FunTrivia History Mix: Vol 22 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mughal

Akbar I (ruled 1556-1605) was the third emperor in the Mughal line, the grandson of the conqueror Babur. Akbar consolidated and expanded the empire, tripling its size over the length of his reign. Famously, he also cultivated learning and the arts, and allowed his subjects freedom of religion. His reign marked a high point for the empire.

Question by player CellarDoor

Answer: 1969

The Boeing 747 made its first flight on February 9th, with test pilots Jack Waddell and Brian Wygle. Neil Armstrong made his first "small step" on the moon on 20th July 1969, at 02:56 UTC. Ex-Beatle, John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar on 20th March.

Question by player krzys44

Answer: The Red Baron

With 80 confirmed kills, Manfred von Richthofen was the top ace pilot in WWI. He was shot down on April 21, 1918 over Morlancourt, France.

Question by player uncletrout

Answer: slaves

The three Servile Wars were a series of slave revolts between 135 and 71 BC. Many of the insurgents were free citizens of the Hellenic States or other neighbouring countries abducted into slavery. They revolted against the harsh conditions and the inhuman treatment.

The Third Servile War (73-71 BC) was led by Spartacus, a gladiator and slave from Thracia, and is probably the most famous of the Servile Wars. All three revolts were brutally suppressed.

Question by player wellenbrecher

Answer: Russian Revolution

At the beginning of the 20th century the Russian Empire experienced a wave of political and social unrest organized by different groups such as peasants, workers, or soldiers. Strikes and mutinies led to the first Russian Revolution of 1905, which resulted in constitutional reforms, the establishment of a parliament, and a multi-party system in Tsarist Russia.

In 1917, rising social tensions and Russian involvement in World War I led to the Revolutions of 1917: the February Revolution and the more famous October Revolution.

The consequences were the end of the Tsarist rule and the withdrawal from WW I on one hand but the beginning of a civil war on the other hand. The civil war lasted until 1922 and eventually led to the establishment of the Soviet Union.

The American Revolution took place from 1776-1783, the French Revolution began in 1789, and the German Revolution during 1848-1849.

Question by player wellenbrecher

Answer: 3rd Class

Due to the fact that most of the members of the 3rd class live in cabins at the lowest parts of the ship, while the others were near the top. Priority was also given to the richer social classes, who did not follow the correct evacuation procedures. Overall, the death toll was unnecessarily high for all classes of passengers.

Question by player KHFan5

Answer: World War II

Operation Mincemeat was a convoluted plot hatched by British intelligence during World War II. The plot involving dropping a dead body carrying a secret message into Spanish waters in an attempted to disguise the movement of the Allied forces. The plan worked and the Axis forces moved toward Greece leaving very little resistance to the Allied invasion of Sicily.

Question by player TemptressToo

Answer: The Roman Empire

SPQR, which stood for "Senatus Populusque Romanus" (The Senate and the People of Rome), was the motto of the city of Rome and represented the government of the empire. As such it appeared on coins, official documents and legionary standards. The inscription can still be found today on the city of Rome's coat of arms and on some public buildings.

Question by player Snowman

Answer: Andersonville Prison, Georgia

Andersonville, in Macon County, Georgia was the home of the largest Confederate prison of war camp during the U.S. Civil War. It was officially known as Camp Sumter. It opened in April, 1864. As a result of the halting of prison exchanges between the North and South, by the autumn of 1864, the prison population swelled to over 45,000 Union soldiers. By war's end, almost 13,000 soldiers had perished.

The commandant of the prison, Captain Henry Wirz, was the only man to be tried, convicted and executed for war crimes during the war.

Question by player boxjaw

Answer: Nikita Khrushchev

During the tenure of Nikita Khrushchev as head of the Soviet Union, 1955-1964, the World endured the tensest years of the Cold War. It was at this time that Cuban Missile Crisis, the U-2 spy plane incident, and the building of the Berlin Wall took place.

Question by player oldstuff28