Historical Facts
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
Q: Who is the only European monarch buried in the U.S.?
A: Peter II of Yugoslavia
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Q: In 1937, what was the first frozen food available in Britain?
A: Asparagus
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Q: Mary Kelly was the last known what?
A: Victim of
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Q: In 1,500 B.C. Egyptian women to be beautiful had to be what?
A: Bald
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Q: Which king ordered John the Baptists execution?
A: King Herod
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Q: Who founded the Greek theatre?
A: Thespis
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Q: Hokusai and Hiroshige were famous Japanese what?
A: Artists
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Q: What was the nickname given to the Israeli raid on Entebbe?
A: Operation Thunderbolt
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Q: For what reason were women barred from original Olympic Games?
A: Male entries nude
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Q: What was the name of the world's first Oil Tanker ?
A: The Gluckauf
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Q: Francis Galton first classified what?
A: Fingerprints
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Q: In World War II, the Germans launched operation Bernhard to do what?
A: Counterfeit British notes
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Q: What famous person was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 and turned it down?
A: Albert Einstein
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Q: Who rode Rocinante?
A: Don Quixote
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Q: Speakers of what language were shot in Russia and Germany in the 1930s?
A: Esperanto
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Q: Where can you find the best free printable history trivia quiz questions with answers?
A: Trivia Country!
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Q: Where did the philosopher Plato teach?
A: Academia
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Q: Butting heads was the way to settle legal disputes between members of what people?
A: Inuit - Eskimo
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Q: What was the name of the ship meaning " new land" that carried Scott to the Antarctic in 1910?
A: Terra Nova
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