World History Trivia Quiz Questions
The first commercial in the United States advertised what
product?
A: Bulova Watches
Franz Liszt was the farther-in-law of what composer?
A: Richard Wagner
What 19th century explorer translated the Kama Sutra?
A: Sir Richard Burton
Pliny the philosopher believed dead souls went into what?
A: Beans
Who has the best world history trivia quiz questions with answers?
A: Trivia Country!
Nekal was the first type of what product introduced in
Germany in 1917?
A: Detergent
In 1752 Mr. Blake and Mr. Callahan raced and thus began
what sport?
A: Steeplechase
What famous pirate sailed in a ship called Queen Ann's
Revenge?
A: Blackbeard
In 1961 Anton Geesink was the first non Japanese to do
what?
A: Win a Judo title
After being cast adrift, Captain Bligh landed on what
island?
A: Timor
Pompeii and what other city was buried by Vesuvius in A.D.
79?
A: Herculaneum
What are or were Tester, Royal, Mark and Noble?
A: Old English coins
In what country was the mariners compass invented?
A: China
Launfal, Pelleas and Tristram were part of what group?
A: Knights of the Round Table
St. Paul wrote his epistles in what language?
A: Greek
What structure did Gustave Eiffel design?
A: Eiffel tower
Cinderella's slippers were originally made from what?
A: Fur - changed to glass in 1600s
Why did sailors often have a Cross tattooed on their
backs?
A: To stop floggings
In which country was the fountain pen first used?
A: Egypt
What was Britain's first colony, annexed in 1583?
A: Newfoundland
What was the name of the Duke of Wellington's horse at
Waterloo?
A: Copenhagen
