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A History Mixture Trivia Quiz

This is just a history mix. Not very hard. It was fun finding these facts. Have fun playing.

A multiple-choice quiz by finlady. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
finlady

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
47,993

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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2918

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Question 1 of 10

1. In October 1940 a famous film starring Charlie Chaplin was released. It ruthlessly satirized Hitler and the Nazis - and also Mussolini. What was the title of the film? Hint

Sphaghetti and Jackboots

The Funny Little Man

The Great Dictator

The Moustachioed Dictator

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was (or were) the last prisoner(s) to be jailed in the Tower of London? Hint

The Kray Twins

Albert Speer

Erwin Rommel

Heinrich Himmler

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the only person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously? Hint

Dag Hammarskjold

Martin Luther King Jr.

Woodrow Wilson

Ralph Bunche

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the largest surrender of American Forces in U.S. History? Hint

Appomatox

Battle of the Bulge

Bunker Hill

The fall of Bataan

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the youngest U.S. president of the 19th century? Hint

Zachary Taylor

Millard Fillmore

James Polk

John Tyler

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the last country to declare war on Germany in WWI? Hint

Italy

United States

France

Honduras

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Question 7 of 10

7. Helen Gahagan Douglas said Richard Nixon was soft on Communism.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which American First Lady was baptized Claudia Alta?

Answer: (Three Words ( she beautified the highways))

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who said 'The phonograph is of no commercial value'? Hint

Al Jolson

Thomas Edison

Rudy Vallee

Alexander Bell

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who changed political party affiliation only 4 years before becoming President of the U.S.? Hint

Theodore Roosevelt

Abraham Lincoln

Calvin Coolidge

Andrew Johnson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In October 1940 a famous film starring Charlie Chaplin was released. It ruthlessly satirized Hitler and the Nazis - and also Mussolini. What was the title of the film?

Answer: The Great Dictator

Hitler and Charlie Chaplin resembled each other purely physically but heartily detested one another. Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 at 6 p.m. and Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 at 6 p.m. Charlie Chaplin plays both Adenoid Hynkel, the Dictator, and the Jewish barber.

2. Who was (or were) the last prisoner(s) to be jailed in the Tower of London?

Answer: The Kray Twins

In 1952 the Kray Twins were incarcerated for four days in the Tower (pending transfer to military custody) as they had failed to report for National Service. The last prisoner before that was Rudolf Hess, after he parachuted into Scotland in 1941.

3. Who was the only person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously?

Answer: Dag Hammarskjold

Dag Hammarskjold was awarded the prize on Oct. 23, 1961, and he was killed in a plane accident on September 18, 1961.

4. What is the largest surrender of American Forces in U.S. History?

Answer: The fall of Bataan

10,000 American soldiers surrendered to the Japanese in April 1942. They had no choice.

5. Who was the youngest U.S. president of the 19th century?

Answer: James Polk

James Polk served one term and died 3 months after serving as president.

6. What was the last country to declare war on Germany in WWI?

Answer: Honduras

Honduras declared war on July 19, 1918 just 3 months before the armistice.

7. Helen Gahagan Douglas said Richard Nixon was soft on Communism.

Answer: False

It was the other way round! Nixon accused Helen Gahagan Douglas of having "Communist sympathies" when he campaigned against her in 1950 for election to the Senate.

8. Which American First Lady was baptized Claudia Alta?

Answer: Lady Bird Johnson

Lady Bird Johnson was born in 1913.

9. Who said 'The phonograph is of no commercial value'?

Answer: Thomas Edison

10. Who changed political party affiliation only 4 years before becoming President of the U.S.?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln belonged to the Whig Party and when they were going to merge with the pro-slavery Democrat Party he removed himself voluntarily.

Source: Author finlady

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