World History for Kids Trivia Quiz

Answer: France

Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc in French) was commonly known as la Pucelle (the Maid).

She was born at Domremy in Champagne, France, probably on 6 January 1412. After leading an army against the British, she was betrayed and died at Rouen, on 30 May 1431. The Roman Catholic church, by whom she was betrayed, eventually made her a saint, and to this day she is honoured as being France's greatest heroine.

Answer: World War II

Benito Mussolini was the fascist dictator of Italy during World War II, when Italy was allied with Nazi Germany.

Answer: California

Gold was first discovered near Sacramento in January 1848, by a man named James Wilson Marshall. He reported it to the San Francisco newspapers in March, but most people didn't believe the story.
It wasn't until May 1848, when Sam Brannan, from Sutter's Creek, went around San Francisco showing a bottle full of gold, and shouting "Gold! Gold! Gold from American River!" that the "California Gold Rush" really started. By 1849 there were thousands of people panning for gold, and many made their fortunes!

Answer: Australia

In 1788, eleven ships of the British First Fleet took around 780 British convicts to Botany Bay in New South Wales, and set up the first of the Penal Colonies.
From 1788 to 1823, the Colony of New South Wales was officially a penal colony, comprising convicts, marines and the wives of the marines.

Answer: The eruption of Krakatau volcano

Indonesia contains over 130 active volcanoes, more than any other country on earth. The eruption of Krakatau in 1883 is one of the biggest volcanic eruptions ever recorded. The final huge blast literally blew the island of Krakatau apart, and the noise was heard over 4600 km away, throughout the Indian Ocean, and from Sri Lanka in the west, to Australia in the east.

Answer: Charles VI

Charles VI was known as Charles the Mad, and ruled FRANCE from 1368 to 1422. The other three kings were all kings of England. The current heir to the British throne, upon his coronation, will, in theory, become Charles III. Prince Charles has said several times though, that he may take the title of George VII in honour of his much loved grandfather.

However, since the untimely death of Princess Diana, many British people would prefer to have a William V (who is the eldest son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana).

Answer: He wrote a diary about the great fire of London, and the bubonic plague.

Samuel Pepys spent most of his life working in London for the British government. Between 1660 and 1669 he wrote a diary which told all about himself and his family. He told also of the terrible disease known as the black death that was rampant in London. In 1666, he wrote an eye witness account of the great fire of London, which virtually destroyed the city of London.
The thing that was unusual about his diary was that it was written in a secret code. It wasn't until over 150 years later that the code was cracked, and the diary translated.

Answer: Nothing, both were free

The Romans enjoyed their "leisure" activities, and the townspeople were encouraged to attend the amphitheater to watch a play or a recital. The highlight of the week was the often gory and blood-thirsty gladiator fights. Sometimes, when a gladiator lost a fight, it was the crowd who would decide whether he should live or die!

Answer: Henry VII

Henry VII, also known as Henry Tudor, defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in August 1485, and was crowned on the battlefield. This war saw an end to the "Wars of the Roses", and Henry VII became the first Tudor king.

Answer: Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451; his father was a wool merchant and weaver. He first went to sea at the age of 13, and the rest - well the rest is HISTORY!