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FunTrivia History Mix: Vol 10 Trivia Quiz

A mix of 10 History questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

A multiple-choice quiz by FTBot. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
FTBot

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
409,447

Updated
Jun 17 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
828

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1785 Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries became the first people to cross the English Channel by which uplifting method? Hint

Balloon

Swimming

Inflatable raft

Submarine

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which states(s) of the U.S. were the Hatfields and McCoys feuding? Hint

West Virginia and Kentucky

Virginia

Tennessee and Indiana

Mississippi

3. A legendary Swiss peasant was forced by the Austrian authorities to shoot an apple off his son's head with a crossbow. He succeeded and said that he had prepared a second arrow to kill the bailiff if he had shot his child. Name this national hero. Hint

William Tell

Joan of Arc

Robin Hood

Galahad

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Question 4 of 10

4. Before achieving the first successful sustained airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers operated a shop in Dayton, Ohio. What kind of shop was it? Hint

Hot air balloon repair and sales shop

Bakery and doughnut shop

Automobile repair shop

Bicycle repair and sales shop

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Question 5 of 10

5. Vladimir Remek, the first non-American/non-Russian man in space, was from which country? Hint

France

Czechoslovakia

China

Israel

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Elysee Treaty sealed the friendship between France and Germany. In what year was it signed by de Gaulle and Adenauer? Hint

1941

1989

1871

1963

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Question 7 of 10

7. Benito Mussolini was the Fascist dictator of Italy until he was deposed in 1943. He was killed by local partisans on 28 April, 1945 but where did his execution take place? Hint

Giulino, northern Italy

Tripoli, Libya

Berlin, Germany

Vatican City

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Question 8 of 10

8. Seen as more fair in some cultures and differing from primogeniture, gavelkind was an English system of familial land inheritance where which of the following happened? Hint

A fight to the death won the land.

Only females inherited land.

Male heirs split the land equally.

The land always went to the government.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which new countries were formed following the Velvet Revolution? Hint

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Serbia and Croatia

Russia and Ukraine

Unified Germany

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the founder of Maryland? Hint

William Penn

Lord Baltimore

John Smith

Roger Williams

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1785 Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries became the first people to cross the English Channel by which uplifting method?

Answer: Balloon

Blanchard and Jeffries set out from Dover by hydrogen balloon on 7 January 1785, carrying British and French ensigns, and landed just south of Calais after a journey of two and a half hours. They were the first to cross the channel by air.

Question by player Otautau

2. In which states(s) of the U.S. were the Hatfields and McCoys feuding?

Answer: West Virginia and Kentucky

The affluent Hatfields lived in West Virginia, and across the Big Sandy River into Kentucky lived the McCoys. One of the McCoys (Asa) joined the Union Army during the Civil War and was so despised by members of the Hatfield clan that he was shot and killed. Over the years more incidents ensued and the feud, with people from both sides being killed, lasted for almost thirty years.

Question by player oldstuff28

Answer: William Tell

For many years, a picture of a William Tell's crossbow was used on Swiss products as a label of quality.

Question by player Vilna

Answer: Bicycle repair and sales shop

Their home town of Dayton, Ohio is also home to Wright Patterson Air Force Base and The National Museum of the United States Air Force.

Question by player noload

5. Vladimir Remek, the first non-American/non-Russian man in space, was from which country?

Answer: Czechoslovakia

He flew aboard Soyuz 28 from 2nd to 10th March 1978. More recently he was a member of the European Parliament between 2009 and 2013. In 2014, he was made the Czech Ambassador to Russia.

Question by player Spontini

6. The Elysee Treaty sealed the friendship between France and Germany. In what year was it signed by de Gaulle and Adenauer?

Answer: 1963

The Elysee Treaty was the first treaty of friendship between Germany and France after centuries of rivalry and mutual mistrust between the two nations. The main idea behind the treaty was to establish regular exchange in the fields of foreign policy, security issues and culture.

It was signed by President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on 22 January 1963 at the �lys�e Palace in Paris.

Question by player wellenbrecher

7. Benito Mussolini was the Fascist dictator of Italy until he was deposed in 1943. He was killed by local partisans on 28 April, 1945 but where did his execution take place?

Answer: Giulino, northern Italy

Mussolini's 1943 fall from grace led to chaos in Italy, and shortly after the new regime switched sides, declaring war on the Nazis in October in the same year. He attempted to set up another government, but he was only a puppet, with the strings being pulled by Hitler.

Mussolini came to an abrupt end when he and his mistress, Claretta Petacci, were shot and their bodies were hanged from lightposts, in Giulino, not far from the Swiss border.

Two days later, in Berlin, Hitler committed suicide and the war was finally over.

Question by player ozzz2002

8. Seen as more fair in some cultures and differing from primogeniture, gavelkind was an English system of familial land inheritance where which of the following happened?

Answer: Male heirs split the land equally.

The gavelkind system of land inheritance was likely inherited from Anglo-Saxon tradition. All male heirs would inherit a part of their father's land equally. This led to some infighting as some brothers were not satisfied with their plots. Primogeniture later took over, though gavelkind inheritance did exist in some areas in Britain as late as 1925.

Question by player trident

9. Which new countries were formed following the Velvet Revolution?

Answer: Czech Republic and Slovakia

The Velvet Revolution took place in former Czechoslovakia from November 17 to December 29, 1989. The country later split into the two new nation-states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The revolution was peaceful (hence the term 'Velvet Revolution').

The separation of Czechoslovakia into two countries in 1993 was also peaceful and is sometimes called 'The Velvet Divorce'.

Question by player gkaz4

10. Who was the founder of Maryland?

Answer: Lord Baltimore

Lord Baltimore founded Maryland in 1632 predominantly as a refuge for Catholics, but they were also tolerant of other denominations.

Question by player WorldBook14

Source: Author FTBot

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