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25 U.S History Trivia Questions with Answers
- Which U.S. president never lived in the White House?
idahun: George Washington (The White House was completed in 1800, after his presidency) - What was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution?
idahun: Delaware (December 7, 1787) - Who was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
idahun: Sandra Day O'Connor (Appointed in 1981) - Which president was never elected as president or vice president?
idahun: Gerald Ford - What year did Alaska and Hawaii become U.S. states?
idahun: 1959 (Alaska in January, Hawaii in August) - Who was the longest-serving U.S. president?
idahun: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Four terms, 1933-1945) - Which state was the last to join the Confederacy during the Civil War?
idahun: Tennessee - What was the first capital city of the United States?
idahun: Ilu New York - Who was the first U.S. president to appear on television?
idahun: Franklin D. Roosevelt (At the 1939 World's Fair) - Which state was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million?
idahun: Alaska - Who wrote the words to the "Star-Spangled Banner"?
idahun: Francis Scott Key - What was the first American colony to legalize slavery?
idahun: Massachusetts (1641) - Which president established the Peace Corps?
idahun: John F. Kennedy (1961) - What year did women gain the right to vote nationwide?
idahun: 1920 (19th Amendment) - Who was the only U.S. president to resign from office?
idahun: Richard Nixon (1974) - Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
idahun: Wyoming (1869, while still a territory) - What was the first national monument in the United States?
idahun: Devils Tower, Wyoming (1906) - Who was the first U.S. president to be born in a hospital?
idahun: Jimmy Carter - Which president signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
idahun: Abraham Lincoln (1863) - What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
idahun: 1776 (Most signatures were added on August 2) - Who was the first president to be impeached?
idahun: Andrew Johnson - Ipinlẹ wo ni o kọkọ yapa kuro ninu Ẹgbẹ?
idahun: South Carolina (December 20, 1860) - What was the first U.S. federal holiday?
idahun: New Year's Day (1870) - Who was the youngest person to become U.S. president?
idahun: Theodore Roosevelt (42 years, 322 days) - What year was the first American newspaper published?
idahun: 1690 (Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick)
25 World History Trivia Questions
Ni ode oni, ọpọlọpọ awọn ọdọ kọju itan ẹkọ ẹkọ fun ọpọlọpọ awọn idi. Bi o tilẹ jẹ pe iye ti o korira lati kọ ẹkọ nipa itan-akọọlẹ, imọ pataki ati ti o wọpọ wa ti o ni ibatan si itan ti gbogbo eniyan gbọdọ mọ. Jẹ ki a wa ohun ti wọn jẹ pẹlu awọn ibeere itan-akọọlẹ ti o tẹle ati awọn idahun:
- Julius Caesar was born in which city? idahun: Roma
- Who painted the Death of Socrates? idahun: Jacques Louis David
- What part of history called a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political, and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages? idahun: The Renaissance
- Who is the founder of the Communist Party? idahun: Lenin
- Which of the cities in the world has the highest historical monuments? idahun: Delhi
- Who is also known as the founder of scientific socialism? idahun: Karl Marx
- Where did the Black Death bring the most severe impact? idahun: Yuroopu
- Who discovered Yersinia pestis? idahun: Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin
- Where was the last place that Alexandre Yersin stayed before he died? idahun: Vietnam
- Which country in Asia was a member of the Axis in World War II? idahun: Japan
- Which countries were members of the Allies in World War II? idahun: Britain, France, Russia, China, and the USA.
- When did The Holocaust, one of the most terrible events in history happen? idahun: During World War II
- When did World War II start and end? idahun: It started in 1939 and ended in 1945
- After Lenin, who was officially the leader of the Soviet Union? idahun: Joseph Stalin.
- What was NATO's first name before its current name? idahun: North Atlantic Treaty.
- When did the Cold War happen? idahun: 1947-1991
- Who was named after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated? idahun: Andrew Johnson
- Which country belonged to the Indochina peninsula during French colonization? idahun: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
- Who is the famous leader of Cuba who had 49 years in power? idahun: Fidel Castro
- Which dynasty was considered The Golden Age in Chinese history? idahun: Tang dynasty
- Which King of Thailand contributed to making Thailand survive during European colonial? idahun: King Chulalongkorn
- Who was the most powerful woman in Byzantine history? idahun: Empress Theodora
- In which ocean did the Titanic sink? idahun: Atlantic Ocean
- When was the Berlin Wall removed? idahun: 1989
- Who delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech? idahun: Martin Luther King Jr.
- Which were China's Four Great Inventions? idahun: 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 ni a mọ si Eniyan Ẹjẹ ati Irin. (Irọ, Bismarck ni, Jẹmánì)
52. Iwe irohin akọkọ ni agbaye ti bẹrẹ nipasẹ Germany. (Loto)
53. Sophocles ti wa ni mọ bi awọn titunto si ti Greek? (Iro, Aristophanes ni)
54. Ebun Nile li a npè ni Egipti. (Loto)
55. Ni Rome atijọ, awọn ọjọ 7 wa fun ọsẹ kan. (Iro, ọjọ 8)
56. Mao Tse-tung ni a mọ si Iwe Pupa Kekere. (Loto)
57. 1812 ni opin Wart ti 1812? (Iro, o jẹ ọdun 1815)
58. Super ekan akọkọ ti dun ni 1967. (Otitọ)
59. Telifisonu ti a se ni 1972. (Otitọ)
60. Babeli jẹ ilu ti o tobi julọ ni agbaye ni akoko wọn. (Loto)
61. Zeus gba irisi swan lati yọkuro ayaba Spartan Leda. (Loto)
62. Mona Lisa jẹ aworan olokiki nipasẹ Leonardo Davinci. (Loto)
63. Herodotus ni a mọ ni "Baba itan". (Loto)
64. Minotaur jẹ ẹda nla ti o ngbe ni aarin Labyrinth. (Loto)
65. Alẹkisáńdà Ńlá ni ọba Róòmù ìgbàanì. (Iro, Giriki atijọ)
66. Plato àti Aristotle jẹ́ onímọ̀ ọgbọ́n orí Gíríìkì. (Loto)
67. Awọn pyramids ti Giza ni awọn akọbi ti awọn iyanu ati awọn nikan ni ọkan ninu awọn meje substantially ni aye loni. (Loto)
68. AwQn Qgba Ikoye ni Qkan soso ninu Iyanu meje ti a ko tii fi idi ipo naa mule fun. (Loto)
69. Awọn ara Egipti ọrọ "Fara" gangan tumo si "nla ile." (Loto)
70. Ijọba Tuntun ni a ranti bi akoko ti Renaissance ni awọn ẹda iṣẹ ọna, ṣugbọn tun bi opin ijọba dynastic. (Loto)
71. Mummification ti wa lati Greece. (Iro, Egipti)
72. Alẹkisáńdà Ńlá di Ọba Macedoni nígbà tí ó jẹ́ ọmọ ọdún 18. (Irọ́. 120 ọdún).
73. Idi pataki ti Zionism ni lati Fi idi ilẹ-ile Juu kan mulẹ. (Loto)
74. Thomas Edison je German oludokoowo ati onisowo. (Iro, o jẹ Amẹrika)
75. Parthenon ni a kọ ni ọlá ti oriṣa Athena, ti o ṣe aṣoju ifẹkufẹ eniyan fun imọ ati apẹrẹ ti ọgbọn. (Loto)
76. Awọn Shang Oba ni China ká akọkọ ti o ti gbasilẹ itan. (Loto)
77. Awon 5thỌ̀rúndún ṣááju Sànmánì Tiwa jẹ́ àkókò àgbàyanu ti ìdàgbàsókè ìmọ̀ ọgbọ́n orí fún Ṣáínà ìgbàanì. (Iro, o jẹ 6 thorundun)
78. Ni ijọba Inca, Coricancha ni orukọ miiran ti a npe ni Temple of Gold. (Loto)
79. Zeus jẹ ọba ti awọn oriṣa Olympian ni awọn itan aye atijọ Giriki. (Loto)
80. Awọn iwe iroyin akọkọ ti a tẹjade wa lati Rome, ni ayika 59 BC. (Loto)
30 Hard History Trivia Questions and Answers
Gbagbe awọn ibeere itan-akọọlẹ irọrun ti ẹnikẹni le dahun ni iyara, o to akoko lati ṣe ipele ipenija ibeere itan-akọọlẹ rẹ pẹlu awọn ibeere itan-akọọlẹ ti o nira diẹ sii.
81. Which country did Albert Einstein live in before moving to the United States? idahun: Jẹmánì
82. Who was the first woman head of government? idahun: Sirimao Bandaru Nayake.
83. Which country was the first to give women the right to vote, in 1893? idahun: Ilu Niu silandii
84. Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire? idahun: Genghis Khan
85. In which city was U.S. president John F. Kennedy assassinated? idahun: Dallas
86. What does the Magna Carta mean? idahun: The Great Charter
87. When did Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro land in Peru? idahun: in 1532
88. Who is the first woman to go to space? idahun: Valentina Tereshkova
89. Who has an affair with Cleopatra and makes her queen of Egypt? idahun: Julius Caesar.
90. Who is one of the most famous students of Socrates? idahun: Plato
91. Which of the following tribes does not share its name with a mountain peak? idahun: Bheel.
92. Who among the following emphasized the 'Five Relationships? idahun: Confucius
93. Nigbati ṣe awọn "Boxer iṣọtẹ"happen in China? idahun: 1900
94. Which city is the historical monument Al Khazneh located in? idahun: Petra
95. Who was prepared to exchange his English kingdom for a horse? idahun: Richard III
96. Whose winter residence did Potala Palace serve until 1959? idahun: Dalai Lama
97. What was the reason for the Black Plague? idahun: Yersinia pestis
98. Which type of aircraft was used to bomb Hiroshima in Japan during World War II? idahun: B-29 Superfortress
99. Who is known as the Father of Medicine? idahun: Hippocrates
100. Cambodia was devastated by which reign between 1975 and 1979? idahun: Khmer Rouge
101. Which countries weren’t colonized by Europeans in Southeast Asia? idahun: Thailand
102. Who was the patron God of Troy? idahun: Apollo
103. Where was Julius Caesar killed? idahun: In the Theater of Pompey
104. How many Celtic languages are still spoken today? idahun: 6
105. What did the Romans call Scotland? idahun: Caledonia
106. What was the Ukrainian nuclear power manufacturer that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986? idahun: Chernobyl
107. Which Emperor built the Colosseum? idahun: Vespasian
108. The Opium War was a battle between which two countries? idahun: England and China
109. What famous military formation was made by Alexander the Great? idahun: Phalanx
110. Which countries fought in the Hundred Years’ War? idahun: Britain and France
25 Modern History Trivia Questions
O to akoko lati ṣe idanwo ọlọgbọn rẹ pẹlu awọn ibeere nipa itan-akọọlẹ ode oni. O jẹ nipa awọn iṣẹlẹ aipẹ ti n ṣẹlẹ ati gbigbasilẹ awọn iroyin pataki julọ ni agbaye. Nitorinaa, jẹ ki a ṣayẹwo ni isalẹ
itan yeye ibeere ati idahun.11. Who was awarded the Peace Noble Prize when she was 17 years old? idahun: Malala Yousafzai
112. Which country did a Brexit plan? idahun: The United Kingdom
113. When did Brexit happen? idahun: Oṣu Kini January 2020
114. Which country allegedly started with the COVID-19 pandemic? idahun: China
115. How many U.S. presidents are depicted on Mount Rushmore? idahun: 4
116. Where does the Statue of Liberty come from? idahun: France
117. Who founded Disney Studios? idahun: Walt Disney
118. Who founded Universal Studios in 1912? idahun: Carl Laemmle
119. Who is the author of Harry Potter? idahun: J. K. Rowling
120. When did the Internet become popular? idahun: 1993
121. Who is the 46th American president? idahun: Joseph R. Biden
122. Who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013? idahun: Edward Snowden
123. What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison? idahun: 1990
124. Who was the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States in 2020? idahun: Kamala Harris
125. Which fashion brand did Karl Lagerfeld work for as creative director from 1983 until his death? idahun: ikanni
126. Who is the first British Asian Prime Minister? idahun: Rishi Sunak
127. Who had the shortest prime minister tenure in UK history, lasting 45 days? idahun: Liz Truss
128. Who has served as president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2013? idahun: Xi Jinping.
129. Who is the world’s longest-serving leader so far? idahun: Paul Piya, Cameroon
130. Who is the first wife of King Charles III? idahun: 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? idahun: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, or Elizabeth II
132. When did Singapore become independent? idahun: Oṣu Kẹjọ ọdun 1965
133. Which year did the Soviet Union collapse? idahun: 1991
134. When was the first electric car introduced? idahun: 1870-orundun
135. Which year was Facebook founded? idahun: 2004
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15 Easy True/False History Trivia Questions for Kids
Njẹ o mọ pe gbigba ibeere lojoojumọ le ṣe iranlọwọ lati mu agbara ọpọlọ awọn ọmọde dara si? Beere awọn ọmọ wẹwẹ rẹ awọn ibeere wọnyi lati fun wọn ni awọn imọran ti o dara julọ nipa itan-akọọlẹ ti o kọja ati gbooro imọ wọn.
136. Peteru ati Anderu ni awọn aposteli akọkọ ti a mọ lati tẹle Jesu. (Loto)
137. Dinosaurs ni o wa eda ti o ti gbé milionu ti odun seyin. (Loto)
138. Bọọlu afẹsẹgba jẹ ere idaraya olokiki julọ ni agbaye. (Iro, Ere-ije Aifọwọyi)
139. Awọn ere Commonwealth akọkọ waye ni 1920. (Iro, 1930).
140. Wimbledon akọkọ figagbaga waye ni 1877. (Otitọ)
141. George Harrison ni Beatle abikẹhin. (Loto)
142. Steven Spielberg dari Jaws, Awọn akọnilogun ti Ọkọ ti sọnu, ati ET. (Loto)
143. A fi oyè Fáráò fún àwÈn alákòóso Éjíbítì ìgbàanì. (Loto)
144. The Trojan War took place in Troy, a city in Ancient Greece. (True)
145. Cleopatra ni alakoso ikẹhin ti ijọba Ptolemaic ti Egipti atijọ. (Loto)
146. England ni ile asofin agba. (Iro. Iceland)
147. Ologbo di Senato ni Rome atijọ. (Iro, ẹṣin)
148. A mọ Christopher Columbus fun wiwa Amẹrika. (Loto)
149. Galileo Galilei pioneered the use of the telescope to observe the night sky. (True)
150. Napoleon Bonaparte ni olú-ọba ilẹ̀ Faransé kejì. (Iro, oba akoko)
Nigbagbogbo bi Ìbéèrè
Why is history important?
Awọn anfani bọtini 5 pẹlu: (1) Loye ohun ti o ti kọja (2) Ṣiṣeto lọwọlọwọ (3) Dagbasoke awọn ọgbọn ironu to ṣe pataki (4) Loye oniruuru aṣa (5) Idagbasoke ilowosi ara ilu
What was the most tragic event in history?
Iṣowo Iṣowo Transatlantic (Ọrundun 15th si 19th), bi awọn ijọba ilu Yuroopu ṣe sọ awọn ara ilu Iha Iwọ-oorun Afirika ni ẹru. Wọ́n kó àwọn ẹrú náà sínú àwọn ọkọ̀ ojú omi líle, wọ́n sì fipá mú wọn láti fara da àwọn ipò líle koko nínú òkun, pẹ̀lú oúnjẹ díẹ̀. Ni ayika 60 milionu awọn ẹrú Afirika ti pa!
Nigbawo ni akoko ti o dara julọ lati kọ ẹkọ itan?
O ṣe pataki lati bẹrẹ ẹkọ itan ni kutukutu ni igbesi aye, bi o ti n pese ipilẹ fun agbọye agbaye ati awọn idiju rẹ, nitorinaa awọn ọmọde le bẹrẹ kikọ itan ni kete bi wọn ti le.