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Free history pub quiz questions and answers.
A concise history round covering famous people, major events and memorable dates from the ancient world to modern Europe.
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History quiz round
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01History · EasyIn which year did the Berlin Wall fall?Show answer+
The border opened on 9 November 1989 after 28 years.
02History · MediumWho was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?Show answer+
Earhart completed the solo flight in May 1932.
03History · EasyWhich city was buried by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79?Show answer+
Volcanic ash preserved much of Pompeii for later excavation.
04History · MediumThe Magna Carta was sealed during the reign of which king?Show answer+
King John sealed Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215.
05History · EasyIn which year did the Great Fire of London begin?Show answer+
The fire began in a bakery on Pudding Lane in September 1666.
06History · MediumWho is generally regarded as the first Roman emperor?Show answer+
Augustus became Rome’s first emperor after the end of the Roman Republic.
07History · EasyThe Great Pyramid of Giza was built in which ancient civilisation?Show answer+
The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu.
08History · EasyIn which year was the Battle of Hastings fought?Show answer+
William the Conqueror defeated King Harold II at Hastings in 1066.
09History · EasyWhich English king had six wives?Show answer+
Henry VIII reigned from 1509 until 1547.
10History · EasyIn which year did RMS Titanic sink?Show answer+
Titanic sank in the North Atlantic on 15 April 1912.
11History · EasyWhich mission first landed humans on the Moon?Show answer+
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon in July 1969.
12History · MediumWho is credited with developing the movable-type printing press in Europe?Show answer+
Gutenberg developed his printing system in Mainz during the fifteenth century.
13History · EasyIn which year did the French Revolution begin?Show answer+
The storming of the Bastille took place on 14 July 1789.
14History · EasyWho became the United Kingdom’s first female prime minister?Show answer+
Margaret Thatcher became prime minister in May 1979.
15History · EasyWhich city was divided by a wall from 1961 to 1989?Show answer+
The Berlin Wall divided East and West Berlin for 28 years.
16History · MediumThe Rosetta Stone helped scholars decipher which ancient writing system?Show answer+
The stone carries the same decree in hieroglyphic, Demotic and Ancient Greek scripts.
17History · EasyThe Colosseum was built in which ancient city?Show answer+
The Colosseum opened in the first century AD under the Flavian emperors.
18History · MediumIn which year did the Mayflower reach North America?Show answer+
The Mayflower carried English settlers who established Plymouth Colony.
19History · MediumIn which year was the Spanish Armada defeated?Show answer+
English ships and severe weather disrupted the Armada’s invasion plan.
20History · EasyThe Black Death was an outbreak of which disease?Show answer+
The Black Death devastated Europe in the mid-fourteenth century.
21History · MediumWho was the last emperor of Russia?Show answer+
Nicholas II abdicated during the Russian Revolution in 1917.
22History · EasyIn which year was the United States Declaration of Independence adopted?Show answer+
The declaration was adopted by the Continental Congress on 4 July 1776.
23History · MediumMansa Musa ruled which West African empire?Show answer+
Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire during the fourteenth century.
24History · MediumWhich Italian family became powerful patrons in Renaissance Florence?Show answer+
The Medici family supported artists including Michelangelo and Botticelli.
25History · EasyThe ancient Olympic Games originated in which country?Show answer+
The ancient games were held at Olympia in honour of Zeus.