World History Trivia Questions With Answers
In World War II, the Germans launched operation Bernhard
to do what?
A: Counterfeit British notes
What famous person was offered the presidency of Israel in
1952 and turned it down?
A: Albert Einstein
Who rode Rocinante?
A: Don Quixote
Speakers of what language were shot in Russia and Germany
in the 1930s?
A: Esperanto
Where can you find the best free printable history trivia quiz questions with answers?
A: Trivia Country!
Where did the philosopher Plato teach?
A: Academia
Butting heads was the way to settle legal disputes between
members of what people?
A: Inuit - Eskimo
What was the name of the ship meaning " new land" that
carried Scott to the Antarctic in 1910?
A: Terra Nova
Alexander the Greats body was preserved in large jar of
what?
A: Honey
King Mongut had aprox 9000 wife's or concubines. What
country was he king of?
A: Siam - Thailand
Sir Walter Raleigh found an odd lake in Trinidad consisting
of what?
A: Lake of Tar or Asphalt
Which French General left Napoleon to become King of
Sweden?
A: Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
What was the first product sold in aerosol sprays?
A: Insecticides
What did Lady Godiva ride according to a carving in
Coventry Cathedral?
A: A Goat
In 1848, the London Daily News carried the worlds first
what?
A: Weather report / forecast
Which organization has been selling racehorses since the
year 1176?
A: Tattersalls
Whose horse was Spumador ?
A: King Arthur's
Galileo was the first to notice that the sun had what?
A: Spots
In Greek mythology who gave the "eyes" to the peacock?
A: Argus
Heinrich the lion founded What city was founded by Heinrich
the lion?
A: Munich
Where was the motor racing accident in 1953 that killed 83
spectators?
A: Le Mans
