Events happen around the world every day, but can you answer these historical events trivia questions? Some things happen that get everyone’s attention. See if you know what they are.
15 Historical Events Trivia Questions
- Q: What year did the Wall Street Crash, leading to the Great Depression, occur?
- Q: Who was the first person to step foot on the moon, and in what year?
- Q: What ancient empire was defeated in the Punic Wars?
- Q: What year did the fall of the Berlin Wall occur?
- Q: Which war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles?
- Q: What event is marked as the beginning of the French Revolution?
- Q: Who was assassinated leading to the start of World War I?
- Q: In what year did the United States declare its independence from Britain?
- Q: What was the name of the ship that famously sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg?
- Q: When did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
- Q: What civilization was defeated by the Spanish Conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés?
- Q: What year did the first manned Apollo mission to the moon, Apollo 11, take place?
- Q: Who was the British monarch during the Spanish Armada invasion in 1588?
- Q: What city was destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
- Q: Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1893?
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15 Historical Events Trivia Questions and Answers
- Q: What year did the Wall Street Crash, leading to the Great Depression, occur?
A: 1929. - Q: Who was the first person to step foot on the moon, and in what year?
A: Neil Armstrong in 1969. - Q: What ancient empire was defeated in the Punic Wars?
A: The Carthaginian Empire. - Q: What year did the fall of the Berlin Wall occur?
A: 1989. - Q: Which war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles?
A: World War I. - Q: What event is marked as the beginning of the French Revolution?
A: The Storming of the Bastille in 1789. - Q: Who was assassinated leading to the start of World War I?
A: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. - Q: In what year did the United States declare its independence from Britain?
A: 1776. - Q: What was the name of the ship that famously sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg?
A: The RMS Titanic. - Q: When did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
A: April 26, 1986. - Q: What civilization was defeated by the Spanish Conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés?
A: The Aztec Empire. - Q: What year did the first manned Apollo mission to the moon, Apollo 11, take place?
A: 1969. - Q: Who was the British monarch during the Spanish Armada invasion in 1588?
A: Queen Elizabeth I. - Q: What city was destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
A: Pompeii. - Q: Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1893?
A: New Zealand.
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