50 World History Trivia Questions and Answers

Want to know more about the world's fascinating history? Check out our World History Trivia Questions and Answers and test your knowledge today!

The world has a rich and diverse history that spans thousands of years. From ancient civilizations to modern times, there is always something new about our past we are yet to uncover.

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World History Trivia Questions

1. In what year did the fighting between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies end?
2. How many nations signed the Declaration of the United Nations in 1942?
3. What is the name of the famous archaeological site in Egypt that is home to the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx?
4. Greatest song duet of all-time of Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, also covered by Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey was?
5. What Whitney Houston's song was her first number one on the charts?
6. What was the name of the powerful empire that ruled over much of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa from the 16th to the 18th centuries?
7. What is the name of the desert that covers most of Northern Africa?
8. What was the name of the famous trade route that connected the ancient civilizations of the East and West and ran from China to the Mediterranean?
9. In 2000 who became the oldest singer to have a No. 1 song?
10. Who said this famous quote "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn"?
11. What is the name of the largest desert in Asia that covers parts of China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan?
12. When were human embryonic stem cells grown successfully in tissue culture?
13. What is the name of the mountain range that runs through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and is the highest range in North Africa?
14. What is the name of the famous European capital that was once a center of the Habsburg Empire and is now known for its historic architecture, art, and culture?
15. What is the name of the longest river in Africa and the second longest in the world?
16. What disease was discovered by Robert Koch in 1876?
17. What was the name of the powerful empire that ruled over India from the 16th to the 19th centuries?
18. In what year was mole added to the list of basic units?
19. What is the name of the longest river in Europe and the second longest in the world after the Nile?
20. What was the name of the largest and most powerful empire in West Africa from the 11th to the 19th century?
21. When was the bald eagle adopted as United States' national emblem?
22. What was the name of the famous battle that took place in 1592 and was a decisive Korean victory against the Japanese invasion during the Imjin War?
23. How many of the world’s eggplants is grown in New Jersey?
24. What was the name of the powerful kingdom in what is now Zimbabwe that thrived from the 11th to the 15th century?
25. Excluding water mass, what percentage of the world is covered by forests?
26. What animal looks a lot like iguana and can be found only on islands off the coast of New Zealand?
27. When were first dinosaur footprints discovered in North America?
28. What is the name of the famous pre-colonial trade network that connected West, Central, and North Africa with the Mediterranean and Europe?
29. How many stone blocks were used in the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza?
30. In which year was the first atomic bomb used in warfare?
31. What was the name of the famous medieval university in Timbuktu, Mali, which was a center of learning for scholars from all over Africa and the Islamic world?
32. Immediately prior to independence in 1948, who ruled Israel?
33. In what year did Turkey change the name of its city Constantinople to Istanbul?
34. What is the name of the famous mountain range that runs through France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria, and is home to many of the highest peaks in Europe?
35. What was the name of the largest land contiguous empire in human history (13th-14th century A.D.)?
36. Which empire came to an end after Constantinople was captured by the Ottoman Empire?
37. The disease that killed a third of Europe's population in the 14th century was?
38. What is the name of the lake that is located in the Great Rift Valley and is the deepest and largest lake in Africa?
39. Christopher Columbus an Italian explorer discovered the Bahamas in what year?
40. What is the name of the famous palace in Portugal that was built in the 16th century as a summer residence for the Portuguese royal family?
41. What was the name of the Viking explorer who is credited with discovering North America 500 years before Columbus?
42. What was the name of the famous Viking ship that was discovered in Norway in the 19th century, and is now on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo?
43. What is the name of the famous volcano located on the island of Sicily, Italy, that is one of the most active in the world and has erupted many times throughout history?
44. Who was the famous Viking leader who led a successful invasion of England in the late 9th century and established the Danelaw?
45. What is the name of the river that is considered the longest in Asia and the third longest in the world after the Nile and the Amazon?
46. What is the name of the famous river in Southeast Asia that runs through six countries and is the largest river in the region by volume of water discharged?
47. What is the name of the highest peak in the Andes mountain range, which is located in the Andes of South America and is the highest peak outside of Asia?
48. What is the name of the largest rainforest in the world, which covers much of Brazil and is home to many species of plants and animals found nowhere else on earth?
49. What is the name of the largest island in the Caribbean, which is located to the east of Mexico and is known for its history, culture, and natural beauty?
50. What is the name of the famous waterfalls located on the border between Argentina and Brazil and is one of the largest and most powerful waterfalls in the world?

World History Trivia Answers

1. October 31, 1918
2. 26
3. The Giza Necropolis
4. Endless Love
5. Saving All My Love for You
6. The Ottoman Empire
7. The Sahara Desert
8. The Silk Road
9. Kenny Rogers
10. Benjamin Franklin
11. The Gobi Desert
12. 1994
13. The Atlas Mountains
14. Vienna, Austria
15. The Nile River
16. Anthrax
17. The Mughal Empire
18. 1971
19. The Volga River
20. The Mali Empire
21. 1782
22. The Battle of Haengju
23. 66%
24. The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
25. 30%
26. Tuatara
27. 1802
28. The Trans-Saharan trade network
29. About 3 million
30. 1945
31. The University of Sankore
32. Britain
33. 1930
34. The Alps
35. Mongol Empire
36. Byzantine Empire
37. The Black Death
38. Lake Tanganyika
39. 1492
40. The Palace of Sintra
41. Leif Erikson
42. Oseberg ship
43. Mount Etna
44. Ivar the Boneless
45. The Yangtze River
46. The Mekong River
47. Mount Aconcagua
48. The Amazon Rainforest
49. Cozumel
50. Iguazu Falls