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Trivia: History

Ten questions with four answers each. Circle the answer you think is right. The answers are on the last page.

Trivia: History

Circle the answer you think is right.

  1. Johannes Gutenberg is famous for developing what in Europe?

    A. The compassB. The telescopeC. The printing pressD. The steam engine

  2. In which year did the Titanic sink?

    A. 1905B. 1898C. 1920D. 1912

  3. Which Italian city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?

    A. RomeB. NaplesC. PompeiiD. Venice

  4. In what year did Mount Everest first get climbed to the top?

    A. 1953B. 1969C. 1938D. 1924

  5. Who was the first person to travel into space?

    A. Yuri GagarinB. Alan ShepardC. Neil ArmstrongD. Valentina Tereshkova

  6. Which ruler of Egypt was famous for her relationship with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?

    A. HatshepsutB. IsisC. NefertitiD. Cleopatra

  7. In which year did the Second World War end?

    A. 1918B. 1945C. 1939D. 1950

  8. Which wall, built in the 1960s, divided a city in Germany?

    A. Hadrian's WallB. The Great WallC. The Berlin WallD. The Western Wall

  9. Which ancient civilisation built the Colosseum?

    A. The RomansB. The EtruscansC. The GreeksD. The Byzantines

  10. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

    A. Bessie ColemanB. Harriet QuimbyC. Amelia EarhartD. Amy Johnson

Answers

  1. C. The printing press. His press with movable metal type made it much quicker to produce books.
  2. D. 1912. The ship hit an iceberg on its first voyage, in April 1912.
  3. C. Pompeii. The ash preserved buildings and everyday objects, which we can still see today.
  4. A. 1953. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the top on 29 May 1953.
  5. A. Yuri Gagarin. Gagarin orbited the Earth once on 12 April 1961.
  6. D. Cleopatra. Cleopatra was the last active ruler of Ancient Egypt.
  7. B. 1945. The war in Europe ended in May 1945, and the war in Asia ended in September that year.
  8. C. The Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall came down in November 1989.
  9. A. The Romans. The Colosseum in Rome could hold tens of thousands of spectators.
  10. C. Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earhart made the flight in 1932.