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History Trivia for Kids
Which ancient people built pyramids The Egyptians
Who was the first American President? George Washington
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
4th July 1776
Who was the Greek god of love? Aphrodite
Who first discovered Rubber? Charles Macintosh
Which large bronze statue was located on a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea?
Colossus of Rhodes
Who founded the first settlement in Greenland? Eric the Red (Viking)
Who first stepped on the moon? Neil Armstrong and Buz Aldrin
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Who was burned at the stake in 1431? Joan of Ark
Who was the Roman god of fire? Vulcan
Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II
Winston Churchill
Who started the nobel peace price? Alfred Nobel
Who wrote the plays Hamlet and midsummers Night Dream?
William Shakespeare
Who was Atilla the Hun? Emperor of the Huns in the 400's AD
Which came first? World War I in 1914 or World War II in 1939.
World War I
Which Roman Emperor fiddled while Rome burned?
Nero
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How many wives did Henry VIII have? Six
Who was the first person to climb Everest? It is generally thought to be Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay
Where did the Olympic Games originate? Greece
Which famous US president delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1862?
Abraham Lincoln
Name one famous artist from the Italian Renaissance.
Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael (also German artists Hans Holbein, and Albrecht
Durer).
Who invented the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell
In which city was the worlds first underground railway open?
London, England
In Greek Mythology – what did Prometheus steal from the gods to give to man?
Fire
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Who invented the lightbulb? Thomas Edison
Who were the Norse? Germanic people (or the Vikings)
Who said “I have a dream” Martin Luther King
What contintent did Dr. Livingstone explore? Africa
On which city was the first Atomic bomb attack? Hiroshima
Which city was destroyed by Mt. Versuvius erupting?
Pompeii
Who was the leader of the Nazi party? Adolf Hitler
How many arms does the Venus de Milo statue have?
None!
Which country first used paper money? China
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Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
France
Which ancient king had a round table? King Arthur
What are the Wright brothers famous for? Flying the first powered aircraft
In which town was Jesus born? Bethlehem
Which year was the Battle of Hastings? 1066
Which came first? The Stone Age or the Bronze Age?
Stone Age
What sank the SS Titanic? An iceberg
Which English city had a great fire in 1666? London
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