympiska gudarna i grekisk mytologi. (Sann)

80. De första tidningarna som publicerades kom från Rom, omkring 59 f.Kr. (Sann)

30 Hard History Trivia Questions and Answers

Glöm enkla historietriviafrågor som vem som helst snabbt kan svara på, det är dags att höja din historia frågesportsutmaning med svårare historietriviafrågor.

81. Which country did Albert Einstein live in before moving to the United States? Svar: Tyskland

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

83. Which country was the first to give women the right to vote, in 1893? Svar: Nya Zeeland

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

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

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

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

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

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

90. Who is one of the most famous students of Socrates? Svar: Platon

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

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

93. När gjorde "Boxerupproret"happen in China?  Svar: 1900

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

101. Which countries weren’t colonized by Europeans in Southeast Asia? Svar: Thailand

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

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

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

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

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

107. Which Emperor built the Colosseum? Svar: Vespasian

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

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

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

25 Modern History Trivia Questions

Det är dags att testa din smarta med frågor om modern historia. Det handlar om de senaste händelserna som inträffar och om att spela in de viktigaste nyheterna runt om i världen. Så låt oss kolla in nedan

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

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

113. When did Brexit happen? Svar: Januari 2020

114. Which country allegedly started with the COVID-19 pandemic? Svar: Kina

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

116. Where does the Statue of Liberty come from? Svar: Frankrike

117. Who founded Disney Studios? Svar: Walt Disney

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

130. Who is the first wife of King Charles III? Svar: 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? Svar:  Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, or Elizabeth II

132. When did Singapore become independent? Svar: Augusti 1965

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

134. When was the first electric car introduced? Svar: 1870s

135. Which year was Facebook founded? Svar: 2004

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136. Petrus och Andreas var de första apostlarna som var kända för att följa Jesus. (Sann)

137. Dinosaurier är varelser som levde för miljoner år sedan. (Sann)

138. Fotboll är världens populäraste publiksport. (False, Auto Racing)

139. De första Commonwealth Games ägde rum 1920. (False, 1930)

140. Den första Wimbledon-turneringen hölls 1877. (Sant)

141. George Harrison var den yngsta Beatlen. (Sann)

142. Steven Spielberg regisserade Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark och ET. (Sann)

143. Faraos titel gavs till härskarna i det antika Egypten. (Sann)

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

145. Kleopatra var den siste härskaren över den ptolemaiska dynastin i det antika Egypten. (Sann)

146. England har världens äldsta parlament. (Falskt. Island)

147. En katt blev senator i antikens Rom. (False, en häst)

148. Christopher Columbus var känd för sin upptäckt av Amerika. (Sann)

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

150. Napoleon Bonaparte var Frankrikes andre kejsare. (False, den första kejsaren)

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