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Weird History Facts

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Paul Revere Never Actually Shouted, "The British Are Coming!"

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The Olympics Used to Award Medals for Art.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Napoleon was once attacked by a horde of bunnies.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

There is a little known law stating that someone can serve as president of US for three terms if they get 75% of the votes.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Titanic's owners said the ship was "Unsinkable"

a)

True

b)

False

6.

In the 13th century, Pope Gregory IV declared a war on cats.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

President Lyndon B. Johnson gave interviews from the bathroom.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which president was a wrestling champion and is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Barack Obama

10.

Who invented the light bulb?

a)

Nicolae Tesla

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Warren de la Rue

d)

Benjamin Franklin

11.

George Washington had wooden teeth.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Before dentures were invented, teeth were pulled from the mouths of dead soldiers and used.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which Roman emperor made his favorite horse a senator?

a)

Caligula

b)

Nero

c)

Augustus

d)

Claudius

14.

Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When U.S. President Zachary Taylor overdosed on cherries and milk, it killed him.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which president had a parrot that was banned from his funeral because the parrot wouldn't stop swearing?

a)

George Washington

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

James K. Polk

d)

Andrew Jackson

17.

Why does the Tower of Pisa lean?

a)

Bad construction

b)

Soft ground

c)

Heavy building materials

d)

The basement caved in

18.

When was Russia’s “Red October” revolution?

a)

October

b)

November

c)

January

d)

February

19.

What was the first capital of the United States?

a)

Washington, DC

b)

Philadelphia, PA

c)

New York, NY

d)

San Antonio, TX

20.

Which president was a movie actor and, as a lifeguard, saved 77 people from drowning?

a)

George Washington

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

James K. Polk

d)

Andrew Jackson

21.

What are the strange objects that have been dug up near Ottosdal in South Africa? The objects are billions of years old and no one has been able to fully explain the markings on their sides.

a)

Meyer triangles

b)

Klerksdorp spheres

c)

Rumiko square

d)

Trapezoids of undoing

22.

Before there were alarm clocks, there were “knockers-up”, who were hired to shoot ____________ from a blow gun at people’s windows in order to wake them up in the morning.

a)

bullets

b)

rocks

c)

dried peas

d)

bacon bits

23.

In the 1930s this viral fad took over American college campuses.

a)

pole sitting

b)

goldfish swallowing

c)

headstands

d)

pointy shoes

24.

In the 1920s this viral fad took over American college campuses.

a)

pole sitting

b)

goldfish swallowing

c)

headstands

d)

pointy shoes

25.

In the Medieval period, animals could be put on trial for crimes.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

In the Medieval period, people believed babies didn't feel pain.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

In 1900, this term meant someone who thinks he or she is smarter than everyone else.

a)

Wisenheimer

b)

Hawkshaw

c)

Goop

d)

Bash

28.

In 1910, this term meant something easy.

a)

Hep

b)

Jake

c)

Hoosegow

d)

Duck soup

29.

In 1910, this term meant jail.

a)

Hep

b)

Jake

c)

Hoosegow

d)

Duck soup

30.

In 1920, if you were going to "Get a wiggle on" it meant you should be ____________

a)

slowing down

b)

hurrying up

c)

looking around you

d)

giving up

31.

In the 1930s, if something was going smoothly, it was ____

a)

eggs in coffee

b)

dog soup

c)

the kiss off

d)

dredgy

32.

In the 1940s, if you saw motorized freckles, you were seeing ____.

a)

horses

b)

bugs

c)

birds

d)

dirt

33.

People used to put tuna fish and vegetables in jell-o.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

More people live in ______________ than in 40 of the 50 states.

a)

New York City

b)

Dallas

c)

Chicago

d)

Los Angeles

35.

There’s an island full of wild _____________ off the coast of South Carolina called Morgan Island, and it's not open to humans.

a)

rabbits

b)

horses

c)

bears

d)

monkeys

36.

There’s a ______________ "gargoyle" on the National Cathedral in D.C.

a)

George Washington

b)

Captain Kirk

c)

Darth Vader

d)

Captain America

37.

At 46 letters, Massachusetts’s Lake ______________________has the longest place name in the U.S.

a)

Ctargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

b)

Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

c)

Chargoggagoglmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

d)

Chargoggagoggnanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

38.

What is this!?

a)

Car

b)

Helicopter

c)

Boat

d)

Telephone

39.

What is this?

a)

A train

b)

Dangerous behavior

c)

A fool

d)

Totally Ok; carry on!