History Quiz Questions

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A round of history's best-known landmarks. The year the Second World War ended, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first US president, and the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt.

Every answer is a single clear fact, which makes this a good opening round or a fair one for a younger table.

  1. In which year did World War II end?
  2. Who was the first President of the United States?
  3. Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar?
  4. The Berlin Wall fell in which year?
  5. Which English king had six wives?
  6. In which city was the first atomic bomb dropped during World War II?
  7. Cleopatra was the last active ruler of which ancient civilisation?
  8. In which year did the French Revolution begin?
  9. Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II?
  10. Which civilization built the Great Pyramids of Giza?
  11. The Russian Revolution took place in which year?
  12. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
  13. Which empire was founded by Genghis Khan?
  14. In which year did Christopher Columbus first reach the Americas?
  15. The 'Cold War' was primarily between the United States and which other country?
  16. The Magna Carta was signed in the year 1215.
  17. The Aztec capital Tenochtitlán is the modern-day Mexico City.
  18. Joan of Arc was Spanish.
  19. The Vikings reached North America before Christopher Columbus.