History Trivia Questions & Answers

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How much have you really learned from the past? We have Hun-dreds of old questions for you. Czech some out and see if you're worthy of making history.

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What ‘c’ was the king who hid up an oak tree?

In which war was the novel “For Whom The Bell Tolls” set?

What ‘uc’ owned a chemical plant that killed 2,500 people in Bhopal in 1984?

Whose last words were “Et tu Brute”?

In which year did Charles, duke of Orleans, send the first known valentine’s card?

Point Clue: Margaret Thatcher once said of me, “I like Mr——-. We can do business together”. Who am I?

What so-called “war” spawned the dueling slogans “Better Dead Than RED” and “Better Red Than Dead” in the 1950’s?

Point Clue: Legend has it that I said, “Let them eat cake” when informed that the starving citizens had no bread. Who am I?

What building whose construction started in 1792 was once described by one of its residents as “…big enough for two emperors, one pope and the grand lama…”?

Point Clue: I was a famous name in America’s Old West and I died in 1887. Who am I?