Easy History Questions
53 questionsTest your knowledge with 53 easy history trivia questions. Each question includes multiple choice options and the correct answer.
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Which of the following countries was not an axis power during World War II?
The correct answer is A. Soviet Union
What country joined the EU in 2013?
The correct answer is B. Croatia
What was the name commonly given to the ancient trade routes that connected the East and West of Eurasia?
The correct answer is C. Silk Road
Which of the following African countries was most successful in resisting colonization?
The correct answer is C. Ethiopia
To what political party did Abraham Lincoln belong when elected POTUS?
The correct answer is C. Republican
In what year did the Wall Street Crash take place?
The correct answer is B. 1929
Which of these countries remained neutral during World War II?
The correct answer is C. Switzerland
The collapse of the Soviet Union took place in which year?
The correct answer is C. 1991
Who led the Communist Revolution of Russia?
The correct answer is C. Vladimir Lenin
Abolitionist John Brown raided the arsenal in which Virginia Town?
The correct answer is A. Harper's Ferry
Which modern country is known as "The Graveyard of Empires"?
The correct answer is A. Afghanistan
What was Manfred von Richthofen's nickname?
The correct answer is D. The Red Baron
What is the historical name of Sri Lanka?
The correct answer is B. Ceylon
Which of the following was Brazil was a former colony under?
The correct answer is B. Portugal
Which one of these tanks was designed and operated by the United Kingdom?
The correct answer is D. Tog II
What does the United States of America celebrate during the 4th of July?
The correct answer is D. The signing of the Declaration of Independence
Who discovered Penicillin?
The correct answer is A. Alexander Flemming
When did the Battle of the Somme begin?
The correct answer is B. July 1st, 1916
In 1453, which important city fell?
The correct answer is B. Constantinople
Which one of these was not a beach landing site in the Invasion of Normandy?
The correct answer is C. Silver
The Ottoman Empire was dissolved after their loss in which war?
The correct answer is D. World War I
Which of the following ancient peoples was NOT classified as Hellenic (Greek)?
The correct answer is C. Illyrians
In 1720, England was in massive debt and became involved in the South Sea Bubble. Who was the main mastermind behind it?
The correct answer is B. John Blunt
The "Trail of Tears" was a result of which United States President's Indian Removal Policy?
The correct answer is A. Andrew Jackson
These two countries held a commonwealth from the 16th to 18th century.
The correct answer is D. Poland and Lithuania
When was Google founded?
The correct answer is D. September 4, 1998
The idea of Socialism was articulated and advanced by whom?
The correct answer is B. Karl Marx
How many manned moon landings have there been?
The correct answer is C. 6
How old was Adolf Hitler when he died?
The correct answer is C. 56
Who rode on horseback to warn the Minutemen that the British were coming during the U.S. Revolutionary War?
The correct answer is C. Paul Revere
In what year did the Great Northern War, between Russia and Sweden, end?
The correct answer is A. 1721
Which famous military commander marched an army, which included war elephants, over the Alps during the Second Punic War?
The correct answer is C. Hannibal
The original Roman alphabet lacked the following letters EXCEPT:
The correct answer is D. X
During WWII, in 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and what other city?
The correct answer is C. Nagasaki
In what year was the M1911 pistol designed?
The correct answer is C. 1911
In which year did the Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq occur?
The correct answer is C. 1990
Who was the first president of the United States?
The correct answer is A. George Washington
King Henry VIII was the second monarch of which European royal house?
The correct answer is C. Tudor
Who was the first prime minister of Canada?
The correct answer is C. John Macdonald
How was Socrates executed?
The correct answer is D. Poison
Which German field marshal was known as the `Desert Fox`?
The correct answer is B. Erwin Rommel
What was William Frederick Cody better known as?
The correct answer is B. Buffalo Bill
In 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany after it invaded which country?
The correct answer is D. Poland
Who was the first American in space?
The correct answer is A. Alan Shephard
What was the first sport to have been played on the moon?
The correct answer is B. Golf
Which country was Josef Stalin born in?
The correct answer is A. Georgia
What year did World War I begin?
The correct answer is B. 1914
How long did World War II last?
The correct answer is C. 6 years
Who was among those killed in the 2010 Smolensk, Russia plane crash tragedy?
The correct answer is D. The Polish President
On what street did the 1666 Great Fire of London start?
The correct answer is C. Pudding Lane