History Quiz Questions Round 1: Mostly World Wars
- In which month of 1914 did the First World War begin?
- What were people told to “keep burning” in the hit song of 1914?
- What was the occupation of Edith Cavell, who was shot by the Germans on a spying charge?
- Who became Prime Minister of Britain in 1916?
- What did George V ban in his household to encourage others to do the same and help the war effort?
- In the 1915 song where did you “Pack Up Your Troubles”?
- How did Lord Kitchener die?
- At which battle in 1916 was there said to be a million fatalities?
- Which new weapon was introduced in battle in 1916?
- What was the 1914—18 war known as until 1939?
- What was the nationality of dancer Mata Hari, shot as a spy?
- In which year did the United States enter the First World War?
- Why were British soldiers called Tommies (short for Tommy Atkins)?
- Which new British military force was established in 1918?
- The German attack on which country caused Britain to enter the Second World War?
- Which German word meaning “lightning war” entered the English language?
- According to the World War ll poster, what did “Careless Talk” do?
- What was the nickname of the anti-British broadcaster, William Joyce?
- According to Churchill, he had nothing to offer in 1940 but what?
- Which great evacuation of 1940 was called Operation Dynamo?
- What was the German air force called?
- What were the Local Defence Volunteers renamed?
- Which fruit’ was no longer imported after 1940?
- Which US band-leader went missing over the Channel in 1944?
- Where did the Bevin Boys work?
- What was the popular name for pilotless aircraft, V-1s?
- What was snoek?
- Who commanded the Allied forces that invaded Europe on D-Day?
- Which scantily clad female had a daily strip in the “Daily Mirror”?
- In which French city did Germany surrender in World War II?
Round 1 Answers
- August
- Home fires
- Nurse
- Lloyd George
- Alcohol
- In your old kit bag
- Lost at sea
- Somme
- Tank
- The Great War
- Dutch
- 1917
- Sample name on recruitment form
- RAF
- Poland
- Blitzkrieg
- Costs Lives
- Lord Haw Haw
- Blood, toil, tears, and sweat
- Dunkirk
- Luftwaffe
- Home Guard
- Bananas
- Glenn Miller
- Coalmines
- Doodle-bug or buzz bomb
- Fish
- Eisenhower
- Jane
- Reims
Round 2: General History Quiz Questions
- Which member of the British royal family was murdered by IRA in 1979?
- Golda Mer was the Prime Minister of which country from 1970-1974?
- What was the meaning of Mahatma Gandhi’s message ‘Satyagraha’?
- Whose presidency was known a ‘’ the businessman’s administration’’?
- In the 1970s, because of the Watergate scandal, who became the first Us attorney general to serve prison time?
- In which year was Margaret Thatcher first elected Prime Minister in Britain?
- Name the Queen’s art expert who, in 1978, was disclosed as being ‘the fourth man’ following the defection of Burgess and MacLean in 1951?
- What nationality was Sir Edmund Hillary, who with Sherpa Tenzing, was the first to reach the summit of Everest in 1953?
- In which country, in 1989 was opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi placed under house arrest for her outspoken attacks on the country military rulers?
- Who was president when the USA entered the first World War?
- In which decade was London’s ‘Crystal Palace’ destroyed by fire?
- On the bombing of Pearl Harbour in 1941, who said: ’’Our enemies have performed a brilliant feat of deception, perfectly timed and executed whit great skill.’’?
- Which two African politicians jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993?
- Which war ended in 1902 with the treaty of Vereeniging?
- Who became President of the Fifth Republic on 8th January 1959?
- What was the name of Queen Elisabeth Queen Moher when she married the Duke of York in 1923?
- Who, in 1963 said: ‘’ Let us seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of hatred and bitterness’’?
- 18. In which state was Henry Ford born in 1863? It was also the state in which he died in 1947.
- Which two countries signed a peace agreement at Camp David in 1978?
- Name the Roman Gladiator and rebel who led a revolt against the Roman Empire between 73 and 71 BC. ?
- Who was president of the USA throughout World War One?
- The Treaty of Panmunjom ended which war?
- The Virgin Islands of the United States, a territory in the West Indies, were bought by the USA in 1917 from which European country?
- In 1940, who did Hitler make marshal of the Reich, or Reichmarshal, the first and only holder of that rank?
- Who was the war commissar who led the Red Army to victory in the Russian civil war of 1918 to 1920?
- Mary Todd was the wife of which US president?
- at the end of the 18th century, where did a man named Toussaint-L’Ouverture lead a rebellion?
- . Who was appointed the head of the Spanish Inquisition in 1483?
- Who was the Roman emperor at the time of St. Paul’s execution, circa 64 AD?
- What name is given to the period between Napoleon’s return to France after his escape from Elba, until his final defeat at Waterloo?
Round 2 Answers
- Lord Mountbatten
- Israel
- Non-violent message
- Eisenhower
- John Mitchell
- 1979
- Sir Anthony Blunt
- New Zealander
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Coolidge
- 1930’s
- President F.D. Roosevelt
- Nelson Mandela and Fredrick W de Klerk
- The Boer War
- Charles De Gaulle
- Lady Elisabeth Bowes Lyon
- Martin Luther King
- Michigan
- Egypt and Israel
- Spartacus
- Woodrow Wilson
- Korean war
- Denmark
- Hermann Goering
- Trotsky
- Lincoln
- Haiti
- Tomas de Torquemada
- Nero
- Hundred Days
Round 3: More General History Questions
- Which British monarch succeeded Queen Victoria?
- Richard III died at which battle?
- Who was the last Viceroy of India?
- Which English monarch married Eleanor of Aquitaine?
- Who was the last wife of Henry VIII?
- Which country did Britain fight in the War of Jenkins’ Ear?
- Which King George did the Prince Regent become?
- At the Siege of Mafeking who led the British forces?
- The House of Lancaster kings were all called what?
- Under what name is Gregor Efimovich better known?
- Apart from Mad George which kinder nickname did George HI have?
- Which English queen married Prince George of Denmark?
- Blucher commanded which country’s troops at the Battle of Waterloo?
- Who had a horse called Bucephalus?
- Queen Elizabeth II’s grandfather was which monarch?
- Who was the Wisest Fool in Christendom?
- Who was the first Prince of Wales?
- Whose last words are reputed to be “My neck is very slender”?
- Which Spanish king sent his unsuccessful Armada?
- Which monarch was murdered in Berkeley Castle?
- In what year did Edward VIII abdicate?
- In Britain, who first held the office that today is known as Prime Minister?
- In the 15th century which Duke was drowned in Malmsey wine?
- Who ruled England between Henry I and Henry II?
- How did Lord Kitchener die?
- Who with royal connections had the middle name, Warfield?
- In 1066 how many monarchs ruled England in the year?
- Which ruler referred the English to a nation of shopkeepers?
- Which monarch ordered the execution of Sir Walter Raleigh?
- Which wife gave Henry VIII the male heir that he wanted?
Answers
- Edward VII
- Bosworth Field
- Lord Louis Mountbatten
- Henry II
- Catherine Parr
- Spain
- George IV
- Robert Baden-Powell
- Henry
- Rasputin
- Farmer George
- Queen Anne
- Prussia
- Alexander the Great
- George V
- James I (James VI of Scotland)
- Edward (later Edward II)
- Anne Boleyn
- Philip H
- Edward II
- 1936
- Robert Walpole
- Clarence
- Stephen
- He drowned
- Mrs. Wallis Simpson
- Three
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- James I
- Jane Seymour
World Leaders
- Who becomes the UK’s foreign secretary following the 2016 EU Referendum?
- In the ’70s who did Idi Amin oust from power in Uganda?
- Which Emperor of Japan ruled for over 60 years in the 20th century?
- What was the first name of Mrs. Gorbachev?
- Who succeeded President Nasser in Egypt?
- What was the name of Donald Trump running mate in 2016 presidential race?
- Who was the world’s first woman Prime Minister?
- In which decade did Juan Carlos I become King of Spain’?
- Robert Mugabe was Prime Minister and president of which country?
- Who became Ireland’s first woman president?
Answers
- Boris Johnson – now PM
- Milton Obote
- Hirohito
- Raisa
- Anwar Sadat
- Mike Pence
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1970’s
- Zimbabwe
- Mary Robinson