History Trivia

Mars was considered the Roman God of what?

What was a Bombard used for?

What historical French tapestry measures seventy metres long and fifty centimetres tall?

Delos Island is home to the largest of three Greek Temples dedicated to what deity?

The ancient civilisation of Mesopotamia was located between two rivers can you name them?

At what battle did General Custer make his infamous last stand?

What river did Julius Caesar cross that started the Roman Civil War in 49BC?

What was the code name for the German military invasion of the USSR in 1941?

In Roman numerals what does the letter L represent?

In Greek mythology Cerberus guards the gates of the underworld but what type of animal is Cerberus?

In what year did Armistace day change to Veterans day?

What uprising took place across England in 1381?

In Roman Mythology who was the twin brother of Romulus?

Argentina declared independance from what country in 1816?

Catherine the Great ruled over what country in the 18th Century?

True or False Napoleon Bonaparte was born in France?

Who was the first Emperor of Rome?

True or False Robert Kennedy brother of John F. Kennedy was also assassinated?

The Irish War of Independence was fought during what years?

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Henry the VIII had six wives True or False?

What ancient city was buried under the ash and pumice from Mount Vesuvius in AD 79?

Who was the president of Cuba between 1976 and 2008?

Which country entered world war two by attacking Pearl Harbour in 1941?

The Kings Speech is a film based on the true life events of what King?

“Let them eat cake” was a phrase attributed to what French queen?

Roger Bannister became the first man to do what on May 6th 1954?

The Battle of Waterloo was fought in which modern day country?

Byzantium and Constantinople are older names for which modern day capital city?

True or False Trotskyism was a major school of Marxist thought that opposed the theories of Stalinism?