In the Past Trivia Quiz

Answer: War of the Roses

The Battle of Bosworth took place in 1485 between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians, and the Lancastrians were victorious.
The English Civil War took place in three stages, the first lasting from 1642-46, the second 1648-49 and the third from 1649-51.
The War of 1812 was a struggle involving U.S attempts to invade Canada, but with little success due to British resistance.
The Zulu war took place in 1879, and included such famous battles as Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift.

Answer: Lev Bronstein

Ulyanov was the real name of Lenin and Vissarionovich was Stalin's real name. Trotsky followed the ideas of Karl Marx and was a major leader in the October revolution in 1917, which culminated in the Bolsheviks assuming power in Russia. A little later, as People's Commissar for War, he played a key role in organizing the Red Army in the Russian Civil War of 1918-21.

Answer: 4

Lincoln (1865) by John Wilkes Booth, Garfield (1881) by Charles J. Guiteau, McKinley (1901) by Leon Czolgosz and Kennedy (1961) by Lee Harvey Oswald.

Answer: Hermann Goering

Goering was also a decorated pilot from World War 1.
Goebbels was Minister of Propaganda, often starring in his films as the hero.
Himmler was head of the SS ("Blackshirts") and oversaw the concentration and extermination camps as well as the "Einsatzgrupen" (also known as the killing squads). In fact, he was the head of the entire Nazi terror apparatus.
Rudolf Hess is most famous for flying to Scotland in May 1941, apparently in the hope of negotiating peace. However he was arrested and spent the rest of his life in prison - first in Britain and, after the Nuremberg trials, in Spandau.

Answer: 31 BC

Octavian was victorious over Cleopatra and Marc Antony.

Answer: The Pelican

Drake sailed on the "Golden Hind" in 1580.
The Spanish Armada was fought in 1588 and Drake's ship during this was called the "Revenge". Drake had previously "singed the King of Spain's beard" by conducting a daring raid on Cadiz. Drake was hated by the Spanish, earning him the nickname "El Draque" thought to have derived from the Latin draco, meaning serpent.

Answer: Ultra

"Ultra" was obtained when a sinking U-boat, U-110, was boarded by British sailors in May 1941, who found cipher codes for "Enigma" in the boat.
Depth charges were specially designed bombs dropped by British ships: they were set to detonate at a certain depth, damaging nearby U-boats.
"Asdic" was SONAR used by British ships to detect any nearby U-boats, making the effective use of depth charges possible.
"Huff Duff" was a high frequency direction finder used by British ships to pick up radio messages between U-boats, allowing them to avoid U-boat attacks.

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr

All were civil rights leaders in Black America.

Martin Luther King Jr was mostly associated with the "SCLC", Carmichael with the "SNCC", Malcolm X with the "OAAU" and Newton the "Black Panthers". The day of King's infamous assassination was April 4th 1968.

Answer: Delaware

All of the above made up part of the original 13 colonies who fought for independence against the British from 1775-1783. The 13 original colonies are represented by the 13 red and white stripes on the U.S flag.

Answer: Hanover

The House of Stuart was around in the 17th and early 18th centuries.
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha became the House of Windsor on 17th July 1917 to prevent anti-German feelings towards the Royal family during World War I. Both ruled after the House of Hanover.
George the III reigned from 1760-1820 and was also know by the nickname "Farmer George".