FunTrivia History Mix: Vol 18 Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Terracotta Army

Emperor Qin Shi Huang was buried with over six thousand terracotta soldiers, each with different facial characteristics, with life size chariots, horses and weapons. They were discovered by a farmer in 1974 who was digging in the area. There is another portion of the emperor's tomb that has not been uncovered, but this amazing Terracotta Army is exhibited in Xi'an, China.

Question by player Babilonia

Answer: a shovel

A chatelaine was both useful and decorative. It was a decorative belt hook worn at the waist, and from its many chains were suspended all manner of articles useful to the lady of the house. A shovel would have been too large and unwieldy to have been suspended from a belt.

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Answer: The 1980s

Yes if you grew up in the 80s you probably said, "Gag me with a spoon" at least once or know that this is known as "Valley Girl speak". Other famous events that took place in this decade known for New Wave music, bold colours, big hair and shoulder pads include the shooting of John Lennon, the eruption of Mount St Helen's volcano in Washington State and the launching of MTV.

Question by player ramonesrule

Answer: Vikings

As pirates, settlers and mercenaries, the Vikings reached North Africa, Russia, and the Middle East. Under Leif Eriksson they even reached North America.

Question by player Annaid

Answer: A former slave

Freedmen were former slaves; they made up a large portion of the population of ancient Rome. Freedmen could acquire limited rights of citizenship, but could not hold elective office or serve as priests in public temples. Their children, however, were full Roman citizens with no such restrictions.

Many freedmen grew very wealthy. They also filled non-elective posts in the government and made up much of the Roman bureaucracy. Although they could not hold elective office or serve in the Senate, many freedmen acquired a great deal of power and influence, causing them to be resented by Roman aristocrats.

Question by player daver852

Answer: Spain

The Golden Age of Spain came under the rule of the Habsburgs. Due to its power in the marine, they became the first superpower of the world. The discoveries of the New World in Americas by great explorers, Columbus, Balboa, Cortez and Magellan brought Spain a lot of riches.

It was also the time they were blessed with cultural giants such as Cervantes, El Greco and Velazquez.

Question by player wilfredwee

Answer: Adolf Hitler's diaries

The giant hoax became one of the biggest media scandals in German history. The fake diaries were written by Konrad Kujau, a professional forger. He had been paid 9.3 million Marks by the news magazine for his "discovery".

Question by player rosaklebb

Answer: Bletchley Park

It is estimated that about 80% of the codebreaking workforce at Bletchley Park during the war years was female. Secrecy and tight security were crucial for such sensitive work; most of the decryption workers would not discuss their roles for decades after the war ended. Bethnal Green is a neighborhood in the East End of London, Bourton-on-the-Water is a village in the Cotswolds and Brasenose College is a college of the University of Oxford.

Question by player faridsbabe

Answer: The Thirty Years War

Lasting only six days less than the nominal thirty years (1618-1648), the Thirty Years War began as a religious conflict, but morphed into a more political contest by the time it was over. The Bohemian Revolt pitted the largely protestant Bohemians against the catholic Habsburg ruling family and their supporters, and resulted in a Catholic victory in the Battle of White Mountain in November 1620. By then other countries had been drawn into the fighting, and though the Bohemian Revolt had been quashed the war continued.

The incorrect choices took place in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Question by player spanishliz

Answer: Medici

The Medici bank was established by Giovanni Medici in 1397. The Medici family acquired political power initially in Florence, and later, more widely Italy and Europe. The double-entry bookkeeping system for tracking credits and debits was first used by accountants working for Medici family. Bardi and Peruzzi were other influential families in Florence.

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