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<strong>AP World History Free Practice Question #1</strong></p>
<p><i>“History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up.”<br/>
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<i>Quote attributed to Voltaire, French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher, circa 1740</i></p>
<p>A proponent of the idea presented in the excerpt—that history is full of cycles in which the elite are overthrown by an underclass that subsequently become the new elite—would most likely use which of the following as an example?</p>
<p>A: The sack of Constantinople in 1204<br/>
B: The rise of the Ghanaian Empire<br/>
C: The Chinese Red Turban Rebellion<br/>
D: The split of the Romans and Byzantines</p>
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<div> <p>Answer 1</p> <div> <p><b>C: </b>The Red Turban Rebellion, an uprising of Chinese peas- ants upset over Mongol domination and high taxation, best reflects Voltaire’s idea of a historical cycle where the elite are overthrown by an underclass that subsequently become the new elite. The Mongols had once been steppe nomads poor enough that they were forced to make clothes from the pelts of field mice. Later, even with the fragmentation of their empire, they ruled China under the banner of the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, a peasant turned Red Turban, would overthrow them and become the first Ming emperor. Therefore, (C) is correct. The sack of Constantinople weakened the Byzantine Empire, but the Crusaders only looted the city; they did not take power, so (A) is incorrect. The Ghanaian Empire arose organically from villages along a trade network; thus, (C) is incorrect. The Byzantine Empire was created as the Roman Empire shrank, and the Byzantines thought of themselves as Roman; this is an example of reorganization, not rebellion. Thus, (D) is incorrect.</p> </div> </div><br/>
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<strong>AP World History Free Practice Question #2</strong></p>
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<p>Musa I (also known as Mansa Musa) made a notable pilgrimage to Mecca and worked to spread Islam throughout his reign. This is an example of which of the following?</p>
<p>A: Forced conversion of conquered populations<br/>
B: The spread of Islam facilitating trade relationships<br/>
C: Religious conflict between native African religions<br/>
D: A sectarian split between Sunni and Shi’a in Africa</p>
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<div> <p>Answer 2</p> <div> <p><b>B: </b>Situated at the western end of the Trans-Saharan trade route, the Malian conversion to and spread of Islam contributed to trade and diplomatic relationships with neighboring states and exposure to the broader Islamic world (Dar al-Islam); (B) is correct. The Ottomans practiced forced conversion, but the Malians did not; (A) is incorrect. Islam spread in Africa from the Arabian peninsula and supplanted native African religions, especially in states in Northern Africa, but we cannot know if it caused conflict among the native religions. The wide acceptance of a foreign religion like Islam indicates an atmosphere of religious tolerance, though more evidence would be needed to prove that. (C) is incorrect. Both Shi’a and Sunni make a pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj), so we cannot make a judgment about sectarian splits in Africa from this example alone; (D) is incorrect.</p> </div> </div><br/>
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<strong>AP World History Free Practice Question #3</strong></p>
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<p>Which of the following was the most direct consequence of the silver trade depicted on this map?</p>
<p>A: The Spanish empire used its great wealth to modernize its feudal economy.<br/>
B: A global trade system developed, the first between all major centers of civilization.<br/>
C: Britain waged the Opium War to force China off the silver standard.<br/>
D: Gold declined in value, increasing the volume of the Atlantic slave trade.</p>
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<div> <p>Answer 3</p> <div> <p><b>B:</b> The silver trade was a primary component in the first truly global trade system, so called because of the growing unification of the Eastern and Western hemispheres’ economies after European expansion. (B) is correct. This is best illustrated by the small but significant trade route across the Pacific Ocean between Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, and China—the first to connect the New World with the eastern and western halves of the Old World. Spain did not modernize internally despite its huge reserves of precious metals from America. Rather, it continued subsidizing its elite landholding classes and paying cash for talented foreigners to conduct its trade, imperial administration, and imperial wars. Thus, (A) is incorrect. (C) mixes up its history: the Opium Wars were in the 1800s and sought to balance the silver trade between England and China, not end it. It is true that, as silver became available in large quantities, gold declined somewhat in relative value, as in (D); however, that had little to do with the expansion of the slave trade in this period, which was based on demand for plantation commodities paid for with manufactured goods.</p> </div> </div><br/>
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<strong>AP World History Free Practice Question #4</strong></p>
<p><i>“The Tsar had sent out orders to the governments of the different provinces of the empire requiring each of them to send his quota of artificers and laborers to assist in building the city. This they could easily do, for in those days all the laboring classes of the people were little better than slaves, and were almost entirely at the disposal of the nobles, their masters. In the same manner, he sent out agents to all the chief cities in western Europe, with orders to advertise there for carpenters, masons, engineers, ship-builders, and persons of all other trades likely to be useful in the work of building the city. These men were to be promised good wages and kind treatment, and were to be at liberty at any time to return to their prospective homes.”</i><br/>
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<p><i>–Jacob Abbot, Peter the Great, 1859</i></p>
<p>The attitude toward foreign workers described in the passage differs most strongly from that of which of the following states during the period 1450–1750?</p>
<p>A: The Songhai Empire in West Africa<br/>
B: The Tokugawa shogunate in Japan<br/>
C: The Qing Dynasty in China<br/>
D: The Safavid Dynasty in Persia</p>
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<div> <p>Answer 4</p> <div> <p><b>B:</b> The passage describes Peter the Great offering to provide “good wages and kind treatment” to foreign workers, especially highly skilled workers, who assisted in the construction of St. Petersburg. Peter’s attitude toward foreign workers is generally positive and consistent with his eagerness to accept foreign influence, especially Euro- pean influence, in order to modernize Russia. This attitude differs strongly from that of the Tokugawa shogunate, which adopted an isolationist stance; it expelled most foreigners from Japan, closed Japan to most foreign trade, and forbade Japanese citizens from traveling abroad. Thus, (B) is correct. The remaining choices are incorrect because they do not indicate states with a negative view toward foreign workers or their influence. The Songhai Empire, (A), and the Safavid Dynasty, (D), relied heavily on foreign trade to support their economies, indicating a willingness to cooperate with foreigners. Similarly, the Qing Dynasty, (C), also engaged in foreign trade.</p> </div> </div><br/>
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<strong>AP World History Free Practice Question #5</strong></p>
<p><i>“Steam-engines furnish the means not only of their support but of their multiplication. They create a vast demand for fuel; and, while they lend their powerful arms to drain the pits and to raise the coals, they call into employment multitudes of miners, engineers, shipbuilders, and sailors, and cause the construction of canals and railways. Thus therefore, in enabling these rich fields of industry to be cultivated to the utmost, they leave thousands of fine arable fields free for the production of food to man, which must have been otherwise allotted to the food of horses. Steam-engines moreover, by the cheapness and steadiness of their action, fabricate cheap goods, and procure in their exchange a liberal supply of the necessaries and comforts of life produced in foreign lands.”</i></p>
<p><i>–Andrew Ure, London publication, Philosophy of Manufactures, 1835</i></p>
<p>The passage is best seen as evidence for which of the following?</p>
<p>A: The implementation of the factory system led to increased demand for skilled laborers.<br/>
B: The limited supply of fossil fuels led to innovations in transportation.<br/>
C: The rise of industrial technology improved living conditions for all members of society.<br/>
D: The development of machines led to increased agricultural production and population growth.</p>
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<div> <p>Answer 5</p> <div> <p><b>D: </b>The passage claims that advances in transportation and mechanical production allowed for more intensive agricultural cultivation; (D) is correct. The workers listed in the passage (with the exception of engineers) are unskilled laborers like miners and construction workers; (A) is incorrect. The supply of fossil fuels was seemingly unlimited, and it was the steady demand for those fuels that spurred developments in transportation; (B) is incorrect. The argument of (C) is not directly addressed by the passage, but inequality between laborers and owners increased during the Industrial Revolution period. There were waves of emigration from Europe to the United States, suggesting that things were not perfect for the whole society. (C) is incorrect.</p> </div> </div><br/>
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 AP World History Practice Questions: Quiz 1

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 Test your readiness for the AP World History exam with the following quiz.


 AP World History Free Practice Question #1

 “History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up.”

 Quote attributed to Voltaire, French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher, circa 1740

 A proponent of the idea presented in the excerpt—that history is full of cycles in which the elite are overthrown by an underclass that subsequently become the new elite—would most likely use which of the following as an example?

 A: The sack of Constantinople in 1204
 B: The rise of the Ghanaian Empire
 C: The Chinese Red Turban Rebellion
 D: The split of the Romans and Byzantines


 Answer 1

 C: The Red Turban Rebellion, an uprising of Chinese peas- ants upset over Mongol domination and high taxation, best reflects Voltaire’s idea of a historical cycle where the elite are overthrown by an underclass that subsequently become the new elite. The Mongols had once been steppe nomads poor enough that they were forced to make clothes from the pelts of field mice. Later, even with the fragmentation of their empire, they ruled China under the banner of the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, a peasant turned Red Turban, would overthrow them and become the first Ming emperor. Therefore, (C) is correct. The sack of Constantinople weakened the Byzantine Empire, but the Crusaders only looted the city; they did not take power, so (A) is incorrect. The Ghanaian Empire arose organically from villages along a trade network; thus, (C) is incorrect. The Byzantine Empire was created as the Roman Empire shrank, and the Byzantines thought of themselves as Roman; this is an example of reorganization, not rebellion. Thus, (D) is incorrect.


 AP World History Free Practice Question #2

 Musa I (also known as Mansa Musa) made a notable pilgrimage to Mecca and worked to spread Islam throughout his reign. This is an example of which of the following?

 A: Forced conversion of conquered populations
 B: The spread of Islam facilitating trade relationships
 C: Religious conflict between native African religions
 D: A sectarian split between Sunni and Shi’a in Africa


 Answer 2

 B: Situated at the western end of the Trans-Saharan trade route, the Malian conversion to and spread of Islam contributed to trade and diplomatic relationships with neighboring states and exposure to the broader Islamic world (Dar al-Islam); (B) is correct. The Ottomans practiced forced conversion, but the Malians did not; (A) is incorrect. Islam spread in Africa from the Arabian peninsula and supplanted native African religions, especially in states in Northern Africa, but we cannot know if it caused conflict among the native religions. The wide acceptance of a foreign religion like Islam indicates an atmosphere of religious tolerance, though more evidence would be needed to prove that. (C) is incorrect. Both Shi’a and Sunni make a pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj), so we cannot make a judgment about sectarian splits in Africa from this example alone; (D) is incorrect.


 AP World History Free Practice Question #3

 Which of the following was the most direct consequence of the silver trade depicted on this map?

 A: The Spanish empire used its great wealth to modernize its feudal economy.
 B: A global trade system developed, the first between all major centers of civilization.
 C: Britain waged the Opium War to force China off the silver standard.
 D: Gold declined in value, increasing the volume of the Atlantic slave trade.


 Answer 3

 B: The silver trade was a primary component in the first truly global trade system, so called because of the growing unification of the Eastern and Western hemispheres’ economies after European expansion. (B) is correct. This is best illustrated by the small but significant trade route across the Pacific Ocean between Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, and China—the first to connect the New World with the eastern and western halves of the Old World. Spain did not modernize internally despite its huge reserves of precious metals from America. Rather, it continued subsidizing its elite landholding classes and paying cash for talented foreigners to conduct its trade, imperial administration, and imperial wars. Thus, (A) is incorrect. (C) mixes up its history: the Opium Wars were in the 1800s and sought to balance the silver trade between England and China, not end it. It is true that, as silver became available in large quantities, gold declined somewhat in relative value, as in (D); however, that had little to do with the expansion of the slave trade in this period, which was based on demand for plantation commodities paid for with manufactured goods.


 AP World History Free Practice Question #4

 “The Tsar had sent out orders to the governments of the different provinces of the empire requiring each of them to send his quota of artificers and laborers to assist in building the city. This they could easily do, for in those days all the laboring classes of the people were little better than slaves, and were almost entirely at the disposal of the nobles, their masters. In the same manner, he sent out agents to all the chief cities in western Europe, with orders to advertise there for carpenters, masons, engineers, ship-builders, and persons of all other trades likely to be useful in the work of building the city. These men were to be promised good wages and kind treatment, and were to be at liberty at any time to return to their prospective homes.”

 –Jacob Abbot, Peter the Great, 1859

 The attitude toward foreign workers described in the passage differs most strongly from that of which of the following states during the period 1450–1750?

 A: The Songhai Empire in West Africa
 B: The Tokugawa shogunate in Japan
 C: The Qing Dynasty in China
 D: The Safavid Dynasty in Persia


 Answer 4

 B: The passage describes Peter the Great offering to provide “good wages and kind treatment” to foreign workers, especially highly skilled workers, who assisted in the construction of St. Petersburg. Peter’s attitude toward foreign workers is generally positive and consistent with his eagerness to accept foreign influence, especially Euro- pean influence, in order to modernize Russia. This attitude differs strongly from that of the Tokugawa shogunate, which adopted an isolationist stance; it expelled most foreigners from Japan, closed Japan to most foreign trade, and forbade Japanese citizens from traveling abroad. Thus, (B) is correct. The remaining choices are incorrect because they do not indicate states with a negative view toward foreign workers or their influence. The Songhai Empire, (A), and the Safavid Dynasty, (D), relied heavily on foreign trade to support their economies, indicating a willingness to cooperate with foreigners. Similarly, the Qing Dynasty, (C), also engaged in foreign trade.


 AP World History Free Practice Question #5

 “Steam-engines furnish the means not only of their support but of their multiplication. They create a vast demand for fuel; and, while they lend their powerful arms to drain the pits and to raise the coals, they call into employment multitudes of miners, engineers, shipbuilders, and sailors, and cause the construction of canals and railways. Thus therefore, in enabling these rich fields of industry to be cultivated to the utmost, they leave thousands of fine arable fields free for the production of food to man, which must have been otherwise allotted to the food of horses. Steam-engines moreover, by the cheapness and steadiness of their action, fabricate cheap goods, and procure in their exchange a liberal supply of the necessaries and comforts of life produced in foreign lands.”

 –Andrew Ure, London publication, Philosophy of Manufactures, 1835

 The passage is best seen as evidence for which of the following?

 A: The implementation of the factory system led to increased demand for skilled laborers.
 B: The limited supply of fossil fuels led to innovations in transportation.
 C: The rise of industrial technology improved living conditions for all members of society.
 D: The development of machines led to increased agricultural production and population growth.


 Answer 5

 D: The passage claims that advances in transportation and mechanical production allowed for more intensive agricultural cultivation; (D) is correct. The workers listed in the passage (with the exception of engineers) are unskilled laborers like miners and construction workers; (A) is incorrect. The supply of fossil fuels was seemingly unlimited, and it was the steady demand for those fuels that spurred developments in transportation; (B) is incorrect. The argument of (C) is not directly addressed by the passage, but inequality between laborers and owners increased during the Industrial Revolution period. There were waves of emigration from Europe to the United States, suggesting that things were not perfect for the whole society. (C) is incorrect.


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Test your readiness for the AP World History exam with the following quiz.
 
 
AP World History Free Practice Question #1 
 “History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up.”
 
Quote attributed to Voltaire, French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher, circa 1740 
A proponent of the idea presented in the excerpt—that history is full of cycles in which the elite are overthrown by an underclass that subsequently become the new elite—would most likely use which of the following as an example?
A: The sack of Constantinople in 1204
B: The rise of the Ghanaian Empire
C: The Chinese Red Turban Rebellion
D: The split of the Romans and Byzantines
 
 Answer 1   C: The Red Turban Rebellion, an uprising of Chinese peas- ants upset over Mongol domination and high taxation, best reflects Voltaire’s idea of a historical cycle where the elite are overthrown by an underclass that subsequently become the new elite. The Mongols had once been steppe nomads poor enough that they were forced to make clothes from the pelts of field mice. Later, even with the fragmentation of their empire, they ruled China under the banner of the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, a peasant turned Red Turban, would overthrow them and become the first Ming emperor. Therefore, (C) is correct. The sack of Constantinople weakened the Byzantine Empire, but the Crusaders only looted the city; they did not take power, so (A) is incorrect. The Ghanaian Empire arose organically from villages along a trade network; thus, (C) is incorrect. The Byzantine Empire was created as the Roman Empire shrank, and the Byzantines thought of themselves as Roman; this is an example of reorganization, not rebellion. Thus, (D) is incorrect.   
 
AP World History Free Practice Question #2 
 
Musa I (also known as Mansa Musa) made a notable pilgrimage to Mecca and worked to spread Islam throughout his reign. This is an example of which of the following?
A: Forced conversion of conquered populations
B: The spread of Islam facilitating trade relationships
C: Religious conflict between native African religions
D: A sectarian split between Sunni and Shi’a in Africa
 
 Answer 2   B: Situated at the western end of the Trans-Saharan trade route, the Malian conversion to and spread of Islam contributed to trade and diplomatic relationships with neighboring states and exposure to the broader Islamic world (Dar al-Islam); (B) is correct. The Ottomans practiced forced conversion, but the Malians did not; (A) is incorrect. Islam spread in Africa from the Arabian peninsula and supplanted native African religions, especially in states in Northern Africa, but we cannot know if it caused conflict among the native religions. The wide acceptance of a foreign religion like Islam indicates an atmosphere of religious tolerance, though more evidence would be needed to prove that. (C) is incorrect. Both Shi’a and Sunni make a pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj), so we cannot make a judgment about sectarian splits in Africa from this example alone; (D) is incorrect.   
 
AP World History Free Practice Question #3 
 
Which of the following was the most direct consequence of the silver trade depicted on this map?
A: The Spanish empire used its great wealth to modernize its feudal economy.
B: A global trade system developed, the first between all major centers of civilization.
C: Britain waged the Opium War to force China off the silver standard.
D: Gold declined in value, increasing the volume of the Atlantic slave trade.
 
 Answer 3   B: The silver trade was a primary component in the first truly global trade system, so called because of the growing unification of the Eastern and Western hemispheres’ economies after European expansion. (B) is correct. This is best illustrated by the small but significant trade route across the Pacific Ocean between Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, and China—the first to connect the New World with the eastern and western halves of the Old World. Spain did not modernize internally despite its huge reserves of precious metals from America. Rather, it continued subsidizing its elite landholding classes and paying cash for talented foreigners to conduct its trade, imperial administration, and imperial wars. Thus, (A) is incorrect. (C) mixes up its history: the Opium Wars were in the 1800s and sought to balance the silver trade between England and China, not end it. It is true that, as silver became available in large quantities, gold declined somewhat in relative value, as in (D); however, that had little to do with the expansion of the slave trade in this period, which was based on demand for plantation commodities paid for with manufactured goods.   
 
AP World History Free Practice Question #4 
 “The Tsar had sent out orders to the governments of the different provinces of the empire requiring each of them to send his quota of artificers and laborers to assist in building the city. This they could easily do, for in those days all the laboring classes of the people were little better than slaves, and were almost entirely at the disposal of the nobles, their masters. In the same manner, he sent out agents to all the chief cities in western Europe, with orders to advertise there for carpenters, masons, engineers, ship-builders, and persons of all other trades likely to be useful in the work of building the city. These men were to be promised good wages and kind treatment, and were to be at liberty at any time to return to their prospective homes.” 
  
 –Jacob Abbot, Peter the Great, 1859 
The attitude toward foreign workers described in the passage differs most strongly from that of which of the following states during the period 1450–1750?
A: The Songhai Empire in West Africa
B: The Tokugawa shogunate in Japan
C: The Qing Dynasty in China
D: The Safavid Dynasty in Persia
 
 Answer 4   B: The passage describes Peter the Great offering to provide “good wages and kind treatment” to foreign workers, especially highly skilled workers, who assisted in the construction of St. Petersburg. Peter’s attitude toward foreign workers is generally positive and consistent with his eagerness to accept foreign influence, especially Euro- pean influence, in order to modernize Russia. This attitude differs strongly from that of the Tokugawa shogunate, which adopted an isolationist stance; it expelled most foreigners from Japan, closed Japan to most foreign trade, and forbade Japanese citizens from traveling abroad. Thus, (B) is correct. The remaining choices are incorrect because they do not indicate states with a negative view toward foreign workers or their influence. The Songhai Empire, (A), and the Safavid Dynasty, (D), relied heavily on foreign trade to support their economies, indicating a willingness to cooperate with foreigners. Similarly, the Qing Dynasty, (C), also engaged in foreign trade.   
 
AP World History Free Practice Question #5 
 “Steam-engines furnish the means not only of their support but of their multiplication. They create a vast demand for fuel; and, while they lend their powerful arms to drain the pits and to raise the coals, they call into employment multitudes of miners, engineers, shipbuilders, and sailors, and cause the construction of canals and railways. Thus therefore, in enabling these rich fields of industry to be cultivated to the utmost, they leave thousands of fine arable fields free for the production of food to man, which must have been otherwise allotted to the food of horses. Steam-engines moreover, by the cheapness and steadiness of their action, fabricate cheap goods, and procure in their exchange a liberal supply of the necessaries and comforts of life produced in foreign lands.” 
 –Andrew Ure, London publication, Philosophy of Manufactures, 1835 
The passage is best seen as evidence for which of the following?
A: The implementation of the factory system led to increased demand for skilled laborers.
B: The limited supply of fossil fuels led to innovations in transportation.
C: The rise of industrial technology improved living conditions for all members of society.
D: The development of machines led to increased agricultural production and population growth.
 
 Answer 5   D: The passage claims that advances in transportation and mechanical production allowed for more intensive agricultural cultivation; (D) is correct. The workers listed in the passage (with the exception of engineers) are unskilled laborers like miners and construction workers; (A) is incorrect. The supply of fossil fuels was seemingly unlimited, and it was the steady demand for those fuels that spurred developments in transportation; (B) is incorrect. The argument of (C) is not directly addressed by the passage, but inequality between laborers and owners increased during the Industrial Revolution period. There were waves of emigration from Europe to the United States, suggesting that things were not perfect for the whole society. (C) is incorrect.   
 
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 Overview of the AP World History Exam

 The AP World History Exam tests a high school student’s understanding of modern global historical events and processes ranging from c. 1200 CE to the present. Lasting about three hours, it consists of a multiple choice section worth 40% of one’s score and a writing section split up into multiple sub-sections that consists of the other 60%. Like other AP exams, the AP World History Exam is typically offered in May and graded on a 1-5 scale, with 1 representing “No Recommendation” and a 5 appraised as “Extremely well qualified”.

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 Although taking AP courses or the AP Exams are by no means mandatory for college admissions (even at the most selective schools) and AP scores are typically self-reported on the application, your course rigor can have important implications in admissions. Taking the most challenging courses offered at your school, typically AP classes, and earning good grades in them can signal to the admissions officers that you are an academically strong applicant, and can handle a rigorous college curriculum. If you are interested in pursuing a humanities or social science major, a great grade in AP World History, and even a high score on the class’ AP Exam, will likewise signal to the admissions officers that you are well qualified on that path.

 Moreover, for prospective college students interested in pursuing history or some type of humanities as a major, achieving a high score on the AP World History Exam can be an important asset. Many universities offer the opportunity to convert a high score (typically a 3 or higher) into credits toward one’s diploma, and a high AP score can also be a prerequisite to enrolling in certain higher level courses in college.

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 Test Format

 As a whole, the AP World History Exam is about 3 hours and consists of two main sections: a 55 minute, 55 question multiple choice section worth 40% of a student’s score and a two hour, three-part writing section worth the other 60% of one’s score.

 Each part of the writing section will test a student on a different subset of argumentative writing skills, such as defending an argument based on a series of documents and evidence provided by the test booklet. The first part of the writing section consists of 3 Short Answer questions worth 20% of the final score, the second part is a Document-Based Question worth 25% of a student’s score, and the last part includes a Long Essay Question worth 15% of the score. For the digital version of the exam that will be offered later, the scaling is somewhat different, but will mostly feature the same type of content.

 10 Hardest AP World History Exam Questions

 Multiple Choice Section

 For the multiple choice section, the AP test will usually provide some type of historical evidence in the form of a document, map, image, or graph, and will then ask a series of 3-4 questions aimed at deciphering multiple historical aspects of that evidence.

 Image Based Questions

 The image below from the 2017 AP World History Exam applies to the following three questions.

 Due to the rather Eurocentric concentration of many history curriculums, answering questions related to this Ethiopian religious icon may seem intimidating. However, using our knowledge of global historical trends gleaned from studying for the exam, we can hone in on the right answer for each question.

 To effectively answer the following questions, it is important to first identify the image (a religious icon of the Madonna and Child, similar to many Catholic and Eastern Orthodox images from the same time period), the time and setting (17th century Ethiopia), and the circumstances behind the work (a commission by a private Ethiopian patron, most likely a wealthy merchant).

 Question 1

 Answer: (A)

 This question inquires about the background and historical forces behind the creation of the image. Although one might be tempted to put down B, the correct answer is A. Answer choice B is appealing since the period of the Crusades (around 1200) is closer to the creation of this 17th century painting than the time period of the late Roman Empire (circa 300). However, the answer choice incorrectly places the setting of the Crusades in East Africa, when it actually was fought in the Near East (mostly in the area of present day Israel/Palestine). Consequently, having a solid historical background of various periods and events is important in preventing one from falling for certain “trap” answer choices created by the test makers.

 Question 2

 Answer: (B)

 This question asks the test taker about different historical aspects of the same painting. By reading through the caption provided by the AP test, we see that this religious icon was commissioned by an Ethiopian merchant around the 17th century. From our knowledge of global world history at the time, we know that this period also represented a great expansion in global trade, and the creation of a new commercial class of individuals like ship builders, merchants, and bankers, who took advantage of the new shipping routes criss-crossing the world. With this knowledge, we can identify B as the correct answer. Again, having a strong knowledge of historical trends, and connecting it to the information provided by the test maker is important in honing in on the correct answer.

 Question 3

 Answer: (B)

 This question also relates to different historical aspects of the same painting. Having gone through the AP World History curriculum, we know that the late 19th century represented a “Scramble for Africa” where the great European powers divided up the continent into spheres of influence. We know that Ethiopia was one of the few kingdoms in Africa to avoid becoming a colony of a European power during this era (Italy under Mussolini did eventually subjugate the country during the 1930s despite international outrage). We also know from the information provided by the AP exam and from our answers to the previous questions that this is a religious icon that is representative of the historically Christian nature of Ethiopian society–an aspect that placed the country closer culturally to the European powers than the other mostly Muslim, and pagan religions of other African entities. Thus, piecing together multiple strands of what we know of historical trends, and the information provided by the AP exam, we can safely conjecture the correct answer to be B.

 Document Based Questions

 In other instances, the test will provide a short written historical document. The following three questions, also from the 2017 exam, refer to the document below.

 As before, identify the document (a speech given to the public), the time and setting (mid 19th century India during the British Raj at the height of British Imperialism) and the circumstances of the document (given by a British provincial governor at the opening of a new railway). For written documents, it is also important for the test taker to carefully read the content of the work, and to make careful notes of the author’s tone, and any potential references to historical trends that match the time period of the document’s creation.

 We can see that Governor Frere’s speech strikes a very imperialist tone in his claim that the British seem to be modernizing India through developments like the newly developed railway, and are consequently “uplifting” the native Indian populace by supposedly providing them opportunities to advance themselves by laboring in the “modern” British-run economy of 19th century India. Governor Frere’s speech consequently intersects with multiple historical trends of the period (the development of the railway, Age of Imperialism, the Industrial Revolution, etc.).

 Having identified multiple aspects of the document, we can now move onto the questions.

 Question 1

 Answer: (C)

 Just by extrapolating from the content of the speech, as well as the references to historical trends that are indicative of the time period (industrialization, imperialism, etc.), we know that C best matches what we are looking for.

 Question 2

 Answer: (B)

 We know that the Industrial Revolution greatly shifted global labor markets whereby millions of formerly rural individuals found themselves workers in mostly urban, industrialized enterprises like factories. Again, having a solid knowledge of the historical trends behind the content of the document helps us to identify the B as the correct answer.

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 Question 3

 Answer: (C)

 The other answer choices are somewhat irrelevant since they are not referenced at all in the content of Frere’s speech. C’s mention of British commercial interests in its colonies lines up especially well with what we know of the historical background of British India at the time.

 Question 4

 Answer: (A)

 The AP World History exam loves to test students on knowledge of historical ideologies and political movements, and this question is a great example. Knowing this, we can rule out B and C since Frere does not once throughout the document reference anything close to communism or the ideals of the Enlightenment. Answer choice D is irrelevant because mercantilism is a term used to describe an economic theory popular in pre-19th century Europe that espoused protectionist trade policies. A is the correct answer since Classical Liberalism refers to a political ideology dominant in the 19th century that focused on uplifting individuals in society through the protection of civil liberties like economic freedoms and property ownership, usually under some form of democratic government.

 Writing Section

 Moving onto the Writing Section, the Short Answer Questions will similarly ask you to interpret some form of historical evidence. However, this time it is a free response, and you will have to answer a series of questions in paragraph form.

 Since these questions are free responses, our example answers might not exactly match what you had in mind, and that’s ok! There are variations of the “correct” answers to each question!

 Section I: Short Answer Questions

 Before jumping into answering the short answer question, it is important that, like in previous questions, we try to understand fully the historical context behind the image. Specifically, this painting dates back to the time of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) in which a newly industrialized Meiji Japan vanquished Qing China, disrupting the traditionally Sinocentric East Asian political order and claiming Joseon Korea under its sphere of influence. After Tokugawa Japan (1603-1867) famously “opened” itself to Western trade in the mid 19th century, the nation went through a breakneck period of Westernization and industrialization under the leadership of a new progressive minded class of military elites nominally headed by the new Meiji emperor. Knowing this historical context, we can successfully attack this short answer question.

 Section II

 Section II of the Writing Section includes both the Document-Based (Part A) and Free Response (Part B) Questions.

 Part A: Document-Based Question

 Now we move on to the Document-Based Question (colloquially known as the “DBQ”). In contrast to the Short Answer Questions, the DBQ will ask you to create a multi-paragraph essay that supports a central thesis using evidence from the 6-7 historical documents that are provided. Generally, the historical evidence provided will all have a similar theme, such as women’s rights in the Communist bloc during the Cold War era.

 As a recommendation, before starting your essay, read through all the documents carefully, and make notes on certain trends you can identify, as well as any connections you can make from what you already know about the subject of the DBQ. After spending about 15-20 minutes reading through the documents and making notes, develop your thesis, and start writing. The recommended format is a 5-6 paragraph essay with an introduction paragraph outlining your thesis, 3-4 support paragraphs each with a separate sub-thesis, and a concluding paragraph.

 A thesis for this particular DBQ response based on the documents provided could be:

 Communist movements in the 20th century contributed to a greater support of women’s rights through the espousing of egalitarian values that ostensibly uplifted women in the Communist bloc from the limitations of past patriarchies. Nonetheless, even this support was limited in its efficacy in advocating for women’s rights, as women in Communist nations continued to face discrimination and hardships based on their gender.

 Part B: Free Response Question

 Finally, we come to the last part of the Writing Section, the Free Response Question (colloquially known as the “FRQ”).

 Like in the DBQ, the FRQ will ask you to create a long form essay that supports a central thesis. Unlike the DBQ, there are no documents provided, so all the supporting evidence you provide will come from memory.

 Our recommendation for the FRQ is to pick a question to answer out of the options provided in which you have solid background knowledge. Spend about 10-15 minutes drafting an outline detailing your thesis and supporting evidence, and then proceed to begin writing.

 For example, if you possess a strong grasp of world history during the 20th century, then drafting an FRQ response to Question 4 would probably be most suitable.

 A sample thesis and supporting evidence to an FRQ response to Question 4 might look like this:

 Developments in global trade during the late 20th century transformed the world economy through greater market volatility as a result of increased economic interconnectedness, the reorientation of labor markets in the West, and the rise of transnational economic unions that facilitated the growth of free trade policies.

 Sub-thesis (Evidence 1): Developments in global trade during the late 20th century transformed the world economy through greater market volatility:

 * 1970s Oil Embargos that contributed to periods of weak growth as entire sectors of Western economies became subject to petroleum shortages as a result of the Arab OPEC’s trade policies against the U.S. in retaliation for its support of Israel.
 * 1990s Asian Financial Crisis resulted in multiple countries in East and Southeast Asia facing economic panic as a result of the financial collapse of Thailand’s currency.
 * Late 2000s Global Recession that resulted from the U.S. recession triggered by the subprime mortgage crisis.

 Sub-thesis (Evidence 2): Developments in global trade during the late 20th century transformed the world economy through the reorientation of labor markets in the West:

 * Deindustrialization: Rise of the Rust Belt in the Northeastern and Midwestern U.S. states during the 1960s-1980s; decline of industrial productivity in the traditionally industrialized regions of Northern Britain during the postwar era.
 * Growth of service sector industries, and white collar work as the engine of economic productivity in Western nations.
 * Greater reliance on immigration in Western nations like the U.S. to fulfill specific labor requirements.

 Sub-thesis (Evidence 3): Developments in global trade during the late 20th century transformed the world economy through the rise of transnational regional economic unions that facilitated the growth of free trade:

 * Creation of the European Union to facilitate economic cooperation for much of Western Europe by the end of the 20th century.
 * Creation of NAFTA in the 1990s between Canada, U.S. and Mexico to encourage trade partnerships in North America.
 * ASEAN Free Trade Area to foster cooperation in economic and social development in the Southeast Asia region starting from the 1960s.

 Final Tips

 On the surface, preparing for the AP World History exam may seem like a herculean undertaking. Scoring well on the test will require months of preparation in the form of reviewing and solidifying your knowledge of the AP World History curriculum.

 Create a timeline

 Possessing a solid grasp of noteworthy historical events, timelines, terms, and ideologies will help you tackle whatever the AP Exam writers may throw at you on test day. A useful way to consolidate knowledge in preparation for the exam is to create some form of master timeline (handwritten or digital) where you can visualize the important dates, movements, and periods that will most likely be tested on the exam.

 Take practice exams

 Another useful study method is taking a few timed practice tests from past exam administrations, so that you are prepared mentally for the long three hour marathon of test day. The 2017 AP World History Exam is available for free online through the College Board and other past exams are also available for purchase online.

 Check out these CollegeVine resources for more help with your studying:

 * Ultimate Guide to the AP World History Exam
 * 2021 AP Exam Schedule + Study Tips
 * How to Understand and Interpret Your AP Scores
 * How Long Is Each AP Exam? A Complete List

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 From Foundations: 8000 BC to 60 CE to the Present Era: 1914 to Present―there is a lot of subject matter to know if you want to succeed on your AP World History exam. That’s why we’ve selected these 500 AP-style questions and answers that cover all topics found on this exam. The targeted questions will prepare you for what you’ll see on test day, help you study more effectively, and use your review time wisely to achieve your best score.

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100 History Trivia Questions That Will Test Your Smarts
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	</p><h2>Think you know a thing or two about the past? Put your smarts to the test with these history trivia questions.</h2>
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<h2>How many of these history trivia questions can you get right?</h2>
<p>There seems to be trivia for everyone and every topic; there’s <a href="https://www.rd.com/article/movie-trivia-facts/">movie trivia</a>, <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/pop-culture-trivia/">pop culture trivia</a>, <a href="https://www.rd.com/article/triviaverse/">Netflix trivia</a> and even <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/trivia-questions-for-kids/">trivia questions for kids</a>. If you’re more of a history buff, don’t worry—there’s plenty of history trivia to test your IQ with.</p>
<p>History trivia is equally challenging and interesting. Yes, you have to remember who did what and when they did it, but you also reflect on those events and how they shaped the world as we know it. That being said, it’s time to sit back, put your thinking cap on, and see how many of these history trivia questions you can ace from four different categories. Fair warning: some questions may leave even the biggest history buffs stumped (even if they’ve watched <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/history-documentaries/">history documentaries</a> to prepare!)</p>
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<h2>U.S. history trivia</h2>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> When was the Declaration of Independence signed?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>August 2, 1776</p>
<p>Don’t forget to read up on <a href="https://www.rd.com/article/difference-declaration-of-independence-and-constitution/">the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> The United States bought Alaska from which country?</p>
<p><strong>Answer:</strong> Russia</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> Who was the fourth president of the United States?</p>
<p><strong>Answer:</strong> James Madison</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?</p>
<p><strong>Answer:</strong> The Industrial Revolution</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during The Great Depression?</p>
<p><strong>Answer:</strong> The New Deal</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> Fill in the blank: The 19th Amendment guarantees ____ the right to vote</p>
<p><strong>Answer:</strong> Women</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first woman to make a million dollars in the United States?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Madam C.J. Walker</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which year was George H.W. Bush elected president?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1988</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What do the stripes on the American flag represent?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The 13 original colonies</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Atlanta, Georgia</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which two Native American leaders led Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the fight against Lieutenant Colonel George Custer’s troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Finish the line President Franklin D. Roosevelt said during his speech addressing the attack on Pearl Harbor: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941…”</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>“A date which will live in infamy”</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled the racial segregation of schools unconstitutional?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Brown v. Board of Education</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C.?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1982</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The “shot heard ’round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Battles of Lexington and Concord</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Massachusetts</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>John F. Kennedy</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first Black Supreme Court justice in the United States?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Thurgood Marshall</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>In what year did child labor laws start in the United States?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1938</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Battle of Midway</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>When was the Battle of Gettysburg fought during the Civil War?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>July 1 through July 3, 1863</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Theodore Roosevelt</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What country did the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team defeat in the semi-finals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the “Miracle on Ice”?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Soviet Union</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) go into effect?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1994</p>
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<h2>World history trivia</h2>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>When did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>7th century BC</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>King Ferdinand of Spain</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What is considered the largest empire in history?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Mongol Empire</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year did the French Revolution start?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1789</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the last Tsar of Russia?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Nicholas II</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Six</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>In what year did Libya gain independence from Italy?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1951</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Germany</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who is commonly referred to as the person who created the first printing press?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Johannes Gutenberg</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>During which war was a Christmas Truce called?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>World War I</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>27</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Operation Barbarossa</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>When did the Mexican Revolution start?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>November 20, 1910</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Genghis Khan</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year did India gain independence from Britain?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1947</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first person in the world to land on the moon and which country were they from?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Neil Armstrong from the United States</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>In what year is the Bubonic Plague believed to have started in Europe and Asia?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1346</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Cusco</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Chernobyl</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The League of Nations</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>How long did the Han Dynasty rule China?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>More than 400 years</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>France</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>In which country was the Battle of Culloden fought in 1746?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Scotland</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who fought in the Hundred Years’ War?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Britain and France</p>
<p>Don’t forget to read about these <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/bizarre-historical-coincidences/">bizarre historical coincidences</a>—they’ll blow your mind.</p>
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<h2>Ancient history trivia</h2>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first Emperor of Rome?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Augustus</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and devastated which two Roman cities?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Pompeii and Herculaneum</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Constantinople</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Mesopotamia</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Athens and Sparta</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Athena</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Khufu</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who established the Xia Dynasty in China?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Yu the Great</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>282</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What dynasty was Cleopatra part of?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Ptolemaic dynasty</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What are the seven wonders of the ancient world?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Zeus</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>When was Julius Caesar assassinated?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC)</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The Maya Empire was centered in what is now which country?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Guatemala</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which ancient figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Socrates</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>332 BC</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Silk Road</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>How old was King Tutankhamun when he died?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>19</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Where is the Pyramid of the Sun located?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Teotihuacán, Mexico</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which famous battle is widely considered a turning point in the wars between Persia and Greece?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Queen Nefertiti ruled alongside which pharaoh?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Pharaoh Akhenaten</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The Colosseum started to be built under while which Roman emperor was in power?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Vespasian</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which fabric was invented in Ancient China?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Silk</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which powerful ancient empire?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Roman Empire</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced the concept of demokratia in 507 BC. What does demokratia translate to?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Democracy</p>
<p>Bookmark this list of <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/random-trivia-never-knew/">random trivia</a> to read later (you never know when you’ll need it).</p>
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<h2>Modern history trivia</h2>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year was the first iPhone released?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>2007</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the acronym commonly used for the 2000 software problem that many thought would cause computers to become inoperable?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Y2K</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which country hosted the 2016 Olympics?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Brazil</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The U.S. rover Curiosity landed on which planet in August 2012?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Mars</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who became the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 in 2014?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Malala Yousafzai</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year did the Berlin Wall fall?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1989</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the name of the Category 5 hurricane that hit New Orleans and its surrounding areas in 2005?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Hurricane Katrina</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which two royal family members were divorced in 1996?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Prince Charles and Princess Diana</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year was Facebook created?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>2004</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The U.S. hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1994. Which country won the game?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Brazil</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Pluto</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year did Google launch?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1998</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Barack Obama</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which two countries signed the Good Friday Agreement in 1997?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Britain and Ireland</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>In 1996, a sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. What was the name of that sheep?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Dolly</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Brexit refers to which country leaving the European Union?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The United Kingdom</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who became the most decorated gymnast in history during the 2010s?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Simone Biles</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year did the Internet become available to the public?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1993</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the global recession that lasted from 2007 to 2009 called?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Great Recession</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which U.S. city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Atlanta</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What is the name of the whistleblower who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Edward Snowden</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year was the Paris Agreement signed?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>2015</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What U.S. government department was created in the wake of the September 11 attacks?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Department of Homeland Security</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1990</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States in 2020?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Kamala Harris</p>
<p>Next, read up on <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/united-states-trivia/">trivia about the United States</a> you may not have learned in school.</p>
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 Think you know a thing or two about the past? Put your smarts to the test with these history trivia questions.

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 How many of these history trivia questions can you get right?

 There seems to be trivia for everyone and every topic; there’s movie trivia, pop culture trivia, Netflix trivia and even trivia questions for kids. If you’re more of a history buff, don’t worry—there’s plenty of history trivia to test your IQ with.

 History trivia is equally challenging and interesting. Yes, you have to remember who did what and when they did it, but you also reflect on those events and how they shaped the world as we know it. That being said, it’s time to sit back, put your thinking cap on, and see how many of these history trivia questions you can ace from four different categories. Fair warning: some questions may leave even the biggest history buffs stumped (even if they’ve watched history documentaries to prepare!)

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 U.S. history trivia

 Question: When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

 Answer: August 2, 1776

 Don’t forget to read up on the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

 Question: The United States bought Alaska from which country?

 Answer: Russia

 Question: Who was the fourth president of the United States?

 Answer: James Madison

 Question: Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?

 Answer: The Industrial Revolution

 Question: What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during The Great Depression?

 Answer: The New Deal

 Question: Fill in the blank: The 19th Amendment guarantees ____ the right to vote

 Answer: Women

 Question: Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?

 Answer: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt

 Question: Who was the first woman to make a million dollars in the United States?

 Answer: Madam C.J. Walker

 Question: Which year was George H.W. Bush elected president?

 Answer: 1988

 Question: What do the stripes on the American flag represent?

 Answer: The 13 original colonies

 Question: Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

 Answer: Atlanta, Georgia

 Question: Which two Native American leaders led Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the fight against Lieutenant Colonel George Custer’s troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn?

 Answer: Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull

 Question: Finish the line President Franklin D. Roosevelt said during his speech addressing the attack on Pearl Harbor: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941…”

 Answer: “A date which will live in infamy”

 Question: What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled the racial segregation of schools unconstitutional?

 Answer: Brown v. Board of Education

 Question: What year was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C.?

 Answer: 1982

 Question: The “shot heard ’round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?

 Answer: The Battles of Lexington and Concord

 Question: What was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage?

 Answer: Massachusetts

 Question: Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

 Answer: John F. Kennedy

 Question: Who was the first Black Supreme Court justice in the United States?

 Answer: Thurgood Marshall

 Question: In what year did child labor laws start in the United States?

 Answer: 1938

 Question: What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942?

 Answer: Battle of Midway

 Question: When was the Battle of Gettysburg fought during the Civil War?

 Answer: July 1 through July 3, 1863

 Question: Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?

 Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

 Question: What country did the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team defeat in the semi-finals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the “Miracle on Ice”?

 Answer: The Soviet Union

 Question: What year did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) go into effect?

 Answer: 1994

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 World history trivia

 Question: When did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?

 Answer: 7th century BC

 Question: Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?

 Answer: King Ferdinand of Spain

 Question: What is considered the largest empire in history?

 Answer: The Mongol Empire

 Question: What year did the French Revolution start?

 Answer: 1789

 Question: What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?

 Answer: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

 Question: Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

 Answer: Nicholas II

 Question: How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?

 Answer: Six

 Question: In what year did Libya gain independence from Italy?

 Answer: 1951

 Question: Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?

 Answer: Germany

 Question: Who is commonly referred to as the person who created the first printing press?

 Answer: Johannes Gutenberg

 Question: During which war was a Christmas Truce called?

 Answer: World War I

 Question: How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?

 Answer: 27

 Question: What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?

 Answer: Operation Barbarossa

 Question: When did the Mexican Revolution start?

 Answer: November 20, 1910

 Question: Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?

 Answer: Genghis Khan

 Question: What year did India gain independence from Britain?

 Answer: 1947

 Question: Who was the first person in the world to land on the moon and which country were they from?

 Answer: Neil Armstrong from the United States

 Question: In what year is the Bubonic Plague believed to have started in Europe and Asia?

 Answer: 1346

 Question: What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?

 Answer: Cusco

 Question: What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?

 Answer: Chernobyl

 Question: What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I?

 Answer: The League of Nations

 Question: How long did the Han Dynasty rule China?

 Answer: More than 400 years

 Question: During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?

 Answer: France

 Question: In which country was the Battle of Culloden fought in 1746?

 Answer: Scotland

 Question: Who fought in the Hundred Years’ War?

 Answer: Britain and France

 Don’t forget to read about these bizarre historical coincidences—they’ll blow your mind.

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 Ancient history trivia

 Question: Who was the first Emperor of Rome?

 Answer: Augustus

 Question: Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and devastated which two Roman cities?

 Answer: Pompeii and Herculaneum

 Question: Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

 Answer: Constantinople

 Question: What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?

 Answer: Mesopotamia

 Question: Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?

 Answer: Athens and Sparta

 Question: Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?

 Answer: Athena

 Question: The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?

 Answer: Khufu

 Question: Who established the Xia Dynasty in China?

 Answer: Yu the Great

 Question: How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi?

 Answer: 282

 Question: What dynasty was Cleopatra part of?

 Answer: The Ptolemaic dynasty

 Question: What are the seven wonders of the ancient world?

 Answer: The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria

 Question: Who is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology?

 Answer: Zeus

 Question: When was Julius Caesar assassinated?

 Answer: Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC)

 Question: The Maya Empire was centered in what is now which country?

 Answer: Guatemala

 Question: Which ancient figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?

 Answer: Socrates

 Question: When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?

 Answer: 332 BC

 Question: What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?

 Answer: The Silk Road

 Question: How old was King Tutankhamun when he died?

 Answer: 19

 Question: Where is the Pyramid of the Sun located?

 Answer: Teotihuacán, Mexico

 Question: Which famous battle is widely considered a turning point in the wars between Persia and Greece?

 Answer: The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC

 Question: Queen Nefertiti ruled alongside which pharaoh?

 Answer: Pharaoh Akhenaten

 Question: The Colosseum started to be built under while which Roman emperor was in power?

 Answer: Vespasian

 Question: Which fabric was invented in Ancient China?

 Answer: Silk

 Question: The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which powerful ancient empire?

 Answer: The Roman Empire

 Question: Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced the concept of demokratia in 507 BC. What does demokratia translate to?

 Answer: Democracy

 Bookmark this list of random trivia to read later (you never know when you’ll need it).

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 Modern history trivia

 Question: What year was the first iPhone released?

 Answer: 2007

 Question: What was the acronym commonly used for the 2000 software problem that many thought would cause computers to become inoperable?

 Answer: Y2K

 Question: Which country hosted the 2016 Olympics?

 Answer: Brazil

 Question: The U.S. rover Curiosity landed on which planet in August 2012?

 Answer: Mars

 Question: Who became the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 in 2014?

 Answer: Malala Yousafzai

 Question: What year did the Berlin Wall fall?

 Answer: 1989

 Question: What was the name of the Category 5 hurricane that hit New Orleans and its surrounding areas in 2005?

 Answer: Hurricane Katrina

 Question: Which two royal family members were divorced in 1996?

 Answer: Prince Charles and Princess Diana

 Question: What year was Facebook created?

 Answer: 2004

 Question: The U.S. hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1994. Which country won the game?

 Answer: Brazil

 Question: Which planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006?

 Answer: Pluto

 Question: What year did Google launch?

 Answer: 1998

 Question: Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?

 Answer: Barack Obama

 Question: Which two countries signed the Good Friday Agreement in 1997?

 Answer: Britain and Ireland

 Question: In 1996, a sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. What was the name of that sheep?

 Answer: Dolly

 Question: Brexit refers to which country leaving the European Union?

 Answer: The United Kingdom

 Question: Who became the most decorated gymnast in history during the 2010s?

 Answer: Simone Biles

 Question: What year did the Internet become available to the public?

 Answer: 1993

 Question: What was the global recession that lasted from 2007 to 2009 called?

 Answer: The Great Recession

 Question: Which U.S. city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996?

 Answer: Atlanta

 Question: What is the name of the whistleblower who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013?

 Answer: Edward Snowden

 Question: What year was the Paris Agreement signed?

 Answer: 2015

 Question: What U.S. government department was created in the wake of the September 11 attacks?

 Answer: The Department of Homeland Security

 Question: What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison?

 Answer: 1990

 Question: Who was the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States in 2020?

 Answer: Kamala Harris

 Next, read up on trivia about the United States you may not have learned in school.

 Originally Published: December 31, 1969

 Kelly Kuehn
 Kelly Kuehn is an associate editor for Reader’s Digest covering entertainment, trivia and history. When she’s not writing you can find her watching the latest and greatest movies, listening to a true crime podcast (or two), blasting ‘90s music and hiking with her dog, Ryker, throughout the Finger Lakes.
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There seems to be trivia for everyone and every topic; there’s movie trivia, pop culture trivia, Netflix trivia and even trivia questions for kids. If you’re more of a history buff, don’t worry—there’s plenty of history trivia to test your IQ with.
History trivia is equally challenging and interesting. Yes, you have to remember who did what and when they did it, but you also reflect on those events and how they shaped the world as we know it. That being said, it’s time to sit back, put your thinking cap on, and see how many of these history trivia questions you can ace from four different categories. Fair warning: some questions may leave even the biggest history buffs stumped (even if they’ve watched history documentaries to prepare!)
	
	
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U.S. history trivia
 Question: When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
 Answer: August 2, 1776
Don’t forget to read up on the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
 Question: The United States bought Alaska from which country?
 Answer: Russia
 Question: Who was the fourth president of the United States?
 Answer: James Madison
 Question: Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?
 Answer: The Industrial Revolution
 Question: What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during The Great Depression?
 Answer: The New Deal
 Question: Fill in the blank: The 19th Amendment guarantees ____ the right to vote
 Answer: Women
 Question: Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
 Answer: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt
 Question: Who was the first woman to make a million dollars in the United States?
 Answer: Madam C.J. Walker
 Question: Which year was George H.W. Bush elected president?
 Answer: 1988
 Question: What do the stripes on the American flag represent?
 Answer: The 13 original colonies
 Question: Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
 Answer: Atlanta, Georgia
 Question: Which two Native American leaders led Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the fight against Lieutenant Colonel George Custer’s troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
 Answer: Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
 Question: Finish the line President Franklin D. Roosevelt said during his speech addressing the attack on Pearl Harbor: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941…”
 Answer: “A date which will live in infamy”
 Question: What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled the racial segregation of schools unconstitutional?
 Answer: Brown v. Board of Education
 Question: What year was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C.?
 Answer: 1982
 Question: The “shot heard ’round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?
 Answer: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
 Question: What was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage?
 Answer: Massachusetts
 Question: Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
 Answer: John F. Kennedy
 Question: Who was the first Black Supreme Court justice in the United States?
 Answer: Thurgood Marshall
 Question: In what year did child labor laws start in the United States?
 Answer: 1938
 Question: What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942?
 Answer: Battle of Midway
 Question: When was the Battle of Gettysburg fought during the Civil War?
 Answer: July 1 through July 3, 1863
 Question: Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?
 Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
 Question: What country did the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team defeat in the semi-finals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the “Miracle on Ice”?
 Answer: The Soviet Union
 Question: What year did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) go into effect?
 Answer: 1994
	
	
	
	
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World history trivia
 Question: When did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?
 Answer: 7th century BC
 Question: Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?
 Answer: King Ferdinand of Spain
 Question: What is considered the largest empire in history?
 Answer: The Mongol Empire
 Question: What year did the French Revolution start?
 Answer: 1789
 Question: What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?
 Answer: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
 Question: Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
 Answer: Nicholas II
 Question: How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?
 Answer: Six
 Question: In what year did Libya gain independence from Italy?
 Answer: 1951
 Question: Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?
 Answer: Germany
 Question: Who is commonly referred to as the person who created the first printing press?
 Answer: Johannes Gutenberg
 Question: During which war was a Christmas Truce called?
 Answer: World War I
 Question: How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?
 Answer: 27
 Question: What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?
 Answer: Operation Barbarossa
 Question: When did the Mexican Revolution start?
 Answer: November 20, 1910
 Question: Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
 Answer: Genghis Khan
 Question: What year did India gain independence from Britain?
 Answer: 1947
 Question: Who was the first person in the world to land on the moon and which country were they from?
 Answer: Neil Armstrong from the United States
 Question: In what year is the Bubonic Plague believed to have started in Europe and Asia?
 Answer: 1346
 Question: What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?
 Answer: Cusco
 Question: What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?
 Answer: Chernobyl
 Question: What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I?
 Answer: The League of Nations
 Question: How long did the Han Dynasty rule China?
 Answer: More than 400 years
 Question: During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?
 Answer: France
 Question: In which country was the Battle of Culloden fought in 1746?
 Answer: Scotland
 Question: Who fought in the Hundred Years’ War?
 Answer: Britain and France
Don’t forget to read about these bizarre historical coincidences—they’ll blow your mind.
	
	
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Ancient history trivia
 Question: Who was the first Emperor of Rome?
 Answer: Augustus
 Question: Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and devastated which two Roman cities?
 Answer: Pompeii and Herculaneum
 Question: Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
 Answer: Constantinople
 Question: What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?
 Answer: Mesopotamia
 Question: Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
 Answer: Athens and Sparta
 Question: Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?
 Answer: Athena
 Question: The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?
 Answer: Khufu
 Question: Who established the Xia Dynasty in China?
 Answer: Yu the Great
 Question: How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi?
 Answer: 282
 Question: What dynasty was Cleopatra part of?
 Answer: The Ptolemaic dynasty
 Question: What are the seven wonders of the ancient world?
 Answer: The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria
 Question: Who is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology?
 Answer: Zeus
 Question: When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
 Answer: Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC)
 Question: The Maya Empire was centered in what is now which country?
 Answer: Guatemala
 Question: Which ancient figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?
 Answer: Socrates
 Question: When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?
 Answer: 332 BC
 Question: What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?
 Answer: The Silk Road
 Question: How old was King Tutankhamun when he died?
 Answer: 19
 Question: Where is the Pyramid of the Sun located?
 Answer: Teotihuacán, Mexico
 Question: Which famous battle is widely considered a turning point in the wars between Persia and Greece?
 Answer: The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC
 Question: Queen Nefertiti ruled alongside which pharaoh?
 Answer: Pharaoh Akhenaten
 Question: The Colosseum started to be built under while which Roman emperor was in power?
 Answer: Vespasian
 Question: Which fabric was invented in Ancient China?
 Answer: Silk
 Question: The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which powerful ancient empire?
 Answer: The Roman Empire
 Question: Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced the concept of demokratia in 507 BC. What does demokratia translate to?
 Answer: Democracy
Bookmark this list of random trivia to read later (you never know when you’ll need it).
	
	
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Modern history trivia
 Question: What year was the first iPhone released?
 Answer: 2007
 Question: What was the acronym commonly used for the 2000 software problem that many thought would cause computers to become inoperable?
 Answer: Y2K
 Question: Which country hosted the 2016 Olympics?
 Answer: Brazil
 Question: The U.S. rover Curiosity landed on which planet in August 2012?
 Answer: Mars
 Question: Who became the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 in 2014?
 Answer: Malala Yousafzai
 Question: What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
 Answer: 1989
 Question: What was the name of the Category 5 hurricane that hit New Orleans and its surrounding areas in 2005?
 Answer: Hurricane Katrina
 Question: Which two royal family members were divorced in 1996?
 Answer: Prince Charles and Princess Diana
 Question: What year was Facebook created?
 Answer: 2004
 Question: The U.S. hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1994. Which country won the game?
 Answer: Brazil
 Question: Which planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006?
 Answer: Pluto
 Question: What year did Google launch?
 Answer: 1998
 Question: Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?
 Answer: Barack Obama
 Question: Which two countries signed the Good Friday Agreement in 1997?
 Answer: Britain and Ireland
 Question: In 1996, a sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. What was the name of that sheep?
 Answer: Dolly
 Question: Brexit refers to which country leaving the European Union?
 Answer: The United Kingdom
 Question: Who became the most decorated gymnast in history during the 2010s?
 Answer: Simone Biles
 Question: What year did the Internet become available to the public?
 Answer: 1993
 Question: What was the global recession that lasted from 2007 to 2009 called?
 Answer: The Great Recession
 Question: Which U.S. city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996?
 Answer: Atlanta
 Question: What is the name of the whistleblower who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013?
 Answer: Edward Snowden
 Question: What year was the Paris Agreement signed?
 Answer: 2015
 Question: What U.S. government department was created in the wake of the September 11 attacks?
 Answer: The Department of Homeland Security
 Question: What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison?
 Answer: 1990
 Question: Who was the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States in 2020?
 Answer: Kamala Harris
Next, read up on trivia about the United States you may not have learned in school.
	
	
	
	
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<p>There seems to be trivia for everyone and every topic; there’s <a href="https://www.rd.com/article/movie-trivia-facts/">movie trivia</a>, <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/pop-culture-trivia/">pop culture trivia</a>, <a href="https://www.rd.com/article/triviaverse/">Netflix trivia</a> and even <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/trivia-questions-for-kids/">trivia questions for kids</a>. If you’re more of a history buff, don’t worry—there’s plenty of history trivia to test your IQ with.</p>
<p>History trivia is equally challenging and interesting. Yes, you have to remember who did what and when they did it, but you also reflect on those events and how they shaped the world as we know it. That being said, it’s time to sit back, put your thinking cap on, and see how many of these history trivia questions you can ace from four different categories. Fair warning: some questions may leave even the biggest history buffs stumped (even if they’ve watched <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/history-documentaries/">history documentaries</a> to prepare!)</p>
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<h2>U.S. history trivia</h2>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> When was the Declaration of Independence signed?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>August 2, 1776</p>
<p>Don’t forget to read up on <a href="https://www.rd.com/article/difference-declaration-of-independence-and-constitution/">the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> The United States bought Alaska from which country?</p>
<p><strong>Answer:</strong> Russia</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> Who was the fourth president of the United States?</p>
<p><strong>Answer:</strong> James Madison</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?</p>
<p><strong>Answer:</strong> The Industrial Revolution</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during The Great Depression?</p>
<p><strong>Answer:</strong> The New Deal</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> Fill in the blank: The 19th Amendment guarantees ____ the right to vote</p>
<p><strong>Answer:</strong> Women</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first woman to make a million dollars in the United States?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Madam C.J. Walker</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which year was George H.W. Bush elected president?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1988</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What do the stripes on the American flag represent?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The 13 original colonies</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Atlanta, Georgia</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which two Native American leaders led Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the fight against Lieutenant Colonel George Custer’s troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Finish the line President Franklin D. Roosevelt said during his speech addressing the attack on Pearl Harbor: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941…”</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>“A date which will live in infamy”</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled the racial segregation of schools unconstitutional?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Brown v. Board of Education</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C.?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1982</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The “shot heard ’round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Battles of Lexington and Concord</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Massachusetts</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>John F. Kennedy</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first Black Supreme Court justice in the United States?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Thurgood Marshall</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>In what year did child labor laws start in the United States?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1938</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Battle of Midway</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>When was the Battle of Gettysburg fought during the Civil War?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>July 1 through July 3, 1863</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Theodore Roosevelt</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What country did the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team defeat in the semi-finals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the “Miracle on Ice”?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Soviet Union</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) go into effect?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1994</p>
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<p><strong>Question: </strong>When did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>7th century BC</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>King Ferdinand of Spain</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What is considered the largest empire in history?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Mongol Empire</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year did the French Revolution start?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1789</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the last Tsar of Russia?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Nicholas II</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Six</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>In what year did Libya gain independence from Italy?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1951</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Germany</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who is commonly referred to as the person who created the first printing press?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Johannes Gutenberg</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>During which war was a Christmas Truce called?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>World War I</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>27</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Operation Barbarossa</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>When did the Mexican Revolution start?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>November 20, 1910</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Genghis Khan</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year did India gain independence from Britain?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1947</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first person in the world to land on the moon and which country were they from?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Neil Armstrong from the United States</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>In what year is the Bubonic Plague believed to have started in Europe and Asia?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1346</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Cusco</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Chernobyl</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The League of Nations</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>How long did the Han Dynasty rule China?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>More than 400 years</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>France</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>In which country was the Battle of Culloden fought in 1746?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Scotland</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who fought in the Hundred Years’ War?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Britain and France</p>
<p>Don’t forget to read about these <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/bizarre-historical-coincidences/">bizarre historical coincidences</a>—they’ll blow your mind.</p>
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<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first Emperor of Rome?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Augustus</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and devastated which two Roman cities?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Pompeii and Herculaneum</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Constantinople</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Mesopotamia</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Athens and Sparta</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Athena</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Khufu</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who established the Xia Dynasty in China?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Yu the Great</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>282</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What dynasty was Cleopatra part of?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Ptolemaic dynasty</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What are the seven wonders of the ancient world?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Zeus</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>When was Julius Caesar assassinated?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC)</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The Maya Empire was centered in what is now which country?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Guatemala</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which ancient figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Socrates</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>332 BC</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Silk Road</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>How old was King Tutankhamun when he died?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>19</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Where is the Pyramid of the Sun located?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Teotihuacán, Mexico</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which famous battle is widely considered a turning point in the wars between Persia and Greece?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Queen Nefertiti ruled alongside which pharaoh?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Pharaoh Akhenaten</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The Colosseum started to be built under while which Roman emperor was in power?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Vespasian</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which fabric was invented in Ancient China?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Silk</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which powerful ancient empire?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Roman Empire</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced the concept of demokratia in 507 BC. What does demokratia translate to?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Democracy</p>
<p>Bookmark this list of <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/random-trivia-never-knew/">random trivia</a> to read later (you never know when you’ll need it).</p>
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<h2>Modern history trivia</h2>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year was the first iPhone released?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>2007</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the acronym commonly used for the 2000 software problem that many thought would cause computers to become inoperable?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Y2K</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which country hosted the 2016 Olympics?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Brazil</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The U.S. rover Curiosity landed on which planet in August 2012?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Mars</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who became the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 in 2014?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Malala Yousafzai</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year did the Berlin Wall fall?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1989</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the name of the Category 5 hurricane that hit New Orleans and its surrounding areas in 2005?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Hurricane Katrina</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which two royal family members were divorced in 1996?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Prince Charles and Princess Diana</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year was Facebook created?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>2004</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>The U.S. hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1994. Which country won the game?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Brazil</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Pluto</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year did Google launch?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1998</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Barack Obama</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which two countries signed the Good Friday Agreement in 1997?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Britain and Ireland</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>In 1996, a sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. What was the name of that sheep?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Dolly</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Brexit refers to which country leaving the European Union?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The United Kingdom</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who became the most decorated gymnast in history during the 2010s?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Simone Biles</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year did the Internet become available to the public?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1993</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What was the global recession that lasted from 2007 to 2009 called?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Great Recession</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Which U.S. city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Atlanta</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What is the name of the whistleblower who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Edward Snowden</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year was the Paris Agreement signed?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>2015</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What U.S. government department was created in the wake of the September 11 attacks?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Department of Homeland Security</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>1990</p>
<p><strong>Question: </strong>Who was the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States in 2020?</p>
<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Kamala Harris</p>
<p>Next, read up on <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/united-states-trivia/">trivia about the United States</a> you may not have learned in school.</p>
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 How many of these history trivia questions can you get right?

 There seems to be trivia for everyone and every topic; there’s movie trivia, pop culture trivia, Netflix trivia and even trivia questions for kids. If you’re more of a history buff, don’t worry—there’s plenty of history trivia to test your IQ with.

 History trivia is equally challenging and interesting. Yes, you have to remember who did what and when they did it, but you also reflect on those events and how they shaped the world as we know it. That being said, it’s time to sit back, put your thinking cap on, and see how many of these history trivia questions you can ace from four different categories. Fair warning: some questions may leave even the biggest history buffs stumped (even if they’ve watched history documentaries to prepare!)

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 U.S. history trivia

 Question: When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

 Answer: August 2, 1776

 Don’t forget to read up on the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

 Question: The United States bought Alaska from which country?

 Answer: Russia

 Question: Who was the fourth president of the United States?

 Answer: James Madison

 Question: Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?

 Answer: The Industrial Revolution

 Question: What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during The Great Depression?

 Answer: The New Deal

 Question: Fill in the blank: The 19th Amendment guarantees ____ the right to vote

 Answer: Women

 Question: Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?

 Answer: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt

 Question: Who was the first woman to make a million dollars in the United States?

 Answer: Madam C.J. Walker

 Question: Which year was George H.W. Bush elected president?

 Answer: 1988

 Question: What do the stripes on the American flag represent?

 Answer: The 13 original colonies

 Question: Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

 Answer: Atlanta, Georgia

 Question: Which two Native American leaders led Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the fight against Lieutenant Colonel George Custer’s troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn?

 Answer: Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull

 Question: Finish the line President Franklin D. Roosevelt said during his speech addressing the attack on Pearl Harbor: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941…”

 Answer: “A date which will live in infamy”

 Question: What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled the racial segregation of schools unconstitutional?

 Answer: Brown v. Board of Education

 Question: What year was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C.?

 Answer: 1982

 Question: The “shot heard ’round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?

 Answer: The Battles of Lexington and Concord

 Question: What was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage?

 Answer: Massachusetts

 Question: Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

 Answer: John F. Kennedy

 Question: Who was the first Black Supreme Court justice in the United States?

 Answer: Thurgood Marshall

 Question: In what year did child labor laws start in the United States?

 Answer: 1938

 Question: What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942?

 Answer: Battle of Midway

 Question: When was the Battle of Gettysburg fought during the Civil War?

 Answer: July 1 through July 3, 1863

 Question: Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?

 Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

 Question: What country did the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team defeat in the semi-finals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the “Miracle on Ice”?

 Answer: The Soviet Union

 Question: What year did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) go into effect?

 Answer: 1994

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 World history trivia

 Question: When did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?

 Answer: 7th century BC

 Question: Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?

 Answer: King Ferdinand of Spain

 Question: What is considered the largest empire in history?

 Answer: The Mongol Empire

 Question: What year did the French Revolution start?

 Answer: 1789

 Question: What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?

 Answer: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

 Question: Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

 Answer: Nicholas II

 Question: How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?

 Answer: Six

 Question: In what year did Libya gain independence from Italy?

 Answer: 1951

 Question: Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?

 Answer: Germany

 Question: Who is commonly referred to as the person who created the first printing press?

 Answer: Johannes Gutenberg

 Question: During which war was a Christmas Truce called?

 Answer: World War I

 Question: How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?

 Answer: 27

 Question: What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?

 Answer: Operation Barbarossa

 Question: When did the Mexican Revolution start?

 Answer: November 20, 1910

 Question: Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?

 Answer: Genghis Khan

 Question: What year did India gain independence from Britain?

 Answer: 1947

 Question: Who was the first person in the world to land on the moon and which country were they from?

 Answer: Neil Armstrong from the United States

 Question: In what year is the Bubonic Plague believed to have started in Europe and Asia?

 Answer: 1346

 Question: What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?

 Answer: Cusco

 Question: What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?

 Answer: Chernobyl

 Question: What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I?

 Answer: The League of Nations

 Question: How long did the Han Dynasty rule China?

 Answer: More than 400 years

 Question: During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?

 Answer: France

 Question: In which country was the Battle of Culloden fought in 1746?

 Answer: Scotland

 Question: Who fought in the Hundred Years’ War?

 Answer: Britain and France

 Don’t forget to read about these bizarre historical coincidences—they’ll blow your mind.

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 Ancient history trivia

 Question: Who was the first Emperor of Rome?

 Answer: Augustus

 Question: Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and devastated which two Roman cities?

 Answer: Pompeii and Herculaneum

 Question: Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

 Answer: Constantinople

 Question: What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?

 Answer: Mesopotamia

 Question: Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?

 Answer: Athens and Sparta

 Question: Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?

 Answer: Athena

 Question: The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?

 Answer: Khufu

 Question: Who established the Xia Dynasty in China?

 Answer: Yu the Great

 Question: How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi?

 Answer: 282

 Question: What dynasty was Cleopatra part of?

 Answer: The Ptolemaic dynasty

 Question: What are the seven wonders of the ancient world?

 Answer: The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria

 Question: Who is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology?

 Answer: Zeus

 Question: When was Julius Caesar assassinated?

 Answer: Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC)

 Question: The Maya Empire was centered in what is now which country?

 Answer: Guatemala

 Question: Which ancient figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?

 Answer: Socrates

 Question: When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?

 Answer: 332 BC

 Question: What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?

 Answer: The Silk Road

 Question: How old was King Tutankhamun when he died?

 Answer: 19

 Question: Where is the Pyramid of the Sun located?

 Answer: Teotihuacán, Mexico

 Question: Which famous battle is widely considered a turning point in the wars between Persia and Greece?

 Answer: The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC

 Question: Queen Nefertiti ruled alongside which pharaoh?

 Answer: Pharaoh Akhenaten

 Question: The Colosseum started to be built under while which Roman emperor was in power?

 Answer: Vespasian

 Question: Which fabric was invented in Ancient China?

 Answer: Silk

 Question: The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which powerful ancient empire?

 Answer: The Roman Empire

 Question: Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced the concept of demokratia in 507 BC. What does demokratia translate to?

 Answer: Democracy

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 Modern history trivia

 Question: What year was the first iPhone released?

 Answer: 2007

 Question: What was the acronym commonly used for the 2000 software problem that many thought would cause computers to become inoperable?

 Answer: Y2K

 Question: Which country hosted the 2016 Olympics?

 Answer: Brazil

 Question: The U.S. rover Curiosity landed on which planet in August 2012?

 Answer: Mars

 Question: Who became the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 in 2014?

 Answer: Malala Yousafzai

 Question: What year did the Berlin Wall fall?

 Answer: 1989

 Question: What was the name of the Category 5 hurricane that hit New Orleans and its surrounding areas in 2005?

 Answer: Hurricane Katrina

 Question: Which two royal family members were divorced in 1996?

 Answer: Prince Charles and Princess Diana

 Question: What year was Facebook created?

 Answer: 2004

 Question: The U.S. hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1994. Which country won the game?

 Answer: Brazil

 Question: Which planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006?

 Answer: Pluto

 Question: What year did Google launch?

 Answer: 1998

 Question: Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?

 Answer: Barack Obama

 Question: Which two countries signed the Good Friday Agreement in 1997?

 Answer: Britain and Ireland

 Question: In 1996, a sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. What was the name of that sheep?

 Answer: Dolly

 Question: Brexit refers to which country leaving the European Union?

 Answer: The United Kingdom

 Question: Who became the most decorated gymnast in history during the 2010s?

 Answer: Simone Biles

 Question: What year did the Internet become available to the public?

 Answer: 1993

 Question: What was the global recession that lasted from 2007 to 2009 called?

 Answer: The Great Recession

 Question: Which U.S. city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996?

 Answer: Atlanta

 Question: What is the name of the whistleblower who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013?

 Answer: Edward Snowden

 Question: What year was the Paris Agreement signed?

 Answer: 2015

 Question: What U.S. government department was created in the wake of the September 11 attacks?

 Answer: The Department of Homeland Security

 Question: What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison?

 Answer: 1990

 Question: Who was the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States in 2020?

 Answer: Kamala Harris

 Next, read up on trivia about the United States you may not have learned in school.

 Originally Published: December 31, 1969

 Kelly Kuehn
 Kelly Kuehn is an associate editor for Reader’s Digest covering entertainment, trivia and history. When she’s not writing you can find her watching the latest and greatest movies, listening to a true crime podcast (or two), blasting ‘90s music and hiking with her dog, Ryker, throughout the Finger Lakes.
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How many of these history trivia questions can you get right?
There seems to be trivia for everyone and every topic; there’s movie trivia, pop culture trivia, Netflix trivia and even trivia questions for kids. If you’re more of a history buff, don’t worry—there’s plenty of history trivia to test your IQ with.
History trivia is equally challenging and interesting. Yes, you have to remember who did what and when they did it, but you also reflect on those events and how they shaped the world as we know it. That being said, it’s time to sit back, put your thinking cap on, and see how many of these history trivia questions you can ace from four different categories. Fair warning: some questions may leave even the biggest history buffs stumped (even if they’ve watched history documentaries to prepare!)
	
	
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U.S. history trivia
 Question: When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
 Answer: August 2, 1776
Don’t forget to read up on the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
 Question: The United States bought Alaska from which country?
 Answer: Russia
 Question: Who was the fourth president of the United States?
 Answer: James Madison
 Question: Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?
 Answer: The Industrial Revolution
 Question: What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during The Great Depression?
 Answer: The New Deal
 Question: Fill in the blank: The 19th Amendment guarantees ____ the right to vote
 Answer: Women
 Question: Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
 Answer: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt
 Question: Who was the first woman to make a million dollars in the United States?
 Answer: Madam C.J. Walker
 Question: Which year was George H.W. Bush elected president?
 Answer: 1988
 Question: What do the stripes on the American flag represent?
 Answer: The 13 original colonies
 Question: Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
 Answer: Atlanta, Georgia
 Question: Which two Native American leaders led Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the fight against Lieutenant Colonel George Custer’s troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
 Answer: Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
 Question: Finish the line President Franklin D. Roosevelt said during his speech addressing the attack on Pearl Harbor: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941…”
 Answer: “A date which will live in infamy”
 Question: What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled the racial segregation of schools unconstitutional?
 Answer: Brown v. Board of Education
 Question: What year was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C.?
 Answer: 1982
 Question: The “shot heard ’round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?
 Answer: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
 Question: What was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage?
 Answer: Massachusetts
 Question: Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
 Answer: John F. Kennedy
 Question: Who was the first Black Supreme Court justice in the United States?
 Answer: Thurgood Marshall
 Question: In what year did child labor laws start in the United States?
 Answer: 1938
 Question: What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942?
 Answer: Battle of Midway
 Question: When was the Battle of Gettysburg fought during the Civil War?
 Answer: July 1 through July 3, 1863
 Question: Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?
 Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
 Question: What country did the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team defeat in the semi-finals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the “Miracle on Ice”?
 Answer: The Soviet Union
 Question: What year did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) go into effect?
 Answer: 1994
	
	
	
	
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World history trivia
 Question: When did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?
 Answer: 7th century BC
 Question: Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?
 Answer: King Ferdinand of Spain
 Question: What is considered the largest empire in history?
 Answer: The Mongol Empire
 Question: What year did the French Revolution start?
 Answer: 1789
 Question: What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?
 Answer: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
 Question: Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
 Answer: Nicholas II
 Question: How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?
 Answer: Six
 Question: In what year did Libya gain independence from Italy?
 Answer: 1951
 Question: Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?
 Answer: Germany
 Question: Who is commonly referred to as the person who created the first printing press?
 Answer: Johannes Gutenberg
 Question: During which war was a Christmas Truce called?
 Answer: World War I
 Question: How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?
 Answer: 27
 Question: What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?
 Answer: Operation Barbarossa
 Question: When did the Mexican Revolution start?
 Answer: November 20, 1910
 Question: Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
 Answer: Genghis Khan
 Question: What year did India gain independence from Britain?
 Answer: 1947
 Question: Who was the first person in the world to land on the moon and which country were they from?
 Answer: Neil Armstrong from the United States
 Question: In what year is the Bubonic Plague believed to have started in Europe and Asia?
 Answer: 1346
 Question: What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?
 Answer: Cusco
 Question: What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?
 Answer: Chernobyl
 Question: What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I?
 Answer: The League of Nations
 Question: How long did the Han Dynasty rule China?
 Answer: More than 400 years
 Question: During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?
 Answer: France
 Question: In which country was the Battle of Culloden fought in 1746?
 Answer: Scotland
 Question: Who fought in the Hundred Years’ War?
 Answer: Britain and France
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Ancient history trivia
 Question: Who was the first Emperor of Rome?
 Answer: Augustus
 Question: Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and devastated which two Roman cities?
 Answer: Pompeii and Herculaneum
 Question: Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
 Answer: Constantinople
 Question: What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?
 Answer: Mesopotamia
 Question: Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
 Answer: Athens and Sparta
 Question: Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?
 Answer: Athena
 Question: The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?
 Answer: Khufu
 Question: Who established the Xia Dynasty in China?
 Answer: Yu the Great
 Question: How many rules are written in the Code of Hammurabi?
 Answer: 282
 Question: What dynasty was Cleopatra part of?
 Answer: The Ptolemaic dynasty
 Question: What are the seven wonders of the ancient world?
 Answer: The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria
 Question: Who is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology?
 Answer: Zeus
 Question: When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
 Answer: Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC)
 Question: The Maya Empire was centered in what is now which country?
 Answer: Guatemala
 Question: Which ancient figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?
 Answer: Socrates
 Question: When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?
 Answer: 332 BC
 Question: What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?
 Answer: The Silk Road
 Question: How old was King Tutankhamun when he died?
 Answer: 19
 Question: Where is the Pyramid of the Sun located?
 Answer: Teotihuacán, Mexico
 Question: Which famous battle is widely considered a turning point in the wars between Persia and Greece?
 Answer: The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC
 Question: Queen Nefertiti ruled alongside which pharaoh?
 Answer: Pharaoh Akhenaten
 Question: The Colosseum started to be built under while which Roman emperor was in power?
 Answer: Vespasian
 Question: Which fabric was invented in Ancient China?
 Answer: Silk
 Question: The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which powerful ancient empire?
 Answer: The Roman Empire
 Question: Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced the concept of demokratia in 507 BC. What does demokratia translate to?
 Answer: Democracy
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Modern history trivia
 Question: What year was the first iPhone released?
 Answer: 2007
 Question: What was the acronym commonly used for the 2000 software problem that many thought would cause computers to become inoperable?
 Answer: Y2K
 Question: Which country hosted the 2016 Olympics?
 Answer: Brazil
 Question: The U.S. rover Curiosity landed on which planet in August 2012?
 Answer: Mars
 Question: Who became the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 in 2014?
 Answer: Malala Yousafzai
 Question: What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
 Answer: 1989
 Question: What was the name of the Category 5 hurricane that hit New Orleans and its surrounding areas in 2005?
 Answer: Hurricane Katrina
 Question: Which two royal family members were divorced in 1996?
 Answer: Prince Charles and Princess Diana
 Question: What year was Facebook created?
 Answer: 2004
 Question: The U.S. hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1994. Which country won the game?
 Answer: Brazil
 Question: Which planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006?
 Answer: Pluto
 Question: What year did Google launch?
 Answer: 1998
 Question: Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?
 Answer: Barack Obama
 Question: Which two countries signed the Good Friday Agreement in 1997?
 Answer: Britain and Ireland
 Question: In 1996, a sheep became the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. What was the name of that sheep?
 Answer: Dolly
 Question: Brexit refers to which country leaving the European Union?
 Answer: The United Kingdom
 Question: Who became the most decorated gymnast in history during the 2010s?
 Answer: Simone Biles
 Question: What year did the Internet become available to the public?
 Answer: 1993
 Question: What was the global recession that lasted from 2007 to 2009 called?
 Answer: The Great Recession
 Question: Which U.S. city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996?
 Answer: Atlanta
 Question: What is the name of the whistleblower who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013?
 Answer: Edward Snowden
 Question: What year was the Paris Agreement signed?
 Answer: 2015
 Question: What U.S. government department was created in the wake of the September 11 attacks?
 Answer: The Department of Homeland Security
 Question: What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison?
 Answer: 1990
 Question: Who was the first woman to be elected Vice President of the United States in 2020?
 Answer: Kamala Harris
Next, read up on trivia about the United States you may not have learned in school.
	
	
	
	
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<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What was the shortest war in human history?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>The war between England and Zanzibar</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> How long did the war between England and Zanzibar last?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Between 38 &amp; 45 minutes</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> How many years did the 100 years war last?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>116 years</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What was the name of the research ship Charles Darwin traveled with?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>The Beagle</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which year did Hitler commit suicide?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1945</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which year was John F. Kennedy assassinated?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1963</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> One of the ancient world wonders, the “Hanging Gardens,” was found in which city?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Babylon</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Greenland was a colony of which country until 1981?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Denmark</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which organization was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1917?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>The Red Cross</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> How many days in a week were there in ancient Roman times?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 8</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> How many days was William Harrison President of the United States?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 32</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In 1927, who became the first man to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Charles Lindbergh</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What was the family name of the Russian rulers from the 17th century until the 1917 revolution?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Romanov</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which bridge was the first to be built across the River Thames in London?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> London Bridge</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which U.S. president had a home called The Hermitage?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Andrew Jackson</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which famous battle took place on Sunday, June 18th, 1815?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The Battle of Waterloo</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Four</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What are the names of the U.S. presidents who have been assassinated?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, John F. Kennedy</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which King of England was executed in 1649 during the English Civil War?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Charles I.</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which world leader is famous for his “Little Red Book”?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Mao Zedong, or Mao Tse-tung</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> When did Mao Zedong come to power?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1949</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which country did the Easter Rising take place in 1916?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Ireland</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which seven U.S. states seceded and formed the original Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What name is given to Britain’s policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws on early American colonies?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Salutary neglect</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What was the name of the first Space Shuttle to go into space?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Space Shuttle Columbia</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> When did the first Space Shuttle go into space?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> April 12th, 1981</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>The ancient Egyptians worshiped dung beetle?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>The scarab</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was shot outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington on March 30th, 1981?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> President Ronald Reagan</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which mountaineer and his Sherpa became the first men to conquer Mount Everest?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> How did Alexander the Great solve the puzzle of the Gordion knot?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> He cut it with a sword</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the first man to walk on the moon, and in which year?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Neil Armstrong, 1969</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which Greek historian is known as the “Father of History”?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Herodotus</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which Russian astronaut was the first man to conduct a spacewalk?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Alexey Leonov</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which Libyan city was the American diplomatic compound attacked in September 2012?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Benghazi</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. Where did this take place?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Appomattox</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which infamous prison was stormed on July 14th, 1789?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The Bastille in Paris</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Where were the first modern Olympics held?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Athens, Greece 1896</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the modern name for Van Diemen’s Land?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Tasmania</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the first woman in space?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Soviet Cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Roald Amundsen led a successful expedition to what location in 1911?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>The South Pole</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Ptolemy dynasty ruled which ancient kingdom?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Egypt</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who invented the cotton gin?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Eli Whitney</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What year did the War of 1812 end?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>1815</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who became President of the United States after John F. Kennedy was assassinated?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Lyndon B. Johnson</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The ancient city of Rome was built on how many hills?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>Seven</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Octavian defeated Mark Anthony in which famous naval battle of 31 B.C.?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The Battle of Actium</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the first man to swim the English Channel?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Matthew Webb</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and which other ancient Greek state?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Sparta</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who built the first car in America?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Henry Ford</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the name of the first car ever made?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The Motorwagon</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which English queen reigned for just nine days?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Lady Jane Grey</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which war took place between 1950 and 1953?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The Korean War</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the name of the first human civilization?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Mesopotamia</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What does “The Magna Carta” mean?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> “The Great Charter”</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which year was the first Super Bowl played?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1967</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which team won the first Super Bowl?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> GreenBay Packers</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Maya of Mesoamerica are best known for their achievements in which subjects?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Math &amp; Astronomy</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who is known for running through the streets crying Eureka?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Archimedes</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the name of the first female Hispanic astronaut?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Ellen Ochoa</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> How did Joan of Arc die?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> She was burned at the stake</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>How many times has the Mona Lisa been stolen?<strong><br />
Answer: </strong>One</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the breed of Snoopy in the highly successful comic strip?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Beagle</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the emperor of Rome from A.D. 54 – A.D. 68?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Nero</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which century did the French Revolution take place in?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>The 18th Century</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which year was the Berlin Wall torn down?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1989</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which year was Mahatma Gandhi killed?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>1948</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the name of The Beatles’ debut album?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Please Please Me</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who led the USSR from 1917-1922?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Vladimir Lenin</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The “Whitechapel Murderer” is the nickname given to which serial killer?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Jack the Ripper</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The construction of the Berlin Wall begin in what year?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1961</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Incan Empire is located in which modern-day country?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Peru</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Great Fire of London happened in which year?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1666</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which war did the Battle of the Bulge take place?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>World War II</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who invented the telephone?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Alexander Graham Bell</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who crossed the Rubicon?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Julius Caeser</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the first female to be elected into the U.S. Congress?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>Janet Rankin</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the first black Senator in the United States?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Carol Moseley Brown</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Before independence, what was Bangladesh called?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> East Pakistan</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What was the Great Western Schism?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> When more than one pope claimed authority over the Roman Catholic church.</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who painted the mural of “The Last Supper”?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Leonardo da Vinci</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What First Lady became the first wife of a sitting president to appear under subpoena before a grand jury?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Hillary Rodham Clinton</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Whose assassination resulted in the Lorraine Motel becoming the National Civil Rights Museum?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which U.S. President was inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Abraham Lincoln</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What nation separated from the United Kingdom in 1921?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Ireland</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which country was the largest known T-Rex skeleton found?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Canada</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What was the first toy to be advertised on television?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Mr. Potato Head</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which year did WWI begin?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1914</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Where was Adolf Hitler born?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Austria</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was fought in which country?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> England</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> When was Pearl Harbor bombed?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>December 7th, 1941</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who created the first successful printing press?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Johannes Gutenberg</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the name of the disease that ravaged and killed a third of Europe’s population in the 14th century?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The Bubonic Plague</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which city and state was John F. Kennedy assassinated?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>Dallas, Texas</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Hundred Years War was fought between what two countries?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> France and England</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which Roman Emperor built a massive wall across Northern Britain in 122 A.D.?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Hadrian</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In the 5,000 years of human history, what is the one disease that has been completely eradicated?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Small Pox</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the longest war in U.S. history?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Afghan War</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Aztec people sacrificed about how many people per year?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 250,000</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who wrote the document known as the 95 Theses?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Martin Luther</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who painted the Sistine Chapel?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Michelangelo</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The ancient Mayan civilization existed in which modern-day country?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Guatemala</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In 1594, William Shakespeare joined the company of which London theatre?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>The Globe</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What group of people discovered Greenland?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The Vikings</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the name of the first successful colony in Virginia?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Jamestown</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Khmer Rouge was a regime ruling which nation in the 20th century?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>Cambodia</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The 1707 Acts of Union was an event that combined what?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> England and Scotland</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What famous 5th century A.D. conqueror was known as “The Scourge of God”?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Attila the Hun</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> When did WWI officially end?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> November 11th, 1918</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In 1939, the UK declared war on Germany after what event?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Poland was invaded</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In what year did humans put the first satellite into orbit?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>1957</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who orchestrated a terrorist attack against the United States on September 11th, 2001?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Al Qaeda</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the first Western explorer to reach China?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Marco Polo</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> When was the television invented?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>1927</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the inventor of the television?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Philo Taylor Farnsworth</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> How old was Philo Farnsworth when he invented the television?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 21</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What scandal forced U.S. President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Watergate</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Cuban Revolution led to the rise of what dictator?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Fidel Castro</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> There have been four eons since the Earth’s beginning. What is the name of the eon we are living in?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Phanerozoic Eon</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Along with Hiroshima, Japan, which Japanese city was hit by an atomic bomb in 1945?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Nagasaki</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which series of wars saw European Christians invading the middle east to take the Holy Land?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The Crusades</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which human ancestor was the first to discover fire?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Homo Erectus</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the first female prime minister of Britain?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Margaret Thatcher</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> John Wilkes Booth</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What acquisition of territory by the United States from France occurred in 1803?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Louisiana Purchase</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was known as the “Virgin Queen”?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>Queen Elizabeth I</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Where was Cleopatra’s birthplace?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Greece</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Cold War was between the United States and what other world power?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Soviet Union</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Reign of Terror was a period during which major social and political event?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> French Revolution</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What category was Hurricane Katrina when it made landfall in 2005?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Category 3</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the full title of the first Harry Potter movie released on November 16th, 2001?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> How long did it take Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, to orbit Earth?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 89 minutes</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which year did The Challenger disaster take place?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1986</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Protestant Reformation was started by whom?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Martin Luther</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What famous music festival took place in 1969?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Woodstock</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What was the name of the movie that Elvis Presley made his film debut in?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Love Me Tender</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Eva Peron was the first lady of what country?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Argentina</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who won the Nobel Peace prize in 1964?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Martin Luther King, Jr.</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was not a member of the Allied Powers during World War II?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Italy</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” is a well-known phrase from what collection of 282 laws?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The Code of Hammurabi</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was responsible for liberating much of South Africa?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Simon Bolivar</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What was the name given to the laws aimed at enforcing segregation in public places in the United States?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Jim Crow Laws</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which Roman Emperor’s Edit of Milan made Christianity legal?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Constantine</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What was the name of the first computer?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> ENIAC</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which African nation successfully resisted colonialism in the late 19th century?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>Ethiopia</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which civilization was centered around the city of Tenochtitlan?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Aztec</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the victor in the French and Indian War?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The British</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who wrote “The Communist Manifesto”?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Karl Marx &amp; Friedrich Engels</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What was the first dynasty of Imperial China?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Qin dynasty</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which Chinese destination was the site of protests in 1989?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Tiananmen Square</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who invented Penicillin?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Alexander Fleming</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What was Marie Curie known for?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The discovery of the elements polonium and radium</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Whose assassination led to World War I?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Archduke Franz Ferdinand</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which Argentinian became a notable figure in the Cuban Revolution?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Che Guevara</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which international organization formed after World War I and was headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> League of Nations</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> During which years were the Spanish Civil War?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1936-1939</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> How long was Francisco Franco in power in Spain?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>36 Years</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which country did England send convicts to between 1788 and 1868?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Australia</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who ran the USSR during World War II?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Joseph Stalin</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which movie star married the Prince of Monaco on April 18th, 1956?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Grace Kelly</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which union has 28 member countries, many of which use the euro as their currency?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> European Union</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What are the Bill of Rights?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The first Ten Amendments of the U.S. Constitution</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which conflict ended with the Good Friday Agreement?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The Troubles</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What was the previous name for New York?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> New Amsterdam</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat torpedo on May 7th, 1915?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Lusitania</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who did the United States acquire Alaska from?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Russia</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which empire did Charlemagne rule?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Holy Roman Empire</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the name of the island Napoleon was exiled to?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Elba</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Genghis Khan</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What modern-day city was known as Bombay?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Mumbai</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Thurgood Marshall</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which country was not part of the Triple Entente?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Germany</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the name of the strip of land that divides the Korean Peninsula?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Korean Demilitarized Zone</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, infuriating Adolf Hitler?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Jessie Owens</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the first and, thus far, only female prime minister of Israel?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Golda Meir</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What documents were responsible for establishing the 17th Parallel as the line that separated Vietnam during the Vietnam War?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>Geneva Accords</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which country did Buddhism originate?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Nepal</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the President of the United States during the Iran Hostage Crisis?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Jimmy Carter</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which city served as the capital of the Ottoman Empire?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Constantinople</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What were warriors in Japan known as?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Samarais</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What city was formerly known as Saigon?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Ho Chi Minh City</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which country did the United Kingdom fight against in the Falklands War?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Argentina</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which organization has 193 member countries?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> United Nations</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Louis XVI</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which famous novel is based on the French Revolution?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The Tale of Two Cities</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which book was written by Hitler while in prison in the 1920s?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> <em>Mein Kampf</em></p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> During World War I, the territory known as South West Africa was a colony of which country?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Germany</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which 19th-century scientist is known for creating the first vaccine?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Louis Pasteur</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In which year did the Emancipation Proclamation become law?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1863</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In 1981, MTV showed its first music video. What was it?<br />
<strong>Answer: </strong>“Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who invented the steam engine?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> George Stephenson</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> In 1773, tea from the British East India Company was famously thrown into which body of water in protest by American colonists?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Boston Harbor</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> From what city did the Titanic set sail?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> South Hampton</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the airline pilot that successfully landed his stricken plane in the Hudson River in 2009?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who invented the vaccine for Polio?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Jonas Salk</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>In what year did Nelson Mandela get released from prison?<strong><br />
Answer:</strong> 1990</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Rome was founded in which year?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 753, B.C.</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> France</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which former Primer Minister of India was assassinated in 1991?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Rajiv Gandhi</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the date that The Allies invaded Europe at Normandy?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> June 6th, 1944</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the second President of the United States?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> John Adams</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What kind of animal did Cleopatra use to kill herself?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> A snake</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which U.S. mail service started in 1860?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Pony Express</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What is the smallest country in the world?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Vatican City</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the Hollywood star who became the governor of California in 2003?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Arnold Schwarzenegger</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who is the Greek goddess of victory?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Nike</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which great wonder of the Ancient World still stands today?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Giza Pyramid</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which country was the first to allow women to vote?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> New Zealand</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What year was India given independence from Great Britain?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1947</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> What was the first capital of the United States?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> New York, New York</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> How many astronauts have walked on the moon as of 2020?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 12</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Which river did George Washington famously cross in 1776?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Delaware</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question:</strong> Who was the first African American woman to be crowned Miss America?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Vanessa Williams</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Which U.S. President created the interstate highway system?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Dwight D. Eisenhower</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>How many U.S. Presidents died in office (including assassination)?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Eight</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What was the longest battle in WWII?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Battle of the Atlantic</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What was the first Nazi concentration camp?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Dachau</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What was the name of the B-29 Bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Enola Gay</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Who was the first democratically elected president of Russia?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Boris Yeltsin</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What new economic program did China’s Mao Zedong announce in 1958?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> “The Great Leap Forward”</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Which country held its first democratic elections on January 30th, 2005?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Iraq</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What was the first city to reach a population of 1 million?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Ancient Rome</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What year was the first internet domain registered?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1985</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>To whom was the first internet domain registered?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Symbolics.com</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>The name “Australia” was formally adopted in which year?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1824, A.D.</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What is the oldest operating airline in the world?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> QANTAS</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Which political party was banned in Italy after WWII?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Fascist</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What language was the name “Australia” derived from?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Latin</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What year was the United Nations established?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1945</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What was the Eureka Stockade?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> A gold miner’s revolt in 1854 near Ballarat, Victoria</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What country won the first World Cup?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Uruguay</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>In which year was the White Australia Policy formally abolished?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1972 by Gough Whitlam</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What is the best selling novel of all time?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Don Quixote</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Ulysses S. Grant appears on the front on which denomination of U.S. currency?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The $50 bill</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Whose crew was the first to sail completely around the world?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Ferdinand Magellan</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Who overthrew the leader Salvador Allende in Chile in a coup d’etat?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Augusto Pinochet</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What was the term for the official policy of racial segregation in South Africa until 1994?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Apartheid</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>In which year did the Titanic sink?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 1912</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What is the name of the economic program that was created to help Puerto Rico?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Operation Bootstrap</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>How many heads of executive departments make up the U.S. President’s cabinet?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> 15</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Who captured and murdered the Inca Emperor Atahualpa?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Francisco Pizarro</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Which South American country has a famous canal running through it?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Panama</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Which country was the first to legalize same-sex marriage?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The Netherlands</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Who was the first African American to be elected President of the United States?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Barrack Obama</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What is the name of the first pyramid ever built?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The pyramid of Djoser, also known as the Step Pyramid</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>The Great Pyramids of Giza consist of how many pyramids?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Three</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What was Shakespeare’s first printed work?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Two poems: “Venus and Adonis” &amp; “The Rape of Lucrece.”</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Where was the first Disney park built?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Anaheim, California</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>What was the first cash crop in America?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Tobacco</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Which Treaty forced Britain to recognize The United States as an independent nation?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> The Treaty of Paris of 1783</p>
<p><strong>Trivia Question: </strong>Who was the first U.S. President to appear on television?<br />
<strong>Answer:</strong> Franklin Roosevelt</p>
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 250+ History Trivia Questions and Answers

 By Katee Fletcher Updated October 28, 2021
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 By Katee Fletcher Updated October 28, 2021
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 So you think you know world history? I guess it’s time to find out! Put your wits to the test with these world history trivia questions to see how much you really know about the world around you. Have fun, and you may even learn something new!

 History Trivia Questions

 Trivia Question: What was the shortest war in human history?
 Answer: The war between England and Zanzibar

 Trivia Question: How long did the war between England and Zanzibar last?
 Answer: Between 38 & 45 minutes

 Trivia Question: How many years did the 100 years war last?
 Answer: 116 years

 Trivia Question: What was the name of the research ship Charles Darwin traveled with?
 Answer: The Beagle

 Trivia Question: In which year did Hitler commit suicide?
 Answer: 1945

 Trivia Question: In which year was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
 Answer: 1963

 Trivia Question: One of the ancient world wonders, the “Hanging Gardens,” was found in which city?
 Answer: Babylon

 Trivia Question: Greenland was a colony of which country until 1981?
 Answer: Denmark

 Trivia Question: Which organization was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1917?
 Answer: The Red Cross

 Trivia Question: How many days in a week were there in ancient Roman times?
 Answer: 8

 Trivia Question: How many days was William Harrison President of the United States?
 Answer: 32

 Trivia Question: In 1927, who became the first man to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic?
 Answer: Charles Lindbergh

 Trivia Question: What was the family name of the Russian rulers from the 17th century until the 1917 revolution?
 Answer: Romanov

 Trivia Question: Which bridge was the first to be built across the River Thames in London?
 Answer: London Bridge

 Trivia Question: Which U.S. president had a home called The Hermitage?
 Answer: Andrew Jackson

 Trivia Question: Which famous battle took place on Sunday, June 18th, 1815?
 Answer: The Battle of Waterloo

 Trivia Question: How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?
 Answer: Four

 Trivia Question: What are the names of the U.S. presidents who have been assassinated?
 Answer: Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, John F. Kennedy

 Trivia Question: Which King of England was executed in 1649 during the English Civil War?
 Answer: Charles I.

 Trivia Question: Which world leader is famous for his “Little Red Book”?
 Answer: Mao Zedong, or Mao Tse-tung

 Trivia Question: When did Mao Zedong come to power?
 Answer: 1949

 Trivia Question: In which country did the Easter Rising take place in 1916?
 Answer: Ireland

 Trivia Question: Which seven U.S. states seceded and formed the original Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War?
 Answer: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas

 Trivia Question: What name is given to Britain’s policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws on early American colonies?
 Answer: Salutary neglect

 Trivia Question: What was the name of the first Space Shuttle to go into space?
 Answer: Space Shuttle Columbia

 Trivia Question: When did the first Space Shuttle go into space?
 Answer: April 12th, 1981

 Trivia Question: The ancient Egyptians worshiped dung beetle?
 Answer: The scarab

 Trivia Question: Who was shot outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington on March 30th, 1981?
 Answer: President Ronald Reagan

 Trivia Question: Which mountaineer and his Sherpa became the first men to conquer Mount Everest?
 Answer: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

 Trivia Question: How did Alexander the Great solve the puzzle of the Gordion knot?
 Answer: He cut it with a sword

 Trivia Question: Who was the first man to walk on the moon, and in which year?
 Answer: Neil Armstrong, 1969

 Trivia Question: Which Greek historian is known as the “Father of History”?
 Answer: Herodotus

 Trivia Question: Which Russian astronaut was the first man to conduct a spacewalk?
 Answer: Alexey Leonov

 Trivia Question: In which Libyan city was the American diplomatic compound attacked in September 2012?
 Answer: Benghazi

 Trivia Question: In 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. Where did this take place?
 Answer: Appomattox

 Trivia Question: Which infamous prison was stormed on July 14th, 1789?
 Answer: The Bastille in Paris

 Trivia Question: Where were the first modern Olympics held?
 Answer: Athens, Greece 1896

 Trivia Question: What is the modern name for Van Diemen’s Land?
 Answer: Tasmania

 Trivia Question: Who was the first woman in space?
 Answer: Soviet Cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova

 Trivia Question: Roald Amundsen led a successful expedition to what location in 1911?
 Answer: The South Pole

 Trivia Question: The Ptolemy dynasty ruled which ancient kingdom?
 Answer: Egypt

 Trivia Question: Who invented the cotton gin?
 Answer: Eli Whitney

 Trivia Question: What year did the War of 1812 end?
 Answer: 1815

 Trivia Question: Who became President of the United States after John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
 Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson

 Trivia Question: The ancient city of Rome was built on how many hills?
 Answer: Seven

 Trivia Question: Octavian defeated Mark Anthony in which famous naval battle of 31 B.C.?
 Answer: The Battle of Actium

 Trivia Question: Who was the first man to swim the English Channel?
 Answer: Matthew Webb

 Trivia Question: The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and which other ancient Greek state?
 Answer: Sparta

 Trivia Question: Who built the first car in America?
 Answer: Henry Ford

 Trivia Question: What is the name of the first car ever made?
 Answer: The Motorwagon

 Trivia Question: Which English queen reigned for just nine days?
 Answer: Lady Jane Grey

 Trivia Question: Which war took place between 1950 and 1953?
 Answer: The Korean War

 Trivia Question: What is the name of the first human civilization?
 Answer: Mesopotamia

 Trivia Question: What does “The Magna Carta” mean?
 Answer: “The Great Charter”

 Trivia Question: In which year was the first Super Bowl played?
 Answer: 1967

 Trivia Question: Which team won the first Super Bowl?
 Answer: GreenBay Packers

 Trivia Question: The Maya of Mesoamerica are best known for their achievements in which subjects?
 Answer: Math & Astronomy

 Trivia Question: Who is known for running through the streets crying Eureka?
 Answer: Archimedes

 Trivia Question: What is the name of the first female Hispanic astronaut?
 Answer: Ellen Ochoa

 Trivia Question: How did Joan of Arc die?
 Answer: She was burned at the stake

 Trivia Question: How many times has the Mona Lisa been stolen?
 Answer: One

 Trivia Question: What is the breed of Snoopy in the highly successful comic strip?
 Answer: Beagle

 Trivia Question: Who was the emperor of Rome from A.D. 54 – A.D. 68?
 Answer: Nero

 Trivia Question: Which century did the French Revolution take place in?
 Answer: The 18th Century

 Trivia Question: In which year was the Berlin Wall torn down?
 Answer: 1989

 Trivia Question: In which year was Mahatma Gandhi killed?
 Answer: 1948

 Trivia Question: What is the name of The Beatles’ debut album?
 Answer: Please Please Me

 Trivia Question: Who led the USSR from 1917-1922?
 Answer: Vladimir Lenin

 Trivia Question: The “Whitechapel Murderer” is the nickname given to which serial killer?
 Answer: Jack the Ripper

 Trivia Question: The construction of the Berlin Wall begin in what year?
 Answer: 1961

 Trivia Question: The Incan Empire is located in which modern-day country?
 Answer: Peru

 Trivia Question: The Great Fire of London happened in which year?
 Answer: 1666

 Trivia Question: In which war did the Battle of the Bulge take place?
 Answer: World War II

 Trivia Question: Who invented the telephone?
 Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

 Trivia Question: Who crossed the Rubicon?
 Answer: Julius Caeser

 Trivia Question: Who was the first female to be elected into the U.S. Congress?
 Answer: Janet Rankin

 Trivia Question: Who was the first black Senator in the United States?
 Answer: Carol Moseley Brown

 Trivia Question: Before independence, what was Bangladesh called?
 Answer: East Pakistan

 Trivia Question: What was the Great Western Schism?
 Answer: When more than one pope claimed authority over the Roman Catholic church.

 Trivia Question: Who painted the mural of “The Last Supper”?
 Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

 Trivia Question: What First Lady became the first wife of a sitting president to appear under subpoena before a grand jury?
 Answer: Hillary Rodham Clinton

 Trivia Question: Whose assassination resulted in the Lorraine Motel becoming the National Civil Rights Museum?
 Answer: The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

 Trivia Question: Which U.S. President was inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992?
 Answer: Abraham Lincoln

 Trivia Question: What nation separated from the United Kingdom in 1921?
 Answer: Ireland

 Trivia Question: In which country was the largest known T-Rex skeleton found?
 Answer: Canada

 Trivia Question: What was the first toy to be advertised on television?
 Answer: Mr. Potato Head

 Trivia Question: In which year did WWI begin?
 Answer: 1914

 Trivia Question: Where was Adolf Hitler born?
 Answer: Austria

 Trivia Question: The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was fought in which country?
 Answer: England

 Trivia Question: When was Pearl Harbor bombed?
 Answer: December 7th, 1941

 Trivia Question: Who created the first successful printing press?
 Answer: Johannes Gutenberg

 Trivia Question: What is the name of the disease that ravaged and killed a third of Europe’s population in the 14th century?
 Answer: The Bubonic Plague

 Trivia Question: In which city and state was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
 Answer: Dallas, Texas

 Trivia Question: The Hundred Years War was fought between what two countries?
 Answer: France and England

 Trivia Question: Which Roman Emperor built a massive wall across Northern Britain in 122 A.D.?
 Answer: Hadrian

 Trivia Question: In the 5,000 years of human history, what is the one disease that has been completely eradicated?
 Answer: Small Pox

 Trivia Question: What is the longest war in U.S. history?
 Answer: Afghan War

 Trivia Question: The Aztec people sacrificed about how many people per year?
 Answer: 250,000

 Trivia Question: Who wrote the document known as the 95 Theses?
 Answer: Martin Luther

 Trivia Question: Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
 Answer: Michelangelo

 Trivia Question: The ancient Mayan civilization existed in which modern-day country?
 Answer: Guatemala

 Trivia Question: In 1594, William Shakespeare joined the company of which London theatre?
 Answer: The Globe

 Trivia Question: What group of people discovered Greenland?
 Answer: The Vikings

 Trivia Question: What is the name of the first successful colony in Virginia?
 Answer: Jamestown

 Trivia Question: The Khmer Rouge was a regime ruling which nation in the 20th century?
 Answer: Cambodia

 Trivia Question: The 1707 Acts of Union was an event that combined what?
 Answer: England and Scotland

 Trivia Question: What famous 5th century A.D. conqueror was known as “The Scourge of God”?
 Answer: Attila the Hun

 Trivia Question: When did WWI officially end?
 Answer: November 11th, 1918

 Trivia Question: In 1939, the UK declared war on Germany after what event?
 Answer: Poland was invaded

 Trivia Question: In what year did humans put the first satellite into orbit?
 Answer: 1957

 Trivia Question: Who orchestrated a terrorist attack against the United States on September 11th, 2001?
 Answer: Al Qaeda

 Trivia Question: Who was the first Western explorer to reach China?
 Answer: Marco Polo

 Trivia Question: When was the television invented?
 Answer: 1927

 Trivia Question: Who was the inventor of the television?
 Answer: Philo Taylor Farnsworth

 Trivia Question: How old was Philo Farnsworth when he invented the television?
 Answer: 21

 Trivia Question: What scandal forced U.S. President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974?
 Answer: Watergate

 Trivia Question: The Cuban Revolution led to the rise of what dictator?
 Answer: Fidel Castro

 Trivia Question: There have been four eons since the Earth’s beginning. What is the name of the eon we are living in?
 Answer: Phanerozoic Eon

 Trivia Question: Along with Hiroshima, Japan, which Japanese city was hit by an atomic bomb in 1945?
 Answer: Nagasaki

 Trivia Question: Which series of wars saw European Christians invading the middle east to take the Holy Land?
 Answer: The Crusades

 Trivia Question: Which human ancestor was the first to discover fire?
 Answer: Homo Erectus

 Trivia Question: Who was the first female prime minister of Britain?
 Answer: Margaret Thatcher

 Trivia Question: Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
 Answer: John Wilkes Booth

 Trivia Question: What acquisition of territory by the United States from France occurred in 1803?
 Answer: Louisiana Purchase

 Trivia Question: Who was known as the “Virgin Queen”?
 Answer: Queen Elizabeth I

 Trivia Question: Where was Cleopatra’s birthplace?
 Answer: Greece

 Trivia Question: The Cold War was between the United States and what other world power?
 Answer: Soviet Union

 Trivia Question: The Reign of Terror was a period during which major social and political event?
 Answer: French Revolution

 Trivia Question: What category was Hurricane Katrina when it made landfall in 2005?
 Answer: Category 3

 Trivia Question: What is the full title of the first Harry Potter movie released on November 16th, 2001?
 Answer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

 Trivia Question: How long did it take Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, to orbit Earth?
 Answer: 89 minutes

 Trivia Question: In which year did The Challenger disaster take place?
 Answer: 1986

 Trivia Question: The Protestant Reformation was started by whom?
 Answer: Martin Luther

 Trivia Question: What famous music festival took place in 1969?
 Answer: Woodstock

 Trivia Question: What was the name of the movie that Elvis Presley made his film debut in?
 Answer: Love Me Tender

 Trivia Question: Eva Peron was the first lady of what country?
 Answer: Argentina

 Trivia Question: Who won the Nobel Peace prize in 1964?
 Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr.

 Trivia Question: Who was not a member of the Allied Powers during World War II?
 Answer: Italy

 Trivia Question: “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” is a well-known phrase from what collection of 282 laws?
 Answer: The Code of Hammurabi

 Trivia Question: Who was responsible for liberating much of South Africa?
 Answer: Simon Bolivar

 Trivia Question: What was the name given to the laws aimed at enforcing segregation in public places in the United States?
 Answer: Jim Crow Laws

 Trivia Question: Which Roman Emperor’s Edit of Milan made Christianity legal?
 Answer: Constantine

 Trivia Question: What was the name of the first computer?
 Answer: ENIAC

 Trivia Question: Which African nation successfully resisted colonialism in the late 19th century?
 Answer: Ethiopia

 Trivia Question: Which civilization was centered around the city of Tenochtitlan?
 Answer: Aztec

 Trivia Question: Who was the victor in the French and Indian War?
 Answer: The British

 Trivia Question: Who wrote “The Communist Manifesto”?
 Answer: Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels

 Trivia Question: What was the first dynasty of Imperial China?
 Answer: Qin dynasty

 Trivia Question: Which Chinese destination was the site of protests in 1989?
 Answer: Tiananmen Square

 Trivia Question: Who invented Penicillin?
 Answer: Alexander Fleming

 Trivia Question: What was Marie Curie known for?
 Answer: The discovery of the elements polonium and radium

 Trivia Question: Whose assassination led to World War I?
 Answer: Archduke Franz Ferdinand

 Trivia Question: Which Argentinian became a notable figure in the Cuban Revolution?
 Answer: Che Guevara

 Trivia Question: Which international organization formed after World War I and was headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland?
 Answer: League of Nations

 Trivia Question: During which years were the Spanish Civil War?
 Answer: 1936-1939

 Trivia Question: How long was Francisco Franco in power in Spain?
 Answer: 36 Years

 Trivia Question: Which country did England send convicts to between 1788 and 1868?
 Answer: Australia

 Trivia Question: Who ran the USSR during World War II?
 Answer: Joseph Stalin

 Trivia Question: Which movie star married the Prince of Monaco on April 18th, 1956?
 Answer: Grace Kelly

 Trivia Question: Which union has 28 member countries, many of which use the euro as their currency?
 Answer: European Union

 Trivia Question: What are the Bill of Rights?
 Answer: The first Ten Amendments of the U.S. Constitution

 Trivia Question: Which conflict ended with the Good Friday Agreement?
 Answer: The Troubles

 Trivia Question: What was the previous name for New York?
 Answer: New Amsterdam

 Trivia Question: Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat torpedo on May 7th, 1915?
 Answer: Lusitania

 Trivia Question: Who did the United States acquire Alaska from?
 Answer: Russia

 Trivia Question: Which empire did Charlemagne rule?
 Answer: Holy Roman Empire

 Trivia Question: What is the name of the island Napoleon was exiled to?
 Answer: Elba

 Trivia Question: Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire?
 Answer: Genghis Khan

 Trivia Question: What modern-day city was known as Bombay?
 Answer: Mumbai

 Trivia Question: Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
 Answer: Thurgood Marshall

 Trivia Question: Which country was not part of the Triple Entente?
 Answer: Germany

 Trivia Question: What is the name of the strip of land that divides the Korean Peninsula?
 Answer: Korean Demilitarized Zone

 Trivia Question: Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, infuriating Adolf Hitler?
 Answer: Jessie Owens

 Trivia Question: Who was the first and, thus far, only female prime minister of Israel?
 Answer: Golda Meir

 Trivia Question: What documents were responsible for establishing the 17th Parallel as the line that separated Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
 Answer: Geneva Accords

 Trivia Question: In which country did Buddhism originate?
 Answer: Nepal

 Trivia Question: Who was the President of the United States during the Iran Hostage Crisis?
 Answer: Jimmy Carter

 Trivia Question: Which city served as the capital of the Ottoman Empire?
 Answer: Constantinople

 Trivia Question: What were warriors in Japan known as?
 Answer: Samarais

 Trivia Question: What city was formerly known as Saigon?
 Answer: Ho Chi Minh City

 Trivia Question: Which country did the United Kingdom fight against in the Falklands War?
 Answer: Argentina

 Trivia Question: Which organization has 193 member countries?
 Answer: United Nations

 Trivia Question: Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
 Answer: Louis XVI

 Trivia Question: Which famous novel is based on the French Revolution?
 Answer: The Tale of Two Cities

 Trivia Question: Which book was written by Hitler while in prison in the 1920s?
 Answer: Mein Kampf

 Trivia Question: During World War I, the territory known as South West Africa was a colony of which country?
 Answer: Germany

 Trivia Question: Which 19th-century scientist is known for creating the first vaccine?
 Answer: Louis Pasteur

 Trivia Question: In which year did the Emancipation Proclamation become law?
 Answer: 1863

 Trivia Question: In 1981, MTV showed its first music video. What was it?
 Answer: “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles

 Trivia Question: Who invented the steam engine?
 Answer: George Stephenson

 Trivia Question: In 1773, tea from the British East India Company was famously thrown into which body of water in protest by American colonists?
 Answer: Boston Harbor

 Trivia Question: From what city did the Titanic set sail?
 Answer: South Hampton

 Trivia Question: Who was the airline pilot that successfully landed his stricken plane in the Hudson River in 2009?
 Answer: Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger

 Trivia Question: Who invented the vaccine for Polio?
 Answer: Jonas Salk

 Trivia Question: In what year did Nelson Mandela get released from prison?
 Answer: 1990

 Trivia Question: Rome was founded in which year?
 Answer: 753, B.C.

 Trivia Question: The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?
 Answer: France

 Trivia Question: Which former Primer Minister of India was assassinated in 1991?
 Answer: Rajiv Gandhi

 Trivia Question: What is the date that The Allies invaded Europe at Normandy?
 Answer: June 6th, 1944

 Trivia Question: Who was the second President of the United States?
 Answer: John Adams

 Trivia Question: What kind of animal did Cleopatra use to kill herself?
 Answer: A snake

 Trivia Question: Which U.S. mail service started in 1860?
 Answer: Pony Express

 Trivia Question: What is the smallest country in the world?
 Answer: Vatican City

 Trivia Question: Who was the Hollywood star who became the governor of California in 2003?
 Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger

 Trivia Question: Who is the Greek goddess of victory?
 Answer: Nike

 Trivia Question: Which great wonder of the Ancient World still stands today?
 Answer: Giza Pyramid

 Trivia Question: Which country was the first to allow women to vote?
 Answer: New Zealand

 Trivia Question: What year was India given independence from Great Britain?
 Answer: 1947

 Trivia Question: What was the first capital of the United States?
 Answer: New York, New York

 Trivia Question: How many astronauts have walked on the moon as of 2020?
 Answer: 12

 Trivia Question: Which river did George Washington famously cross in 1776?
 Answer: Delaware

 Trivia Question: Who was the first African American woman to be crowned Miss America?
 Answer: Vanessa Williams

 Trivia Question: Which U.S. President created the interstate highway system?
 Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower

 Trivia Question: How many U.S. Presidents died in office (including assassination)?
 Answer: Eight

 Trivia Question: What was the longest battle in WWII?
 Answer: Battle of the Atlantic

 Trivia Question: What was the first Nazi concentration camp?
 Answer: Dachau

 Trivia Question: What was the name of the B-29 Bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
 Answer: Enola Gay

 Trivia Question: Who was the first democratically elected president of Russia?
 Answer: Boris Yeltsin

 Trivia Question: What new economic program did China’s Mao Zedong announce in 1958?
 Answer: “The Great Leap Forward”

 Trivia Question: Which country held its first democratic elections on January 30th, 2005?
 Answer: Iraq

 Trivia Question: What was the first city to reach a population of 1 million?
 Answer: Ancient Rome

 Trivia Question: What year was the first internet domain registered?
 Answer: 1985

 Trivia Question: To whom was the first internet domain registered?
 Answer: Symbolics.com

 Trivia Question: The name “Australia” was formally adopted in which year?
 Answer: 1824, A.D.

 Trivia Question: What is the oldest operating airline in the world?
 Answer: QANTAS

 Trivia Question: Which political party was banned in Italy after WWII?
 Answer: Fascist

 Trivia Question: What language was the name “Australia” derived from?
 Answer: Latin

 Trivia Question: What year was the United Nations established?
 Answer: 1945

 Trivia Question: What was the Eureka Stockade?
 Answer: A gold miner’s revolt in 1854 near Ballarat, Victoria

 Trivia Question: What country won the first World Cup?
 Answer: Uruguay

 Trivia Question: In which year was the White Australia Policy formally abolished?
 Answer: 1972 by Gough Whitlam

 Trivia Question: What is the best selling novel of all time?
 Answer: Don Quixote

 Trivia Question: Ulysses S. Grant appears on the front on which denomination of U.S. currency?
 Answer: The $50 bill

 Trivia Question: Whose crew was the first to sail completely around the world?
 Answer: Ferdinand Magellan

 Trivia Question: Who overthrew the leader Salvador Allende in Chile in a coup d’etat?
 Answer: Augusto Pinochet

 Trivia Question: What was the term for the official policy of racial segregation in South Africa until 1994?
 Answer: Apartheid

 Trivia Question: In which year did the Titanic sink?
 Answer: 1912

 Trivia Question: What is the name of the economic program that was created to help Puerto Rico?
 Answer: Operation Bootstrap

 Trivia Question: How many heads of executive departments make up the U.S. President’s cabinet?
 Answer: 15

 Trivia Question: Who captured and murdered the Inca Emperor Atahualpa?
 Answer: Francisco Pizarro

 Trivia Question: Which South American country has a famous canal running through it?
 Answer: Panama

 Trivia Question: Which country was the first to legalize same-sex marriage?
 Answer: The Netherlands

 Trivia Question: Who was the first African American to be elected President of the United States?
 Answer: Barrack Obama

 Trivia Question: What is the name of the first pyramid ever built?
 Answer: The pyramid of Djoser, also known as the Step Pyramid

 Trivia Question: The Great Pyramids of Giza consist of how many pyramids?
 Answer: Three

 Trivia Question: What was Shakespeare’s first printed work?
 Answer: Two poems: “Venus and Adonis” & “The Rape of Lucrece.”

 Trivia Question: Where was the first Disney park built?
 Answer: Anaheim, California

 Trivia Question: What was the first cash crop in America?
 Answer: Tobacco

 Trivia Question: Which Treaty forced Britain to recognize The United States as an independent nation?
 Answer: The Treaty of Paris of 1783

 Trivia Question: Who was the first U.S. President to appear on television?
 Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

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So you think you know world history? I guess it’s time to find out! Put your wits to the test with these world history trivia questions to see how much you really know about the world around you. Have fun, and you may even learn something new!
 Trivia Question: What was the shortest war in human history?
Answer: The war between England and Zanzibar
 Trivia Question: How long did the war between England and Zanzibar last?
Answer: Between 38 &amp; 45 minutes
 Trivia Question: How many years did the 100 years war last?
Answer: 116 years
 Trivia Question: What was the name of the research ship Charles Darwin traveled with?
Answer: The Beagle
 Trivia Question: In which year did Hitler commit suicide?
Answer: 1945
 Trivia Question: In which year was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
Answer: 1963
 Trivia Question: One of the ancient world wonders, the “Hanging Gardens,” was found in which city?
Answer: Babylon
 Trivia Question: Greenland was a colony of which country until 1981?
Answer: Denmark
 Trivia Question: Which organization was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1917?
Answer: The Red Cross
 Trivia Question: How many days in a week were there in ancient Roman times?
Answer: 8
 Trivia Question: How many days was William Harrison President of the United States?
Answer: 32
 Trivia Question: In 1927, who became the first man to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic?
Answer: Charles Lindbergh
 Trivia Question: What was the family name of the Russian rulers from the 17th century until the 1917 revolution?
Answer: Romanov
 Trivia Question: Which bridge was the first to be built across the River Thames in London?
Answer: London Bridge
 Trivia Question: Which U.S. president had a home called The Hermitage?
Answer: Andrew Jackson
 Trivia Question: Which famous battle took place on Sunday, June 18th, 1815?
Answer: The Battle of Waterloo
 Trivia Question: How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?
Answer: Four
 Trivia Question: What are the names of the U.S. presidents who have been assassinated?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, John F. Kennedy
 Trivia Question: Which King of England was executed in 1649 during the English Civil War?
Answer: Charles I.
 Trivia Question: Which world leader is famous for his “Little Red Book”?
Answer: Mao Zedong, or Mao Tse-tung
 Trivia Question: When did Mao Zedong come to power?
Answer: 1949
 Trivia Question: In which country did the Easter Rising take place in 1916?
Answer: Ireland
 Trivia Question: Which seven U.S. states seceded and formed the original Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War?
Answer: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas
 Trivia Question: What name is given to Britain’s policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws on early American colonies?
Answer: Salutary neglect
 Trivia Question: What was the name of the first Space Shuttle to go into space?
Answer: Space Shuttle Columbia
 Trivia Question: When did the first Space Shuttle go into space?
Answer: April 12th, 1981
 Trivia Question: The ancient Egyptians worshiped dung beetle?
Answer: The scarab
 Trivia Question: Who was shot outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington on March 30th, 1981?
Answer: President Ronald Reagan
 Trivia Question: Which mountaineer and his Sherpa became the first men to conquer Mount Everest?
Answer: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
 Trivia Question: How did Alexander the Great solve the puzzle of the Gordion knot?
Answer: He cut it with a sword
 Trivia Question: Who was the first man to walk on the moon, and in which year?
Answer: Neil Armstrong, 1969
 Trivia Question: Which Greek historian is known as the “Father of History”?
Answer: Herodotus
 Trivia Question: Which Russian astronaut was the first man to conduct a spacewalk?
Answer: Alexey Leonov
 Trivia Question: In which Libyan city was the American diplomatic compound attacked in September 2012?
Answer: Benghazi
 Trivia Question: In 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. Where did this take place?
Answer: Appomattox
 Trivia Question: Which infamous prison was stormed on July 14th, 1789?
Answer: The Bastille in Paris
 Trivia Question: Where were the first modern Olympics held?
Answer: Athens, Greece 1896
 Trivia Question: What is the modern name for Van Diemen’s Land?
Answer: Tasmania
 Trivia Question: Who was the first woman in space?
Answer: Soviet Cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova
 Trivia Question: Roald Amundsen led a successful expedition to what location in 1911?
Answer: The South Pole
 Trivia Question: The Ptolemy dynasty ruled which ancient kingdom?
Answer: Egypt
 Trivia Question: Who invented the cotton gin?
Answer: Eli Whitney
 Trivia Question: What year did the War of 1812 end?
Answer: 1815
 Trivia Question: Who became President of the United States after John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson
 Trivia Question: The ancient city of Rome was built on how many hills?
Answer: Seven
 Trivia Question: Octavian defeated Mark Anthony in which famous naval battle of 31 B.C.?
Answer: The Battle of Actium
 Trivia Question: Who was the first man to swim the English Channel?
Answer: Matthew Webb
 Trivia Question: The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and which other ancient Greek state?
Answer: Sparta
 Trivia Question: Who built the first car in America?
Answer: Henry Ford
 Trivia Question: What is the name of the first car ever made?
Answer: The Motorwagon
 Trivia Question: Which English queen reigned for just nine days?
Answer: Lady Jane Grey
 Trivia Question: Which war took place between 1950 and 1953?
Answer: The Korean War
 Trivia Question: What is the name of the first human civilization?
Answer: Mesopotamia
 Trivia Question: What does “The Magna Carta” mean?
Answer: “The Great Charter”
 Trivia Question: In which year was the first Super Bowl played?
Answer: 1967
 Trivia Question: Which team won the first Super Bowl?
Answer: GreenBay Packers
 Trivia Question: The Maya of Mesoamerica are best known for their achievements in which subjects?
Answer: Math &amp; Astronomy
 Trivia Question: Who is known for running through the streets crying Eureka?
Answer: Archimedes
 Trivia Question: What is the name of the first female Hispanic astronaut?
Answer: Ellen Ochoa
 Trivia Question: How did Joan of Arc die?
Answer: She was burned at the stake
 Trivia Question: How many times has the Mona Lisa been stolen? 
Answer: One
 Trivia Question: What is the breed of Snoopy in the highly successful comic strip?
Answer: Beagle
 Trivia Question: Who was the emperor of Rome from A.D. 54 – A.D. 68?
Answer: Nero
 Trivia Question: Which century did the French Revolution take place in?
Answer: The 18th Century
 Trivia Question: In which year was the Berlin Wall torn down?
Answer: 1989
 Trivia Question: In which year was Mahatma Gandhi killed?
Answer: 1948
 Trivia Question: What is the name of The Beatles’ debut album?
Answer: Please Please Me
 Trivia Question: Who led the USSR from 1917-1922?
Answer: Vladimir Lenin
 Trivia Question: The “Whitechapel Murderer” is the nickname given to which serial killer?
Answer: Jack the Ripper
 Trivia Question: The construction of the Berlin Wall begin in what year?
Answer: 1961
 Trivia Question: The Incan Empire is located in which modern-day country?
Answer: Peru
 Trivia Question: The Great Fire of London happened in which year?
Answer: 1666
 Trivia Question: In which war did the Battle of the Bulge take place?
Answer: World War II
 Trivia Question: Who invented the telephone?
Answer: Alexander Graham Bell
 Trivia Question: Who crossed the Rubicon?
Answer: Julius Caeser
 Trivia Question: Who was the first female to be elected into the U.S. Congress?
Answer: Janet Rankin
 Trivia Question: Who was the first black Senator in the United States?
Answer: Carol Moseley Brown
 Trivia Question: Before independence, what was Bangladesh called?
Answer: East Pakistan
 Trivia Question: What was the Great Western Schism?
Answer: When more than one pope claimed authority over the Roman Catholic church.
 Trivia Question: Who painted the mural of “The Last Supper”?
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
 Trivia Question: What First Lady became the first wife of a sitting president to appear under subpoena before a grand jury?
Answer: Hillary Rodham Clinton
 Trivia Question: Whose assassination resulted in the Lorraine Motel becoming the National Civil Rights Museum?
Answer: The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
 Trivia Question: Which U.S. President was inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
 Trivia Question: What nation separated from the United Kingdom in 1921?
Answer: Ireland
 Trivia Question: In which country was the largest known T-Rex skeleton found?
Answer: Canada
 Trivia Question: What was the first toy to be advertised on television?
Answer: Mr. Potato Head
 Trivia Question: In which year did WWI begin?
Answer: 1914
 Trivia Question: Where was Adolf Hitler born?
Answer: Austria
 Trivia Question: The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was fought in which country?
Answer: England
 Trivia Question: When was Pearl Harbor bombed?
Answer: December 7th, 1941
 Trivia Question: Who created the first successful printing press?
Answer: Johannes Gutenberg
 Trivia Question: What is the name of the disease that ravaged and killed a third of Europe’s population in the 14th century?
Answer: The Bubonic Plague
 Trivia Question: In which city and state was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
Answer: Dallas, Texas
 Trivia Question: The Hundred Years War was fought between what two countries?
Answer: France and England
 Trivia Question: Which Roman Emperor built a massive wall across Northern Britain in 122 A.D.?
Answer: Hadrian
 Trivia Question: In the 5,000 years of human history, what is the one disease that has been completely eradicated?
Answer: Small Pox
 Trivia Question: What is the longest war in U.S. history?
Answer: Afghan War
 Trivia Question: The Aztec people sacrificed about how many people per year?
Answer: 250,000
 Trivia Question: Who wrote the document known as the 95 Theses?
Answer: Martin Luther
 Trivia Question: Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
Answer: Michelangelo
 Trivia Question: The ancient Mayan civilization existed in which modern-day country?
Answer: Guatemala
 Trivia Question: In 1594, William Shakespeare joined the company of which London theatre?
Answer: The Globe
 Trivia Question: What group of people discovered Greenland?
Answer: The Vikings
 Trivia Question: What is the name of the first successful colony in Virginia?
Answer: Jamestown
 Trivia Question: The Khmer Rouge was a regime ruling which nation in the 20th century?
Answer: Cambodia
 Trivia Question: The 1707 Acts of Union was an event that combined what?
Answer: England and Scotland
 Trivia Question: What famous 5th century A.D. conqueror was known as “The Scourge of God”?
Answer: Attila the Hun
 Trivia Question: When did WWI officially end?
Answer: November 11th, 1918
 Trivia Question: In 1939, the UK declared war on Germany after what event?
Answer: Poland was invaded
 Trivia Question: In what year did humans put the first satellite into orbit?
Answer: 1957
 Trivia Question: Who orchestrated a terrorist attack against the United States on September 11th, 2001?
Answer: Al Qaeda
 Trivia Question: Who was the first Western explorer to reach China?
Answer: Marco Polo
 Trivia Question: When was the television invented?
Answer: 1927
 Trivia Question: Who was the inventor of the television?
Answer: Philo Taylor Farnsworth
 Trivia Question: How old was Philo Farnsworth when he invented the television?
Answer: 21
 Trivia Question: What scandal forced U.S. President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974?
Answer: Watergate
 Trivia Question: The Cuban Revolution led to the rise of what dictator?
Answer: Fidel Castro
 Trivia Question: There have been four eons since the Earth’s beginning. What is the name of the eon we are living in?
Answer: Phanerozoic Eon
 Trivia Question: Along with Hiroshima, Japan, which Japanese city was hit by an atomic bomb in 1945?
Answer: Nagasaki
 Trivia Question: Which series of wars saw European Christians invading the middle east to take the Holy Land?
Answer: The Crusades
 Trivia Question: Which human ancestor was the first to discover fire?
Answer: Homo Erectus
 Trivia Question: Who was the first female prime minister of Britain?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher
 Trivia Question: Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
Answer: John Wilkes Booth
 Trivia Question: What acquisition of territory by the United States from France occurred in 1803?
Answer: Louisiana Purchase
 Trivia Question: Who was known as the “Virgin Queen”?
Answer: Queen Elizabeth I
 Trivia Question: Where was Cleopatra’s birthplace?
Answer: Greece
 Trivia Question: The Cold War was between the United States and what other world power?
Answer: Soviet Union
 Trivia Question: The Reign of Terror was a period during which major social and political event?
Answer: French Revolution
 Trivia Question: What category was Hurricane Katrina when it made landfall in 2005?
Answer: Category 3
 Trivia Question: What is the full title of the first Harry Potter movie released on November 16th, 2001?
Answer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
 Trivia Question: How long did it take Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, to orbit Earth?
Answer: 89 minutes
 Trivia Question: In which year did The Challenger disaster take place?
Answer: 1986
 Trivia Question: The Protestant Reformation was started by whom?
Answer: Martin Luther
 Trivia Question: What famous music festival took place in 1969?
Answer: Woodstock
 Trivia Question: What was the name of the movie that Elvis Presley made his film debut in?
Answer: Love Me Tender
 Trivia Question: Eva Peron was the first lady of what country?
Answer: Argentina
 Trivia Question: Who won the Nobel Peace prize in 1964?
Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr.
 Trivia Question: Who was not a member of the Allied Powers during World War II?
Answer: Italy
 Trivia Question: “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” is a well-known phrase from what collection of 282 laws?
Answer: The Code of Hammurabi
 Trivia Question: Who was responsible for liberating much of South Africa?
Answer: Simon Bolivar
 Trivia Question: What was the name given to the laws aimed at enforcing segregation in public places in the United States?
Answer: Jim Crow Laws
 Trivia Question: Which Roman Emperor’s Edit of Milan made Christianity legal?
Answer: Constantine
 Trivia Question: What was the name of the first computer?
Answer: ENIAC
 Trivia Question: Which African nation successfully resisted colonialism in the late 19th century?
Answer: Ethiopia
 Trivia Question: Which civilization was centered around the city of Tenochtitlan?
Answer: Aztec
 Trivia Question: Who was the victor in the French and Indian War?
Answer: The British
 Trivia Question: Who wrote “The Communist Manifesto”?
Answer: Karl Marx &amp; Friedrich Engels
 Trivia Question: What was the first dynasty of Imperial China?
Answer: Qin dynasty
 Trivia Question: Which Chinese destination was the site of protests in 1989?
Answer: Tiananmen Square
 Trivia Question: Who invented Penicillin?
Answer: Alexander Fleming
 Trivia Question: What was Marie Curie known for?
Answer: The discovery of the elements polonium and radium
 Trivia Question: Whose assassination led to World War I?
Answer: Archduke Franz Ferdinand
 Trivia Question: Which Argentinian became a notable figure in the Cuban Revolution?
Answer: Che Guevara
 Trivia Question: Which international organization formed after World War I and was headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland?
Answer: League of Nations
 Trivia Question: During which years were the Spanish Civil War?
Answer: 1936-1939
 Trivia Question: How long was Francisco Franco in power in Spain?
Answer: 36 Years
 Trivia Question: Which country did England send convicts to between 1788 and 1868?
Answer: Australia
 Trivia Question: Who ran the USSR during World War II?
Answer: Joseph Stalin
 Trivia Question: Which movie star married the Prince of Monaco on April 18th, 1956?
Answer: Grace Kelly
 Trivia Question: Which union has 28 member countries, many of which use the euro as their currency?
Answer: European Union
 Trivia Question: What are the Bill of Rights?
Answer: The first Ten Amendments of the U.S. Constitution
 Trivia Question: Which conflict ended with the Good Friday Agreement?
Answer: The Troubles
 Trivia Question: What was the previous name for New York?
Answer: New Amsterdam
 Trivia Question: Which British ocean liner did a German U-boat torpedo on May 7th, 1915?
Answer: Lusitania
 Trivia Question: Who did the United States acquire Alaska from?
Answer: Russia
 Trivia Question: Which empire did Charlemagne rule?
Answer: Holy Roman Empire
 Trivia Question: What is the name of the island Napoleon was exiled to?
Answer: Elba
 Trivia Question: Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire?
Answer: Genghis Khan
 Trivia Question: What modern-day city was known as Bombay?
Answer: Mumbai
 Trivia Question: Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Answer: Thurgood Marshall
 Trivia Question: Which country was not part of the Triple Entente?
Answer: Germany
 Trivia Question: What is the name of the strip of land that divides the Korean Peninsula?
Answer: Korean Demilitarized Zone
 Trivia Question: Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, infuriating Adolf Hitler?
Answer: Jessie Owens
 Trivia Question: Who was the first and, thus far, only female prime minister of Israel?
Answer: Golda Meir
 Trivia Question: What documents were responsible for establishing the 17th Parallel as the line that separated Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Answer: Geneva Accords
 Trivia Question: In which country did Buddhism originate?
Answer: Nepal
 Trivia Question: Who was the President of the United States during the Iran Hostage Crisis?
Answer: Jimmy Carter
 Trivia Question: Which city served as the capital of the Ottoman Empire?
Answer: Constantinople
 Trivia Question: What were warriors in Japan known as?
Answer: Samarais
 Trivia Question: What city was formerly known as Saigon?
Answer: Ho Chi Minh City
 Trivia Question: Which country did the United Kingdom fight against in the Falklands War?
Answer: Argentina
 Trivia Question: Which organization has 193 member countries?
Answer: United Nations
 Trivia Question: Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
Answer: Louis XVI
 Trivia Question: Which famous novel is based on the French Revolution?
Answer: The Tale of Two Cities
 Trivia Question: Which book was written by Hitler while in prison in the 1920s?
Answer: Mein Kampf 
 Trivia Question: During World War I, the territory known as South West Africa was a colony of which country?
Answer: Germany
 Trivia Question: Which 19th-century scientist is known for creating the first vaccine?
Answer: Louis Pasteur
 Trivia Question: In which year did the Emancipation Proclamation become law?
Answer: 1863
 Trivia Question: In 1981, MTV showed its first music video. What was it?
Answer: “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles
 Trivia Question: Who invented the steam engine?
Answer: George Stephenson
 Trivia Question: In 1773, tea from the British East India Company was famously thrown into which body of water in protest by American colonists?
Answer: Boston Harbor
 Trivia Question: From what city did the Titanic set sail?
Answer: South Hampton
 Trivia Question: Who was the airline pilot that successfully landed his stricken plane in the Hudson River in 2009?
Answer: Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger
 Trivia Question: Who invented the vaccine for Polio?
Answer: Jonas Salk
 Trivia Question: In what year did Nelson Mandela get released from prison? 
Answer: 1990
 Trivia Question: Rome was founded in which year?
Answer: 753, B.C.
 Trivia Question: The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?
Answer: France
 Trivia Question: Which former Primer Minister of India was assassinated in 1991?
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi
 Trivia Question: What is the date that The Allies invaded Europe at Normandy?
Answer: June 6th, 1944
 Trivia Question: Who was the second President of the United States?
Answer: John Adams
 Trivia Question: What kind of animal did Cleopatra use to kill herself?
Answer: A snake
 Trivia Question: Which U.S. mail service started in 1860?
Answer: Pony Express
 Trivia Question: What is the smallest country in the world?
Answer: Vatican City
 Trivia Question: Who was the Hollywood star who became the governor of California in 2003?
Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger
 Trivia Question: Who is the Greek goddess of victory?
Answer: Nike
 Trivia Question: Which great wonder of the Ancient World still stands today?
Answer: Giza Pyramid
 Trivia Question: Which country was the first to allow women to vote?
Answer: New Zealand
 Trivia Question: What year was India given independence from Great Britain?
Answer: 1947
 Trivia Question: What was the first capital of the United States?
Answer: New York, New York
 Trivia Question: How many astronauts have walked on the moon as of 2020?
Answer: 12
 Trivia Question: Which river did George Washington famously cross in 1776?
Answer: Delaware
 Trivia Question: Who was the first African American woman to be crowned Miss America?
Answer: Vanessa Williams
 Trivia Question: Which U.S. President created the interstate highway system?
Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower
 Trivia Question: How many U.S. Presidents died in office (including assassination)?
Answer: Eight
 Trivia Question: What was the longest battle in WWII?
Answer: Battle of the Atlantic
 Trivia Question: What was the first Nazi concentration camp?
Answer: Dachau
 Trivia Question: What was the name of the B-29 Bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Answer: Enola Gay
 Trivia Question: Who was the first democratically elected president of Russia?
Answer: Boris Yeltsin
 Trivia Question: What new economic program did China’s Mao Zedong announce in 1958?
Answer: “The Great Leap Forward”
 Trivia Question: Which country held its first democratic elections on January 30th, 2005?
Answer: Iraq
 Trivia Question: What was the first city to reach a population of 1 million?
Answer: Ancient Rome
 Trivia Question: What year was the first internet domain registered?
Answer: 1985
 Trivia Question: To whom was the first internet domain registered?
Answer: Symbolics.com
 Trivia Question: The name “Australia” was formally adopted in which year?
Answer: 1824, A.D.
 Trivia Question: What is the oldest operating airline in the world?
Answer: QANTAS
 Trivia Question: Which political party was banned in Italy after WWII?
Answer: Fascist
 Trivia Question: What language was the name “Australia” derived from?
Answer: Latin
 Trivia Question: What year was the United Nations established?
Answer: 1945
 Trivia Question: What was the Eureka Stockade?
Answer: A gold miner’s revolt in 1854 near Ballarat, Victoria
 Trivia Question: What country won the first World Cup?
Answer: Uruguay
 Trivia Question: In which year was the White Australia Policy formally abolished?
Answer: 1972 by Gough Whitlam
 Trivia Question: What is the best selling novel of all time?
Answer: Don Quixote
 Trivia Question: Ulysses S. Grant appears on the front on which denomination of U.S. currency?
Answer: The $50 bill
 Trivia Question: Whose crew was the first to sail completely around the world?
Answer: Ferdinand Magellan
 Trivia Question: Who overthrew the leader Salvador Allende in Chile in a coup d’etat?
Answer: Augusto Pinochet
 Trivia Question: What was the term for the official policy of racial segregation in South Africa until 1994?
Answer: Apartheid
 Trivia Question: In which year did the Titanic sink?
Answer: 1912
 Trivia Question: What is the name of the economic program that was created to help Puerto Rico?
Answer: Operation Bootstrap
 Trivia Question: How many heads of executive departments make up the U.S. President’s cabinet?
Answer: 15
 Trivia Question: Who captured and murdered the Inca Emperor Atahualpa?
Answer: Francisco Pizarro
 Trivia Question: Which South American country has a famous canal running through it?
Answer: Panama
 Trivia Question: Which country was the first to legalize same-sex marriage?
Answer: The Netherlands
 Trivia Question: Who was the first African American to be elected President of the United States?
Answer: Barrack Obama
 Trivia Question: What is the name of the first pyramid ever built?
Answer: The pyramid of Djoser, also known as the Step Pyramid
 Trivia Question: The Great Pyramids of Giza consist of how many pyramids?
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 AP World History Quizzes

 Test your AP World History knowledge with the below AP World History quizzes. These quizzes cover AP World History topics.

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 AP World History Quizzes

 Technological and Environmental Transformations (to c. 600 BCE) Quiz
 Regional and Transregional Interactions (c. 600 CE – c. 1450) Quiz
 Continuity and Innovation (c. 600 CE – c. 1450) Quiz
 Global Interactions (c. 1450 – c. 1750) Quiz
 Social Change and Imperial Expansion (c. 1450 - c. 1750) Quiz
 Industrialization and Global Integration (c. 1750 - c. 1900) Quiz
 Nationalism, Revolution, and Reform (c. 1750 - c. 1900) Quiz
 Global Conflicts and Their Consequences (c. 1900 - Present) Quiz
 New Conceptualizations of Science, Economy, and Culture (c. 1900 - Present) Quiz
 Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies (c. 600 BCE-c. 600 CE) Quiz
 New Conflagrations: World War II and the Cold War Quiz
 The End of Empire Quiz
 The Rise of Nationalism Quiz
 Expanded Technology and Wartime Uses Quiz
 Social Transformation, Political Change, and Revolution Quiz
 Economics and The First World War Quiz
 Globalization and a Post War World Quiz
 Culture and the Arts in a Post-World War Europe Quiz
 Economic Crisis and The Great Depression Quiz
 The Rise of National Socialism in Germany Quiz
 Fascism and the Making of Il Duce Quiz
 Joseph Stalin and the Building of the Soviet Union Quiz
 Global Crisis and Concerns Quiz
 Europe and the fall of the Soviet Union Quiz
 Culture and Society in the Modern Global System Quiz
 Globalization and Economics Quiz
 Adaptation: Living in a Global World Quiz
 Chinese Aspirations in the 21st Century Quiz
 Independence, Revolution, and Political Transitions in the Middle East Quiz
 Two Case Studies: India and Latin America Quiz
 African Transition in Post-Colonial World Quiz
 Rebuilding Europe Post World War Two Quiz
 Conquest and Submission, The Roman Legion Quiz
 Roman Law and Politics Quiz
 Literature, the Arts, and Influence of Religion in the Roman Empire Quiz
 Architecture, Innovation, and Philosophy in Ancient Rome Quiz
 Indulgences and the Daily Lives of Romans Quiz
 Philosophy and Political Chaos in Ancient Greece Quiz
 Literature, Architecture, and The Arts of Ancient Greece Quiz
 Daily Life in Ancient Greece Quiz
 Invasions and Conflict: The Power of Warfare Quiz
 Religion and Culture of Ancient Greece Quiz
 Religion in Early Medieval Europe Quiz
 Politics, Administration, and Power in the Post Classical Era Quiz
 Social Evolution of Postclassical and Early Medieval Europe Quiz
 Economic Conditions of Postclassical and Early Medieval Europe Quiz
 Conquest and Military Occupation in Early Medieval and Postclassical Europe Quiz
 Religious Turmoil in Early Modern Europe Quiz
 The European Enlightenment Quiz
 A New Political System Quiz
 Scientific Innovations of the Enlightenment Quiz
 Social Transformation in Early Modern Europe Quiz


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AP World History Quizzes    
 Test your AP World History knowledge with the below AP World History quizzes. These quizzes cover AP World History topics. 
 
 AP World History Quizzes
  AP World History Notes  AP World History Quizzes 
  Technological and Environmental Transformations (to c. 600 BCE) Quiz  Regional and Transregional Interactions (c. 600 CE – c. 1450) Quiz  Continuity and Innovation (c. 600 CE – c. 1450) Quiz  Global Interactions (c. 1450 – c. 1750) Quiz  Social Change and Imperial Expansion (c. 1450 - c. 1750) Quiz  Industrialization and Global Integration (c. 1750 - c. 1900) Quiz  Nationalism, Revolution, and Reform (c. 1750 - c. 1900) Quiz  Global Conflicts and Their Consequences (c. 1900 - Present) Quiz  New Conceptualizations of Science, Economy, and Culture (c. 1900 - Present) Quiz  Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies (c. 600 BCE-c. 600 CE) Quiz  New Conflagrations: World War II and the Cold War Quiz  The End of Empire Quiz  The Rise of Nationalism Quiz  Expanded Technology and Wartime Uses Quiz  Social Transformation, Political Change, and Revolution Quiz  Economics and The First World War Quiz  Globalization and a Post War World Quiz  Culture and the Arts in a Post-World War Europe Quiz  Economic Crisis and The Great Depression Quiz  The Rise of National Socialism in Germany Quiz  Fascism and the Making of Il Duce Quiz  Joseph Stalin and the Building of the Soviet Union Quiz  Global Crisis and Concerns Quiz  Europe and the fall of the Soviet Union Quiz  Culture and Society in the Modern Global System Quiz  Globalization and Economics Quiz  Adaptation: Living in a Global World Quiz  Chinese Aspirations in the 21st Century Quiz  Independence, Revolution, and Political Transitions in the Middle East Quiz  Two Case Studies: India and Latin America Quiz  African Transition in Post-Colonial World Quiz  Rebuilding Europe Post World War Two Quiz  Conquest and Submission, The Roman Legion Quiz  Roman Law and Politics Quiz  Literature, the Arts, and Influence of Religion in the Roman Empire Quiz  Architecture, Innovation, and Philosophy in Ancient Rome Quiz  Indulgences and the Daily Lives of Romans Quiz  Philosophy and Political Chaos in Ancient Greece Quiz  Literature, Architecture, and The Arts of Ancient Greece Quiz  Daily Life in Ancient Greece Quiz  Invasions and Conflict: The Power of Warfare Quiz  Religion and Culture of Ancient Greece Quiz  Religion in Early Medieval Europe Quiz  Politics, Administration, and Power in the Post Classical Era Quiz  Social Evolution of Postclassical and Early Medieval Europe Quiz  Economic Conditions of Postclassical and Early Medieval Europe Quiz  Conquest and Military Occupation in Early Medieval and Postclassical Europe Quiz  Religious Turmoil in Early Modern Europe Quiz  The European Enlightenment Quiz  A New Political System Quiz  Scientific Innovations of the Enlightenment Quiz  Social Transformation in Early Modern Europe Quiz 
 
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<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap22-apc-us-history-leq2.pdf">Sample Responses - LEQ 2</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap22-apc-us-history-leq3.pdf">Sample Responses - LEQ 3</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap22-apc-us-history-leq4.pdf">Sample Responses - LEQ 4</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap22-apc-us-history-saq1.pdf">Sample Responses - SAQ 1</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap22-apc-us-history-saq2.pdf">Sample Responses - SAQ 2</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap22-apc-us-history-saq3.pdf">Sample Responses - SAQ 3</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap22-apc-us-history-saq4.pdf">Sample Responses - SAQ 4</a></p>
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<p>2021: Free-Response Questions</p>
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<p>Questions</p>
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<p>Scoring</p>
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<p>Samples and Commentary</p>
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<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap21-frq-us-history.pdf">Free-Response Questions</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap21-sg-us-history.pdf">Scoring Guidelines</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap21-chief-reader-report-us-history.pdf">Chief Reader Report</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap21-us-history-scoring-statistics.pdf">Scoring Statistics</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap21-us-history-score-distributions.pdf">Scoring Distributions</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap21-apc-us-history-dbq_2.pdf">Sample Response - DBQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap21-apc-us-history-leq2.pdf">Sample Response - LEQ 2</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap21-apc-us-history-leq3_1.pdf">Sample Response - LEQ 3</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap21-apc-us-history-leq4.pdf">Sample Response - LEQ 4</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap21-apc-us-history-saq1.pdf">Sample Response - SAQ 1</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap21-apc-us-history-saq2.pdf">Sample Response - SAQ 2</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap21-apc-us-history-saq3_1.pdf">Sample Response - SAQ 3</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap21-apc-us-history-saq4.pdf">Sample Response - SAQ 4</a></p>
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<p>2019: Free-Response Questions</p>
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<p>Questions</p>
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<p>Scoring</p>
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<p>Samples and Commentary</p>
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<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap19-frq-us-history.pdf">Free-Response Questions</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap19-sg-us-history.pdf">Scoring Guidelines</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap19-chief-reader-report-us-history.pdf">Chief Reader Report</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap19-us-history-scoring-statistics.pdf">Scoring Statistics</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap19-us-history-score-distributions.pdf">Scoring Distribution</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap19-apc-us-history-dbq_1.pdf">Sample Responses DBQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap19-apc-us-history-saq-1_1.pdf">Sample Responses Q1 SA</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap19-apc-us-history-leq-2_1.pdf">Sample Responses Q2 LEQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap19-apc-us-history-saq-2_1.pdf">Sample Responses Q2 SA</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap19-apc-us-history-leq-3_1.pdf">Sample Responses Q3 LEQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap19-apc-us-history-saq-3_1.pdf">Sample Responses Q3 SA</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap19-apc-us-history-leq-4_1.pdf">Sample Responses Q4 LEQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap19-apc-us-history-saq-4_1.pdf">Sample Responses Q4 SA</a></p>
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<p>2018: Free-Response Questions</p>
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<p>Questions</p>
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<p>Scoring</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>Samples and Commentary</p>
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<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/apc/ap18-frq-us-history.pdf">Free-Response Questions</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap18-sg-us-history.pdf">Scoring Guidelines</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap18-chief-reader-report-us-history.pdf">Chief Reader Report</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap18-us-history-scoring-statistics.pdf">Scoring Statistics</a></p>
<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap18-united-states-history-score-distribution.pdf">Scoring Distributions</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap18-us-history-dbq1.pdf">Sample Responses Q1 DBQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap18-us-history-saq1.pdf">Sample Responses Q1 SA</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap18-us-history-leq2.pdf">Sample Responses Q2 LEQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap18-us-history-saq2.pdf">Sample Responses Q2 SA</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap18-us-history-leq3.pdf">Sample Responses Q3 LEQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap18-us-history-saq3.pdf">Sample Responses Q3 SA</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap18-us-history-leq4.pdf">Sample Responses Q4 LEQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap18-us-history-saq4.pdf">Sample Responses Q4 SA</a></p>
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<p>2017: Free-Response Questions</p>
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<p>Questions</p>
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<p>Scoring</p>
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<p>Samples and Commentary</p>
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<p><a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-us-history-frq-2017.pdf?course=ap-united-states-history">Free-Response Questions</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap17-sg-us-history.pdf">Scoring Guidelines</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap17-chief-reader-report-united-states-history.pdf">Chief Reader Report</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap17-us-history-scoring-statistics.pdf">Scoring Statistics</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap17-us-history-scoring-global.pdf">Scoring Distributions</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap17-us-history-q1dbq.pdf">Sample Responses Q1 DBQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap17-us-history-q1sa.pdf">Sample Responses Q1 SA</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap17-us-history-q2leq.pdf">Sample Responses Q2 LEQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap17-us-history-q2sa.pdf">Sample Responses Q2 SA</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap17-us-history-q3leq.pdf">Sample Responses Q3 LEQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap17-us-history-q3sa.pdf">Sample Responses Q3 SA</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap17-us-history-q4sa.pdf">Sample Responses Q4 SA</a></p>
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<p>2016: Free-Response Questions</p>
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<p>Questions</p>
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<p>Student Performance</p>
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<p>Samples, Scoring Guidelines, and Commentary</p>
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<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap16_frq_us_history.pdf">Free-Response Questions</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap16_us_history_sg.pdf">Scoring Guidelines</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap16_ush_student_performance_qa.pdf">Student Performance Q&amp;A</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap16_us_history_scoring_statistics.pdf">Scoring Statistics</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap16_us_history_scoring_global.pdf">Score Distributions</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap16_us_history_q1dbq.pdf">Sample Responses Q1 DBQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap16_us_history_q1sa.pdf">Sample Responses Q1 SA</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap16_us_history_q2leq.pdf">Sample Responses Q2 LEQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap16_us_history_q2sa.pdf">Sample Responses Q2 SA</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap16_us_history_q3leq.pdf">Sample Responses Q3 LEQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap16_us_history_q3sa.pdf">Sample Responses Q3 SA</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ap16_us_history_q4sa.pdf">Sample Responses Q4 SA</a></p>
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<p>The 2015 <a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-united-states-history-exam-sample-responses.pdf">sample response PDFs</a> (.pdf/32.8MB) were updated to reflect changes to the rubrics that took effect with the 2016 AP U.S. History Exam.</p>
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<p>2015: Free-Response Questions</p>
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<th>
<p>Questions</p>
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<p>Student Performance</p>
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<th>
<p>Samples, Scoring Guidelines, and Commentary</p>
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</thead>
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<td>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap15_frq_us_history.pdf">Free-Response Questions</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap15_us_history_sg.pdf">Scoring Guidelines</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap15-ush-student-performance-qa.pdf">Student Performance Q&amp;A</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap15-us-history-scoring-statistics.pdf">Scoring Statistics</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap15-us-history-score-dist.pdf">Score Distributions</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-us-history-sample-responses-introductory-content.pdf">Introduction and Preface</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-us-history-sample-responses-saq-1.pdf">Short Answer Question 1</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-us-history-sample-responses-saq-2.pdf">Short Answer Question 2</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-us-history-sample-responses-saq-3.pdf">Short Answer Question 3</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-us-history-sample-responses-dbq-1.pdf">Document-Based Question 1</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-us-history-sample-responses-leq-2.pdf">Long Essay Question 2</a></p>
<p><a href="https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-us-history-sample-responses-leq-3.pdf">Long Essay Question 3</a></p>
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  Sample Responses - DBQ - Set 1 
  
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  Sample Responses - LEQ 2 - Set 1
  
  Sample Responses - LEQ 2 - Set 2
  
  Scoring Guidelines Set - 1 Sample Responses - LEQ 3 - Set 1
  
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  Chief Reader Report – Set 1 Sample Responses - LEQ 4 - Set 1
 Free-Response Questions - Set 1 
  Chief Reader Report – Set 2 Sample Responses - LEQ 4 - Set 2
 Free-Response Questions - Set 2 
  Scoring Statistics – Set 1 Sample Responses - SAQ 1 - Set 1
  
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 2022: Free-Response Questions

 Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary 
  
  Sample Responses - DBQ 
  
  Sample Responses - LEQ 2
  
 Scoring Guidelines Sample Responses - LEQ 3
  
 Chief Reader Report Sample Responses - LEQ 4
 Free-Response Questions 
 Scoring Statistics Sample Responses - SAQ 1
  
 Score Distributions Sample Responses - SAQ 2
  
  Sample Responses - SAQ 3
  
  Sample Responses - SAQ 4
  
 

 2021: Free-Response Questions

 2021: Free-Response Questions
 Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary 
  
  Sample Response - DBQ 
  
  Sample Response - LEQ 2
  
 Scoring Guidelines Sample Response - LEQ 3
  
 Chief Reader Report Sample Response - LEQ 4
 Free-Response Questions 
 Scoring Statistics Sample Response - SAQ 1
  
 Scoring Distributions Sample Response - SAQ 2
  
  Sample Response - SAQ 3
  
  Sample Response - SAQ 4
  
 

 2020: Free-Response Questions

 The 2020 free-response questions are available in the AP Classroom question bank.

 2019: Free-Response Questions

 2019: Free-Response Questions
 Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary 
  
  Sample Responses DBQ 
  
  Sample Responses Q1 SA 
  
  Scoring Guidelines Sample Responses Q2 LEQ
  
  Chief Reader Report Sample Responses Q2 SA 
 Free-Response Questions 
  Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q3 LEQ
  
  Scoring Distribution Sample Responses Q3 SA 
  
  Sample Responses Q4 LEQ
  
  Sample Responses Q4 SA 
  
 

 2018 :Free-Response Questions

 2018: Free-Response Questions
 Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary 
  
  Sample Responses Q1 DBQ
  
  Sample Responses Q1 SA 
  
  Scoring Guidelines Sample Responses Q2 LEQ
  
  Chief Reader Report Sample Responses Q2 SA 
 Free-Response Questions 
  Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q3 LEQ
  
  Scoring Distributions Sample Responses Q3 SA 
  
  Sample Responses Q4 LEQ
  
  Sample Responses Q4 SA 
  
 

 2017: Free-Response Questions

 2017: Free-Response Questions
 Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary 
  
  Sample Responses Q1 DBQ
  
  Sample Responses Q1 SA 
  Scoring Guidelines 
  Sample Responses Q2 LEQ
  Chief Reader Report 
 Free-Response Questions Sample Responses Q2 SA 
  Scoring Statistics 
  Sample Responses Q3 LEQ
  Scoring Distributions 
  Sample Responses Q3 SA 
  
  Sample Responses Q4 SA 
  
 

 2016: Free-Response Questions

 2016: Free-Response Questions
 Questions Student Performance Samples, Scoring Guidelines, and Commentary
   
  Sample Responses Q1 DBQ 
   
  Sample Responses Q1 SA 
  Scoring Guidelines 
  Sample Responses Q2 LEQ 
  Student Performance Q&A 
 Free-Response Questions Sample Responses Q2 SA 
  Scoring Statistics 
  Sample Responses Q3 LEQ 
  Score Distributions 
  Sample Responses Q3 SA 
   
  Sample Responses Q4 SA 
   
 

 2015: Free-Response Questions

 The 2015 sample response PDFs (.pdf/32.8MB) were updated to reflect changes to the rubrics that took effect with the 2016 AP U.S. History Exam.

 2015: Free-Response Questions
 Questions Student Performance Samples, Scoring Guidelines, and Commentary
   
  Introduction and Preface 
   
  Short Answer Question 1 
  Scoring Guidelines 
  Short Answer Question 2 
  Student Performance Q&A 
 Free-Response Questions Short Answer Question 3 
  Scoring Statistics 
  Document-Based Question 1 
  Score Distributions 
  Long Essay Question 2 
   
  Long Essay Question 3 
   
 

Free-Response Questions
Download free-response questions from past exams along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from exam takers, and scoring distributions.
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2023: Free-Response Questions    Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary       Free-Response Questions - Set 1   Free-Response Questions - Set 2     Scoring Guidelines Set - 1   Scoring Guidelines Set - 2   Chief Reader Report – Set 1    Chief Reader Report – Set 2    Scoring Statistics – Set 1    Scoring Statistics – Set 2   Score Distributions    Sample Responses - DBQ - Set 1  Sample Responses - DBQ - Set 2   Sample Responses - LEQ 2 - Set 1   Sample Responses - LEQ 2 - Set 2   Sample Responses - LEQ 3 - Set 1   Sample Responses - LEQ 3 - Set 2   Sample Responses - LEQ 4 - Set 1   Sample Responses - LEQ 4 - Set 2   Sample Responses - SAQ 1 - Set 1   Sample Responses - SAQ 1 - Set 2   Sample Responses - SAQ 2 - Set 1   Sample Responses - SAQ 2 - Set 2   Sample Responses - SAQ 3 - Set 1   Sample Responses - SAQ 3 - Set 2   Sample Responses - SAQ 4 - Set 1   Sample Responses - SAQ 4 - Set 2     
2022: Free-Response Questions
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Scoring
Samples and Commentary
 Free-Response Questions 
 Scoring Guidelines 
 Chief Reader Report 
 Scoring Statistics 
 Score Distributions 
 Sample Responses - DBQ 
 Sample Responses - LEQ 2 
 Sample Responses - LEQ 3 
 Sample Responses - LEQ 4 
 Sample Responses - SAQ 1 
 Sample Responses - SAQ 2 
 Sample Responses - SAQ 3 
 Sample Responses - SAQ 4 
2021: Free-Response Questions
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Scoring
Samples and Commentary
 Free-Response Questions 
 Scoring Guidelines 
 Chief Reader Report 
 Scoring Statistics 
 Scoring Distributions 
 Sample Response - DBQ 
 Sample Response - LEQ 2 
 Sample Response - LEQ 3 
 Sample Response - LEQ 4 
 Sample Response - SAQ 1 
 Sample Response - SAQ 2 
 Sample Response - SAQ 3 
 Sample Response - SAQ 4 
The 2020 free-response questions are available in the AP Classroom question bank.
2019: Free-Response Questions
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Scoring
Samples and Commentary
 Free-Response Questions 
 Scoring Guidelines 
 Chief Reader Report 
 Scoring Statistics 
 Scoring Distribution 
 Sample Responses DBQ 
 Sample Responses Q1 SA 
 Sample Responses Q2 LEQ 
 Sample Responses Q2 SA 
 Sample Responses Q3 LEQ 
 Sample Responses Q3 SA 
 Sample Responses Q4 LEQ 
 Sample Responses Q4 SA 
2018: Free-Response Questions
Questions
Scoring
Samples and Commentary
 Free-Response Questions 
 Scoring Guidelines 
 Chief Reader Report 
 Scoring Statistics 
 Scoring Distributions 
 Sample Responses Q1 DBQ 
 Sample Responses Q1 SA 
 Sample Responses Q2 LEQ 
 Sample Responses Q2 SA 
 Sample Responses Q3 LEQ 
 Sample Responses Q3 SA 
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<div><div><p>Work through these APUSH multiple-choice practice questions to test your exam readiness.</p>
<div>
<h3><strong>AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #1</strong></h3>
<p><em>“At the time the first Europeans arrived, the Indians of the Great Plains between the Rocky Mountains and the forested areas bordering on the Mississippi lived partly by corn culture but mostly by the buffalo on foot with bow and arrow. Although Europeans regarded all Indians as nomads (a convenient excuse for denying them the land they occupied), only the Plains Indian really were nomadic. Even they did not become so until about A.D. 1550, when they began to break wild mustangs, offspring of European horses turned loose by the Spaniards.”</em></p>
<p><em>—”The Oxford History of the American People” by Samuel Eliot Morison, Oxford University Press, New York City, 1965</em></p>
<p>The excerpt suggests that Europeans used the lifestyle of American Indian tribes to justify</p>
<p>A. warfare and eradication of the native population</p>
<p>B. the creation of an extensive trade network</p>
<p>C. expansion into native lands</p>
<p>D. the creation of the encomienda system</p>
</div>
<div> <p>Answer 1</p> <div> <p><b>C: </b>American Indian tribes believed that groups collectively possessed the lands to farm and hunt. In fact, their culture had no concept of the private ownership of land by individuals. In contrast, Europeans valued land as a possession owned by an individual or a family, and they regarded land as a source of wealth. It was convenient for Europeans to assume that nomadic tribes did not claim ownership of any land; (C) is correct. Europeans often took over native lands without eradicating their native population, making (A) incorrect. (B) is incorrect because trade networks were not relevant to enforcing the concept of land ownership. The Spanish encomienda system, in which the Spanish crown granted the colonists the right to use native labor to develop an area of land, was not operational in the territory of the Great Plains tribes, making (D) incorrect.</p> </div> </div><br/>
<div>
<h3><strong>AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #2</strong></h3>
<p><i>ARTICLE 2. His Majesty consents to withdraw all his troops and garrisons from all posts and places within the boundary lines assigned by the treaty of peace to the United States. The evacuation is to take place on or before the 1st of June, 1796. All settlers in those parts to enjoy private property rights and become citizens of the United States in one year unless allegiance is declared to His Britannic Majesty.</i></p>
<p><i>ARTICLE 6. Gives to British subjects the power of recovering debts due to them by American citizens previous to the treaty of peace; which debts have not been recovered hitherto, on account of some legal impediments. The United States agree to make full and complete compensation to the creditors who have suffered by those impediments. The amount of the losses and damages is to be ascertained by five commissioners — two to be appointed by Great Britain, two by the President of the United States, and one by the other four.”</i></p>
<p><i>Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation (Jay’s Treaty), 1794</i></p>
<p>One of the major terms of Jay’s Treaty was that the British wouldA. could not guarantee that British debts that existed before the war would be paid<br/>
A. remove troops and garrisons from American homes and buildings<br/>
B. repay debts they had collected fromAmericans after the war<br/>
C. remove British soldiers from forts in American territories according to the Treaty of Paris<br/>
D. evacuate British citizens from the Northwest territory</p>
</div><br/>
<div> <p>Answer 2</p> <div> <p><strong>B: </strong>With the commercial relationship between English and American merchants intertwined before the Revolution, many English merchants were still owed money by Americans. The government agreed to consume these debts and pay them to the British in exchange for the British meeting the terms of the treaty. Choice (B) is thus correct.</p> </div> </div><br/>
<div>
<h3><strong>AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #3</strong></h3>
<p>Refer to the following text:</p>
<p><em>1.1 “Resolved, That such laws as conflict, in any way, with the true and substantial happiness of woman, are contrary to the great precept of nature, and of no validity; for this is superior in obligation to any other.</em></p>
<p><em>Resolved, That all laws which prevent woman from occupying such a station in society as her conscience shall dictate, or which place her in a position inferior to that of man, are contrary to the great precept of nature, and therefore of no force or authority.</em></p>
<p><em>Resolved, That woman is man’s equal—was intended to be so by the Creator, and the highest good of the race demands that she should be recognized as such.</em></p>
<p><em>Resolved, That the women of this country ought to be enlightened in regard to the laws under which they live, that they may no longer publish their degradation, by declaring themselves satisfied with their present position, nor their ignorance, by asserting that they have all the rights they want.</em></p>
<p><em>Resolved, That inasmuch as man, while claiming for himself intellectual superiority, does accord to woman moral superiority, it is pre-eminently his duty to encourage her to speak, and teach, as she has an opportunity, in all religious assemblies.”</em></p>
<p><em>——Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, 1848</em></p>
<p>Based on the text, the main purpose of the Seneca Falls convention was to</p>
<p>A. declare the right to vote for women in the Northern states</p>
<p>B. advocate the education of women through establishing all-female colleges</p>
<p>C. assert the rights of women as equals to men morally, socially, and politically</p>
<p>D. demand that the word women be added to the Declaration of Independence along with the word men</p>
</div><br/>
<div> <p>Answer 3</p> <div> <p><strong>C: </strong>The Seneca Falls Convention was called for women to assert their rights. They believed they should have equal rights, and many were fighting against the “cult of domesticity,” which declared that a woman’s place was in the home. Choice (C) is therefore correct.</p> </div> </div><br/>
<div>
<h3><strong>AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #4</strong></h3>
<p>The alignment of free and slaves states shown on the map in the quiz above directly led to<br/>
A. the passage of the Northwest Ordinance<br/>
B. the formation of the Republican Party<br/>
C. repudiation of Manifest Destiny<br/>
D. an increase in nativist sentiment</p>
</div><br/>
<div> <p>Answer 4</p> <div> <p><strong>B: </strong>Increasing tension over the possible expansion of slavery into the Kansas and Nebraska territories, due to the popular sovereignty provision in the Kansas-Nebraska Act, led to a major party realignment in the mid-1850s, including the creation of the Republican party. Choice (B) is correct.</p> </div> </div><br/>
<div>
<h3><strong>AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #5</strong></h3>
<p><em>“The President of the United States of America and the Prime Minister . . . met together . . . [and] make known . . . their hopes for a better future . . .</em></p>
<p><em>First, their countries seek no aggrandizement, territorial or other;</em></p>
<p><em>Second, . . . no territorial changes that do not accord with the freely expressed wishes of the peoples . . . ;</em></p>
<p><em>Third, . . . the right of all peoples to choose [their] form of government . . . ;</em></p>
<p><em>Fourth, . . . access, on equal terms, to the trade and to the raw materials of the world . . . ;</em></p>
<p><em>Fifth, . . . the fullest [economic] collaboration between all nations . . . ;</em></p>
<p><em>Sixth, after the final destruction of the Nazi tyranny, . . . freedom from fear and want;</em></p>
<p><em>Seventh, . . . traverse the high seas and oceans without hindrance;</em></p>
<p><em>Eighth, . . . the establishment of a . . . permanent system of general security, [and] disarmament . . . ”</em></p>
<p><em>—The Atlantic Charter, 1941</em></p>
<p>The ideas expressed in the passage most directly reflect which of the following continuities in United States history?</p>
<p>A. The impact migration and population patterns had on American life</p>
<p>B. The impact changes in transportation and technology had on American society</p>
<p>C. The difficulty of maintaining a balance between liberty and order</p>
<p>D. The difficulty of finding acceptable ways to pursue international and domestic goals</p>
</div><br/>
<div> <p>Answer 5</p> <div> <p><b>D: </b>While the Atlantic Charter established an idealized set of world goals, the decision to act on those goals involved complex questions of federal policy, public opinion, and the economic resources necessary to achieve public policy goals at home and abroad. (D) is correct. (A) and (B) are incorrect because neither address the international affairs of the United States. While the Atlantic Charter outlined Roosevelt and Churchill’s intention to ensure the liberty of men, (C) is incorrect because it did not directly lead to difficulty maintaining a balance between liberty and order in the United States.</p> </div> </div><br/>
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 Work through these APUSH multiple-choice practice questions to test your exam readiness.

 AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #1

 “At the time the first Europeans arrived, the Indians of the Great Plains between the Rocky Mountains and the forested areas bordering on the Mississippi lived partly by corn culture but mostly by the buffalo on foot with bow and arrow. Although Europeans regarded all Indians as nomads (a convenient excuse for denying them the land they occupied), only the Plains Indian really were nomadic. Even they did not become so until about A.D. 1550, when they began to break wild mustangs, offspring of European horses turned loose by the Spaniards.”

 —”The Oxford History of the American People” by Samuel Eliot Morison, Oxford University Press, New York City, 1965

 The excerpt suggests that Europeans used the lifestyle of American Indian tribes to justify

 A. warfare and eradication of the native population

 B. the creation of an extensive trade network

 C. expansion into native lands

 D. the creation of the encomienda system

 Answer 1

 C: American Indian tribes believed that groups collectively possessed the lands to farm and hunt. In fact, their culture had no concept of the private ownership of land by individuals. In contrast, Europeans valued land as a possession owned by an individual or a family, and they regarded land as a source of wealth. It was convenient for Europeans to assume that nomadic tribes did not claim ownership of any land; (C) is correct. Europeans often took over native lands without eradicating their native population, making (A) incorrect. (B) is incorrect because trade networks were not relevant to enforcing the concept of land ownership. The Spanish encomienda system, in which the Spanish crown granted the colonists the right to use native labor to develop an area of land, was not operational in the territory of the Great Plains tribes, making (D) incorrect.


 AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #2

 ARTICLE 2. His Majesty consents to withdraw all his troops and garrisons from all posts and places within the boundary lines assigned by the treaty of peace to the United States. The evacuation is to take place on or before the 1st of June, 1796. All settlers in those parts to enjoy private property rights and become citizens of the United States in one year unless allegiance is declared to His Britannic Majesty.

 ARTICLE 6. Gives to British subjects the power of recovering debts due to them by American citizens previous to the treaty of peace; which debts have not been recovered hitherto, on account of some legal impediments. The United States agree to make full and complete compensation to the creditors who have suffered by those impediments. The amount of the losses and damages is to be ascertained by five commissioners — two to be appointed by Great Britain, two by the President of the United States, and one by the other four.”

 Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation (Jay’s Treaty), 1794

 One of the major terms of Jay’s Treaty was that the British wouldA. could not guarantee that British debts that existed before the war would be paid
 A. remove troops and garrisons from American homes and buildings
 B. repay debts they had collected fromAmericans after the war
 C. remove British soldiers from forts in American territories according to the Treaty of Paris
 D. evacuate British citizens from the Northwest territory


 Answer 2

 B: With the commercial relationship between English and American merchants intertwined before the Revolution, many English merchants were still owed money by Americans. The government agreed to consume these debts and pay them to the British in exchange for the British meeting the terms of the treaty. Choice (B) is thus correct.


 AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #3

 Refer to the following text:

 1.1 “Resolved, That such laws as conflict, in any way, with the true and substantial happiness of woman, are contrary to the great precept of nature, and of no validity; for this is superior in obligation to any other.

 Resolved, That all laws which prevent woman from occupying such a station in society as her conscience shall dictate, or which place her in a position inferior to that of man, are contrary to the great precept of nature, and therefore of no force or authority.

 Resolved, That woman is man’s equal—was intended to be so by the Creator, and the highest good of the race demands that she should be recognized as such.

 Resolved, That the women of this country ought to be enlightened in regard to the laws under which they live, that they may no longer publish their degradation, by declaring themselves satisfied with their present position, nor their ignorance, by asserting that they have all the rights they want.

 Resolved, That inasmuch as man, while claiming for himself intellectual superiority, does accord to woman moral superiority, it is pre-eminently his duty to encourage her to speak, and teach, as she has an opportunity, in all religious assemblies.”

 ——Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, 1848

 Based on the text, the main purpose of the Seneca Falls convention was to

 A. declare the right to vote for women in the Northern states

 B. advocate the education of women through establishing all-female colleges

 C. assert the rights of women as equals to men morally, socially, and politically

 D. demand that the word women be added to the Declaration of Independence along with the word men


 Answer 3

 C: The Seneca Falls Convention was called for women to assert their rights. They believed they should have equal rights, and many were fighting against the “cult of domesticity,” which declared that a woman’s place was in the home. Choice (C) is therefore correct.


 AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #4

 The alignment of free and slaves states shown on the map in the quiz above directly led to
 A. the passage of the Northwest Ordinance
 B. the formation of the Republican Party
 C. repudiation of Manifest Destiny
 D. an increase in nativist sentiment


 Answer 4

 B: Increasing tension over the possible expansion of slavery into the Kansas and Nebraska territories, due to the popular sovereignty provision in the Kansas-Nebraska Act, led to a major party realignment in the mid-1850s, including the creation of the Republican party. Choice (B) is correct.


 AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #5

 “The President of the United States of America and the Prime Minister . . . met together . . . [and] make known . . . their hopes for a better future . . .

 First, their countries seek no aggrandizement, territorial or other;

 Second, . . . no territorial changes that do not accord with the freely expressed wishes of the peoples . . . ;

 Third, . . . the right of all peoples to choose [their] form of government . . . ;

 Fourth, . . . access, on equal terms, to the trade and to the raw materials of the world . . . ;

 Fifth, . . . the fullest [economic] collaboration between all nations . . . ;

 Sixth, after the final destruction of the Nazi tyranny, . . . freedom from fear and want;

 Seventh, . . . traverse the high seas and oceans without hindrance;

 Eighth, . . . the establishment of a . . . permanent system of general security, [and] disarmament . . . ”

 —The Atlantic Charter, 1941

 The ideas expressed in the passage most directly reflect which of the following continuities in United States history?

 A. The impact migration and population patterns had on American life

 B. The impact changes in transportation and technology had on American society

 C. The difficulty of maintaining a balance between liberty and order

 D. The difficulty of finding acceptable ways to pursue international and domestic goals


 Answer 5

 D: While the Atlantic Charter established an idealized set of world goals, the decision to act on those goals involved complex questions of federal policy, public opinion, and the economic resources necessary to achieve public policy goals at home and abroad. (D) is correct. (A) and (B) are incorrect because neither address the international affairs of the United States. While the Atlantic Charter outlined Roosevelt and Churchill’s intention to ensure the liberty of men, (C) is incorrect because it did not directly lead to difficulty maintaining a balance between liberty and order in the United States.


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Work through these APUSH multiple-choice practice questions to test your exam readiness.
 AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #1 
 “At the time the first Europeans arrived, the Indians of the Great Plains between the Rocky Mountains and the forested areas bordering on the Mississippi lived partly by corn culture but mostly by the buffalo on foot with bow and arrow. Although Europeans regarded all Indians as nomads (a convenient excuse for denying them the land they occupied), only the Plains Indian really were nomadic. Even they did not become so until about A.D. 1550, when they began to break wild mustangs, offspring of European horses turned loose by the Spaniards.” 
 —”The Oxford History of the American People” by Samuel Eliot Morison, Oxford University Press, New York City, 1965 
The excerpt suggests that Europeans used the lifestyle of American Indian tribes to justify
A. warfare and eradication of the native population
B. the creation of an extensive trade network
C. expansion into native lands
D. the creation of the encomienda system
 Answer 1   C: American Indian tribes believed that groups collectively possessed the lands to farm and hunt. In fact, their culture had no concept of the private ownership of land by individuals. In contrast, Europeans valued land as a possession owned by an individual or a family, and they regarded land as a source of wealth. It was convenient for Europeans to assume that nomadic tribes did not claim ownership of any land; (C) is correct. Europeans often took over native lands without eradicating their native population, making (A) incorrect. (B) is incorrect because trade networks were not relevant to enforcing the concept of land ownership. The Spanish encomienda system, in which the Spanish crown granted the colonists the right to use native labor to develop an area of land, was not operational in the territory of the Great Plains tribes, making (D) incorrect.   
 AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #2 
 ARTICLE 2. His Majesty consents to withdraw all his troops and garrisons from all posts and places within the boundary lines assigned by the treaty of peace to the United States. The evacuation is to take place on or before the 1st of June, 1796. All settlers in those parts to enjoy private property rights and become citizens of the United States in one year unless allegiance is declared to His Britannic Majesty. 
 ARTICLE 6. Gives to British subjects the power of recovering debts due to them by American citizens previous to the treaty of peace; which debts have not been recovered hitherto, on account of some legal impediments. The United States agree to make full and complete compensation to the creditors who have suffered by those impediments. The amount of the losses and damages is to be ascertained by five commissioners — two to be appointed by Great Britain, two by the President of the United States, and one by the other four.” 
 Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation (Jay’s Treaty), 1794 
One of the major terms of Jay’s Treaty was that the British wouldA. could not guarantee that British debts that existed before the war would be paid
A. remove troops and garrisons from American homes and buildings
B. repay debts they had collected fromAmericans after the war
C. remove British soldiers from forts in American territories according to the Treaty of Paris
D. evacuate British citizens from the Northwest territory
 
 Answer 2   B: With the commercial relationship between English and American merchants intertwined before the Revolution, many English merchants were still owed money by Americans. The government agreed to consume these debts and pay them to the British in exchange for the British meeting the terms of the treaty. Choice (B) is thus correct.   
 AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #3 
Refer to the following text:
 1.1 “Resolved, That such laws as conflict, in any way, with the true and substantial happiness of woman, are contrary to the great precept of nature, and of no validity; for this is superior in obligation to any other. 
 Resolved, That all laws which prevent woman from occupying such a station in society as her conscience shall dictate, or which place her in a position inferior to that of man, are contrary to the great precept of nature, and therefore of no force or authority. 
 Resolved, That woman is man’s equal—was intended to be so by the Creator, and the highest good of the race demands that she should be recognized as such. 
 Resolved, That the women of this country ought to be enlightened in regard to the laws under which they live, that they may no longer publish their degradation, by declaring themselves satisfied with their present position, nor their ignorance, by asserting that they have all the rights they want. 
 Resolved, That inasmuch as man, while claiming for himself intellectual superiority, does accord to woman moral superiority, it is pre-eminently his duty to encourage her to speak, and teach, as she has an opportunity, in all religious assemblies.” 
 ——Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, 1848 
Based on the text, the main purpose of the Seneca Falls convention was to
A. declare the right to vote for women in the Northern states
B. advocate the education of women through establishing all-female colleges
C. assert the rights of women as equals to men morally, socially, and politically
D. demand that the word women be added to the Declaration of Independence along with the word men
 
 Answer 3   C: The Seneca Falls Convention was called for women to assert their rights. They believed they should have equal rights, and many were fighting against the “cult of domesticity,” which declared that a woman’s place was in the home. Choice (C) is therefore correct.   
 AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #4 
The alignment of free and slaves states shown on the map in the quiz above directly led to
A. the passage of the Northwest Ordinance
B. the formation of the Republican Party
C. repudiation of Manifest Destiny
D. an increase in nativist sentiment
 
 Answer 4   B: Increasing tension over the possible expansion of slavery into the Kansas and Nebraska territories, due to the popular sovereignty provision in the Kansas-Nebraska Act, led to a major party realignment in the mid-1850s, including the creation of the Republican party. Choice (B) is correct.   
 AP U.S. History Free Practice Question #5 
 “The President of the United States of America and the Prime Minister . . . met together . . . [and] make known . . . their hopes for a better future . . . 
 First, their countries seek no aggrandizement, territorial or other; 
 Second, . . . no territorial changes that do not accord with the freely expressed wishes of the peoples . . . ; 
 Third, . . . the right of all peoples to choose [their] form of government . . . ; 
 Fourth, . . . access, on equal terms, to the trade and to the raw materials of the world . . . ; 
 Fifth, . . . the fullest [economic] collaboration between all nations . . . ; 
 Sixth, after the final destruction of the Nazi tyranny, . . . freedom from fear and want; 
 Seventh, . . . traverse the high seas and oceans without hindrance; 
 Eighth, . . . the establishment of a . . . permanent system of general security, [and] disarmament . . . ” 
 —The Atlantic Charter, 1941 
The ideas expressed in the passage most directly reflect which of the following continuities in United States history?
A. The impact migration and population patterns had on American life
B. The impact changes in transportation and technology had on American society
C. The difficulty of maintaining a balance between liberty and order
D. The difficulty of finding acceptable ways to pursue international and domestic goals
 
 Answer 5   D: While the Atlantic Charter established an idealized set of world goals, the decision to act on those goals involved complex questions of federal policy, public opinion, and the economic resources necessary to achieve public policy goals at home and abroad. (D) is correct. (A) and (B) are incorrect because neither address the international affairs of the United States. While the Atlantic Charter outlined Roosevelt and Churchill’s intention to ensure the liberty of men, (C) is incorrect because it did not directly lead to difficulty maintaining a balance between liberty and order in the United States.   
 
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