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Mixed History Trivia Quiz

History from around and about

A multiple-choice quiz by awkins. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
awkins

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
2,396

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
3670

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was the occupation of the Wright Brothers? Hint

Balloon Engineers

Farmers

Car Mechanics

Bicycle Mechanics

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the last 'state prisoner' person imprisoned in the Tower of London? Hint

Rudolf Hess

Harry Houdini

Jack the Ripper

Dr Crippen

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Question 3 of 10

3. Apart from the Red Sea - what other body of water is parted in the Bible to let the Israelites cross? Hint

The Sea of Galilee

The River Jordan

The Dead Sea

The Nile

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many wives did Bluebeard have? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the site of the only WWII battle fought on U.S. soil? Hint

Guam

Virgin Islands

Hawaii

Attu

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who gave us the phrase 'The War to end all Wars'? Hint

Winston Churchill

H.G. Wells

Adolf Hitler

Oscar Wilde

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of Paul Revere's horse for his famous ride? Hint

Brown Beauty

Bess

Black Beauty

Lightning

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was issued a patent for suspenders in 1871? Hint

Toby Jenkins

Oliver Tobias

Charles Dickens

Mark Twain

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1915, what countries signed the ABC Treaty? Hint

Austria, Belgium and Cyprus

Argentina, Brazil and Chile

America, Britain and Canada

Albania, Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where did Claude Monet get the money that made him financially independent? Hint

Sold a painting by Van Gogh

Left to him in a will

Invented the collapsible easel

State Lottery

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the occupation of the Wright Brothers?

Answer: Bicycle Mechanics

They owned their own shop

2. Who was the last 'state prisoner' person imprisoned in the Tower of London?

Answer: Rudolf Hess

Quite a distinguished prisoner.

3. Apart from the Red Sea - what other body of water is parted in the Bible to let the Israelites cross?

Answer: The River Jordan

Joshua 3

4. How many wives did Bluebeard have?

Answer: 7

All those Mother-in-Laws!

5. What was the site of the only WWII battle fought on U.S. soil?

Answer: Attu

The western most of the Aleutian Islands. May 1943

6. Who gave us the phrase 'The War to end all Wars'?

Answer: H.G. Wells

It was suggested by the title of his 1914 book 'The War That Will End War

7. What was the name of Paul Revere's horse for his famous ride?

Answer: Brown Beauty

It belonged to Dean John Larkin

8. Who was issued a patent for suspenders in 1871?

Answer: Mark Twain

What was wrong with his belt?

9. In 1915, what countries signed the ABC Treaty?

Answer: Argentina, Brazil and Chile

When will they do the rest of the alphabet?!

10. Where did Claude Monet get the money that made him financially independent?

Answer: State Lottery

He won 100,000 francs in the 1891 state lottery

Source: Author awkins

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