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WorksheetsHistory Month Trivia Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who was the first human to journey into space?
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Lightyear
Yuri Gagarin
Han Solo
Which medieval queen was married to both Louis VII of France and Henry II of England?
Queen Victoria
Bertha of Kent
Annie of Blachly
Eleanor of Aquitaine
In which country is the Bay of Pigs?
The United States
Mordor
Cuba
Haiti
Julius Caesar was assassinated on 15 March 44 BC, a date now often known by what term?
The Ides of March
Valentines Day
Assassination Day
Caesar Sunday
What German dance, which sees partners spinning together in close contact, was condemned as depraved when it was first seen in Regency society?
The Charleston
The Jerusalema Dance
The Floss
The Waltz
Who famously duelled Alexander Hamilton on 11 July 1804, resulting in the founding father’s death?
George Washington
Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson
Hercules Mulligan
What is considered the world’s oldest writing system?
Greek
Mr. Kok's pencil
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
What was Mary Anning (1799–1847) famous for?
She created the first locomotive
She invented Vegemite
The first female doctor
Collecting fossils, she was a palaeontologist
Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?
Moscow
Paris
Corsica
Geneva
Which band formed in 1994 takes its name from a term used by the Allies in the Second World War to describe various UFOs?
U2
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
The Blue Aeroplanes
The Foo Fighters
Which English king died in 1066, leaving no heir to the throne?
Edward the Confessor
Harold Hadrada
William the Conqueror
Harold Godwinson
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and…? Who was the third astronaut involved in the Apollo 11 mission that landed on the moon?
Michael Collins
Stanley Kubrick
Standish Treadwell
The moon landing was fake
What was Matthew Hopkins famous for in the 17th century?
He had the best boots in the country
He invented the printing press
He was a witch finder
He played in goal for Arsenal
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”?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
John F. Kennedy
Rosa Parks
What is the ancient practice of trepanning?
A way of finding gold
The conservation of trees
A stone-age version of a nose job.
The drilling of holes in the head and scraping or cutting of the skull
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?
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Garber
Geoffrey off of Rainbow
Geoffrey of Boycott
Whose body was exhumed from Westminster Abbey, more than two years after his death, to be ‘executed’ for treason?
Julius Caesar
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Guy Fawkes
By what nickname is Edward Teach better known?
The Dread Pirate Roberts
Bluebeard
Blackbeard
Long John Silver
Against whom did the Australian army fight a war in W.A in 1932
New Zealand
Britain
Emus
Indonesia
The number 99.94 is revered in Australia because it is...
The size of the largest gold nugget found during the Gold Rush.
The price of wool during Federation.
The percentage of white men in the Liberal government.
Donald Bradman's Test average.
Which James Bond film premiered this week in 1962?
Skyfall
No Time to Die
Dr. No
Goldfinger
Which Beatles song was released this week in 1962?
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Help
Strawberry Fields Forever
Love Me Do
What was the name of the first human made satellite launched into space ?
Spacey McSpaface
Haley
Sputnik
Vadher
What is the modern name for Van Diemen’s Land?
Chadstone
Tasmania
Queensland
Geelong
1901 is a significant date in Australian history because it marks:
Vegemite is discovered
Federation
Mr. Kok qualifies as a teacher
The first sausage sizzle
