History Trivia Quiz

All 10 History Trivia Questions + Answers

1. Q1.During the Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1487) which Englishman was dubbed "the Kingmaker"?

   Answer: Richard Neville

   Difficulty: Hard. Sourced from Open Trivia DB.

2. Q2.On which aircraft carrier did the Doolitte Raid launch from on April 18, 1942 during World War II?

   Answer: USS Hornet

   Difficulty: Medium. Sourced from Open Trivia DB.

3. Q3.In World War I, what was the name of the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria?

   Answer: The Central Powers

   Difficulty: Medium. Sourced from Open Trivia DB.

4. Q4.Who was the first man to travel into outer space twice?

   Answer: Gus Grissom

   Difficulty: Hard. Sourced from Open Trivia DB.

5. Q5.Where was Abraham Lincoln when he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865?

   Answer: At the theatre

   Difficulty: Medium. Sourced from Open Trivia DB.

6. Q6.The crown of the Empire State Building was originally built for what purpose?

   Answer: Airship Dock

   Difficulty: Medium. Sourced from Open Trivia DB.

7. Q7.Who is believed to have been the first European to 'discover' the land of New Zealand?

   Answer: Abel Tasman

   Difficulty: Medium. Sourced from Open Trivia DB.

8. Q8.Which day did World War I begin?

   Answer: July 28

   Difficulty: Hard. Sourced from Open Trivia DB.

9. Q9.In what year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon?

   Answer: 1969

   Difficulty: Medium. Sourced from Open Trivia DB.

10. Q10.Who invented the "Flying Shuttle" in 1738; one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving?

    Answer: John Kay

    Difficulty: Hard. Sourced from Open Trivia DB.