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History Month Trivia Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first human to journey into space?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Lightyear

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Han Solo

2.

Which medieval queen was married to both Louis VII of France and Henry II of England?

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Bertha of Kent

c)

Annie of Blachly

d)

Eleanor of Aquitaine

3.

In which country is the Bay of Pigs?

a)

The United States

b)

Mordor

c)

Cuba

d)

Haiti

4.

Julius Caesar was assassinated on 15 March 44 BC, a date now often known by what term?

a)

The Ides of March

b)

Valentines Day

c)

Assassination Day

d)

Caesar Sunday

5.

What German dance, which sees partners spinning together in close contact, was condemned as depraved when it was first seen in Regency society?

a)

The Charleston

b)

The Jerusalema Dance

c)

The Floss

d)

The Waltz

6.

Who famously duelled Alexander Hamilton on 11 July 1804, resulting in the founding father’s death?

a)

George Washington

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Hercules Mulligan

7.

What is considered the world’s oldest writing system?

a)

Greek

b)

Mr. Kok's pencil

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Hieroglyphics

8.

What was Mary Anning (1799–1847) famous for?

a)

She created the first locomotive

b)

She invented Vegemite

c)

The first female doctor

d)

Collecting fossils, she was a palaeontologist

9.

Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?

a)

Moscow

b)

Paris

c)

Corsica

d)

Geneva

10.

Which band formed in 1994 takes its name from a term used by the Allies in the Second World War to describe various UFOs?

a)

U2

b)

Ned's Atomic Dustbin

c)

The Blue Aeroplanes

d)

The Foo Fighters

11.

Which English king died in 1066, leaving no heir to the throne?

a)

Edward the Confessor

b)

Harold Hadrada

c)

William the Conqueror

d)

Harold Godwinson

12.

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and…? Who was the third astronaut involved in the Apollo 11 mission that landed on the moon?

a)

Michael Collins

b)

Stanley Kubrick

c)

Standish Treadwell

d)

The moon landing was fake

13.

What was Matthew Hopkins famous for in the 17th century?

a)

He had the best boots in the country

b)

He invented the printing press

c)

He was a witch finder

d)

He played in goal for Arsenal

14.

During the US civil rights movement in the 1960s, who said: “We declare our right on this earth…to be a human being…by any means necessary”?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Rosa Parks

15.

What is the ancient practice of trepanning?

a)

A way of finding gold

b)

The conservation of trees

c)

A stone-age version of a nose job.

d)

The drilling of holes in the head and scraping or cutting of the skull

16.

Who wrote the 12th-century account Historia regum Britanniae (The History of the Kings of Britain), which is often credited with making the legend of King Arthur popular?

a)

Geoffrey of Monmouth

b)

Geoffrey of Garber

c)

Geoffrey off of Rainbow

d)

Geoffrey of Boycott

17.

Whose body was exhumed from Westminster Abbey, more than two years after his death, to be ‘executed’ for treason?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Charles I

c)

Oliver Cromwell

d)

Guy Fawkes

18.

By what nickname is Edward Teach better known?

a)

The Dread Pirate Roberts

b)

Bluebeard

c)

Blackbeard

d)

Long John Silver

19.

Against whom did the Australian army fight a war in W.A in 1932

a)

New Zealand

b)

Britain

c)

Emus

d)

Indonesia

20.

The number 99.94 is revered in Australia because it is...

a)

The size of the largest gold nugget found during the Gold Rush.

b)

The price of wool during Federation.

c)

The percentage of white men in the Liberal government.

d)

Donald Bradman's Test average.

21.

Which James Bond film premiered this week in 1962?

a)

Skyfall

b)

No Time to Die

c)

Dr. No

d)

Goldfinger

22.

Which Beatles song was released this week in 1962?

a)

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

b)

Help

c)

Strawberry Fields Forever

d)

Love Me Do

23.

What was the name of the first human made satellite launched into space ?

a)

Spacey McSpaface

b)

Haley

c)

Sputnik

d)

Vadher

24.

What is the modern name for Van Diemen’s Land?

a)

Chadstone

b)

Tasmania

c)

Queensland

d)

Geelong

25.

1901 is a significant date in Australian history because it marks:

a)

Vegemite is discovered

b)

Federation

c)

Mr. Kok qualifies as a teacher

d)

The first sausage sizzle