History Trivia

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From which sea-port on the southern coast of Britain did the Mayflower set sail for the New World in 1620, and in which New World location did she land?

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British explorer Richard Burton set out to Africa in 1858 to discover what?

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This city, located on the James River, was capital city of the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865, and is capital of its state today. Which city is it?

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The human body was first dissected around 400 B.C. by a Greek physician today known as the “father of medicine.” Who was he?

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Which person is credited with inventing Daylight Savings Time?

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In the history of ship development, around 3000 B.C., who were the first people to discover sails and build boats out of planks of wood?

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Which famous person was stabbed to death on March 15, 44 B.C.?

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During the Civil War, were these states Union or Confederate? A. West Virginia b. Kentucky c. Texas

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Beginning around 1000 BC, the first King of Israel was Saul. Who were the next two?

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If you spend 85% of your money and have only $75 left, how much did you start with?

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Besides the hanging Gardens of Babylon, the other six "Wonders of the Ancient World" were located in which three countries?

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Ancient Mesopotamian cultures including the Babylonians, Assyrians, and Sumerians lived along the shores of which two rivers?

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Of California, Oregon, and Washington, which was the first to become a U.S. state?

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Just before the Gold Rush, the town of San Francisco, especially the section along the Bay, was known by what name?

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In 1831, this Negro preacher and slave felt called to free his fellow slaves. As a result, he murdered his master and led the largest slave uprising in U.S. history, which ended with his eventual hanging. What was his name?