Challenging History Quiz

Challenging History Quiz



If you like this quiz please give us a thumbs up and we will make sure to keep them coming.

If you like to play the interactive quiz go to:

Question 1: Lithography, invented in 1798, is a method of doing what?
Answer a: Printing
Answer b: Sewing
Answer c: Hunting
Answer d: Sailing

Question 2: Name the musical that started its West End run in 1981?
Answer a: Dogs
Answer b: Horses
Answer c: Mice
Answer d: Cats

Question 3: Which country launched a military attack that killed Hamas leader Ahmad Jabari in 2012?
Answer a: Bhutan
Answer b: Tonga
Answer c: San Marino
Answer d: Israel

Question 4: What color did World War I German ace pilot Manfred Von Richtofen paint his aircraft?
Answer a: Green
Answer b: White
Answer c: Red
Answer d: Black

Question 5: What organization was formed when the North Atlantic Treaty was signed on April 4, 1949?
Answer a: UNESCO
Answer b: NATO
Answer c: The UN
Answer d: UNICEF

Question 6: Ranulf Flambard was the first prisoner here. He escaped. Where?
Answer a: Tower of Paris
Answer b: Tower of London
Answer c: Tower of Munich
Answer d: Tower of Moscow

Question 7: What nickname for New York City used to refer to something highly desired by gamblers?
Answer a: Big Smoke
Answer b: Big Easy
Answer c: Big Cheese
Answer d: Big Apple

Question 8: Which European country fought a civil war between 1936 and 1939?
Answer a: Spain
Answer b: Sweden
Answer c: Italy
Answer d: Belgium

Question 9: Which country was invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979?
Answer a: Pakistan
Answer b: Iraq
Answer c: Afghanistan
Answer d: Crimea

Question 10: In 1794, Eli Whitney was credited with which invention?
Answer a: Quartz Crystal Watch
Answer b: Water Thermometer
Answer c: Synthetic Cortisone
Answer d: Cotton Gin

Leave a Reply