History General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1. Who was the first emperor of China?

2. Which country was the site of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815?

3. What year did World War I begin?

4. Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?

5. Which country was led by Julius Caesar?

6. In which year did India gain independence from Britain?

7. Which empire was ruled by Alexander the Great?

8. Where is the Great Wall of China located?

9. Who was the first president of the United States?

10. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

11. Which battle is considered a turning point in the American Revolution?

12. Which famous ancient wonder was located in the city of Alexandria?

13. Where was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

14. Who was the queen of ancient Egypt?

15. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

16. Who was the last ruler of the Mughal Empire in India?

17. In which year did the Titanic sink after hitting an iceberg?

18. What is the name of the ancient pyramid-shaped monument in Egypt?

19. Which country did the United States gain independence from in 1776?

20. Who was the king of Macedonia during the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC?

21. What year did the Russian Revolution occur?

22. Who built the Taj Mahal?

23. In which battle was Napoleon Bonaparte defeated in 1815?

24. Where was the Magna Carta signed in 1215?

25. Which war ended in 1918 with the signing of the Armistice of Compiegne?

26. Who was the first President of the United States?

27. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?

28. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

29. Which king is known for his conquests of most of the known world in the 4th century BC?

30. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

31. Which ancient civilization built the pyramids of Giza?

32. In which year did World War II officially end?

33. In which country was the first modern Olympic Games held?

34. What year did World War II end?

35. Which country was once known as Persia?

36. Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

37. Who led the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement?

38. Which battle marked the end of Napoleon’s reign?

39. What year did the French Revolution begin?

40. Who was the leader of the Cuban Revolution?

41. Which country was divided into East and West after World War II?

42. Who was the first king of the Maurya Empire in India?

43. Which ancient civilization is known for creating the first written code of law, the Code of Hammurabi?

44. In which country did the Industrial Revolution first begin?

45. What was the main cause of the American Civil War?

46. The Great Wall of China was primarily built to protect China from which nomadic group?

47. What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620?

48. Which empire was ruled by Genghis Khan?

49. Which battle marked the end of Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule in France?

50. Who was the last Pharaoh of Egypt?

51. Which revolution began in France in 1789?

52. Who was the first man to walk on the Moon?

53. Who was the first king of the Mughal Empire?

54. Who invented the telephone?

55. Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?

56. Who was the first female monarch of England?

57. Where did the Battle of Hastings take place in 1066?

58. Which U.S. war was fought between the North and South states over slavery and states’ rights?

59. Who was the famous nurse during the Crimean War, known as ‘The Lady with the Lamp’?

60. Which empire was ruled by Emperor Qin Shi Huang, known for building the Great Wall of China?

61. In what year did Christopher Columbus first arrive in the Americas?

62. Which country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from in 1867?