Historical Events Trivia Questions
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Which group destroyed Milan in 539, less than 100 years after the Huns only sacked it?
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goths
Which other Turkish strait, alongside the Bosporus, was addressed in the Straits Convention of 1841?
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dardanelles
Which order of knights was suppressed on Friday, October 13, 1307, possibly giving rise to the superstition around Friday the 13th?
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knights templar
Which month saw the start of the 1830 French revolution, perhaps bringing back fond memories?
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july
Which rear admiral was indicted on March 16, 1988, for his role in the Iran/Contra affair?
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john poindexter
What act led to Susan B. Anthony refusing to pay a $100 fine in Rochester, N.Y. in 1872?
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voting
Which emperor's accession in 1926 marked the beginning of Japan's Showa period?
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hirohito
On the day before which action was ordered on Cuba did the U.S. retroactively declare the start of the Spanish-American War to be April 21?
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blockade
Which Arab country announced the merger of its Northern and Southern parts on May 22, 1990 in Aden?
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yemen
In which country did King Michael open a new parliament on December 1, 1946?
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romania
What capital city was bombed by U.S. planes for the first time on May 19, 1967?
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hanoi
Which country's King Gustav III was fatally shot at a masked ball in 1792, leading to his death two weeks later?
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sweden
Who was in custody on November 5, 1605, after preparing to blow up the British Parliament?
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guy fawkes
In which Italian city did the construction of the world-famous Palazzo Vecchio start in 1299?
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florence
Which country did Michigan governor George Romney claim he was brainwashed by officials during a trip in September 1967?
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vietnam
In February 1995, the U.N. voted to send 7,000 peacekeepers to which southern African nation?
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angola
Who referred to himself as 'a scared little bunny rabbit' while evading capture after being shot down in Bosnia in 1995?
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scott o'grady
Which country did Pedro I grant independence to after defying orders to return to Portugal?
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brazil
Which country seized Veracruz in 1914?
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united states
Which political faction known as the 'majority' overthrew the provisional Russian government on November 7, 1917?
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bolsheviks
Which U.S. president set forth his "Fourteen Points" in January 1918, outlining his vision for lasting peace?
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woodrow wilson
Which country recently re-broadcast a speech by Imre Nagy that was originally made on the day the Soviets invaded in 1956?
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hungary
Who was the Israeli foreign minister that exchanged posts with Prime Minister Shimon Peres on October 20, 1986?
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yitzhak shamir
In which country did the Jonestown massacre occur on November 18, 1978?
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guyana
Which city's 1955 bus boycott is highlighted in an exhibit at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis?
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montgomery, alabama
In which New York prison did a 1971 riot result in 43 deaths over a span of four days?
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attica
In which city did the Easter Rising take place in April 1916?
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dublin
In which African country did the Mau Mau Rebellion against British rule begin in 1952?
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kenya
What volcano's eruption trapped looters that archaeologists discovered while excavating Pompeii?
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mount vesuvius
In which year did George V die, Jesse Owens win 4 gold medals, and the Spanish Civil War begin?
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1936
Which city, the capital of the Boer Republic of South Africa, fell to the British on June 5, 1900?
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pretoria
Whose beating by police in 1992 led to their acquittal and sparked the worst riots in L.A. since 1965?
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rodney king
In which city did Congress meet on January 18, 1777, when it ordered a copy of the Declaration of Independence for each state?
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baltimore
In which year was Gary Gilmore executed, the television miniseries 'Roots' aired in the U.S., and Elvis Presley passed away?
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1977
In which country did General Pinochet lift a state of siege in 1978 that had been instituted in 1973?
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chile
Which country split into two separate states on January 1, 1993?
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czechoslovakia
Which South American country had Pedro II become emperor at the age of 5 on April 7, 1831?
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brazil
In what year did Teddy Roosevelt become President, Edward VII become King, and Nicholas II become the father of Anastasia?
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1901
Which country declared its independence from the federation of Malaysia in 1965?
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singapore
In 1951, which country's Leopold III abdicated in favor of his son Prince Baudouin?
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belgium
Which country withdrew its forces from the Rhineland in June 1930, 5 years earlier than required?
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france
Which Soviet space dog did people in Tokyo report seeing fly over on November 5, 1957?
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laika
What city fell in 1453, marking the end of 'The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire'?
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constantinople
In 1000, Sweyn Forkbeard, King Olaf of Sweden, and two others defeated and killed King Olaf I of which country at Svold?
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norway
In which state did the event occur in April 1889 when the Indian Territory was opened up and Sooners rushed in?
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oklahoma
Which Chief Justice's death in 1835 is linked to the cracking of the Liberty Bell according to tradition?
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john marshall
In 1958, which Russian made headlines on October 29th by declining a cash prize worth $41,420?
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boris pasternak
Which Communist movement, led by Pol Pot, took control of Cambodia in 1975?
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khmer rouge
In which modern-day country did followers of the Mahdi capture Khartoum in 1886?
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sudan
In which country did three children report seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary near F�tima in 1917?
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portugal
At which event in Washington did teenage motivator Ayinde Jean-Baptiste speak in October 1995?
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million man march
In which month did the Six-Day War in 1967 occur?
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june
In which holy city was Muhammad buried after he died in 632?
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medina
What organization, founded on October 24, is celebrated by Presidential proclamation?
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united nations
What precious metal reached an all-time high price of $50.35 per ounce in January 1980?
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silver
What territory did settlers begin rushing to claim at 12:00 noon on April 22, 1889?
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oklahoma
Which country did the president offer $20 billion in aid to on January 31, 1995?
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mexico
In what year did Napoleon die, which was 6 years after the Battle of Waterloo?
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1821
In 1889, which South American country transitioned towards becoming a republic after Pedro II abdicated?
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brazil
In which country did Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty seek asylum in the U.S. embassy and stay for 15 years?
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hungary
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