kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
Category: history
Question: During this decade, MTV was launched, the Chernobyl accident happened, and NBA star Michael Jordan rose to fame.
Choices: 1990s; 1980s; 1970s; 1960s
Answer: 1980s
Category: history
Question: What decade saw the Great Depression, Adolf Hitlers election as Chancellor of Germany, and the outbreak of World War II?
Choices: 1950s; 1920s; 1940s; 1930s
Answer: 1930s
Category: history
Question: During this decade there was an oil crisis, the Apollo 13 space mission was carried out, and the first modern computers were invented.
Choices: 1960s; 1980s; 1970s; 1990s
Answer: 1970s
Category: history
Question: In this decade the Panama Canal was built, mass production of the automobile began, and the home phonograph became popular.
Choices: 1900s; 1930s; 1940s; 1920s
Answer: 1900s
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Question: Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated during this decade.
Choices: 1940s; 1950s; 1970s; 1960s
Answer: 1960s
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Question: More than seventy million people were killed in this war, which made it the deadliest conflict of all time.
Choices: Vietnam War; Napoleonic Wars; World War I; World War II
Answer: World War II
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Question: This war, which took place in Europe in the first half of the 17th century, is one of the deadliest conflicts in history.
Choices: Franco-Prussian War; MexicanâAmerican War; Napoleonic Wars; Thirty Years War
Answer: Thirty Years War
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Question: The participants in this war never came to the point of a direct military clash, but fought indirectly through espionage, propaganda and competition in various fields.
Choices: Chinese Civil War; Korean War; Cold War; Second Sino-Japanese War
Answer: Cold War
Category: history
Question: These wars were fought in France between French Catholics and Protestants in the second half of the 16th century.
Choices: Franco-Prussian Wars; Napoleonic Wars; Huguenot Wars; Thirty Years Wars
Answer: Huguenot Wars
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Question: This war started on June 25, 1950 as a civil war and grew into a proxy war between the participants in the Cold War.
Choices: Secret War; Korean War; First Indochina War; Vietnam War
Answer: Korean War
Category: history
Question: The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance were the belligerent parties in this war which broke out in 1914.
Choices: World War I; The War to End All Wars; The Great War; All of these
Answer: All of these
Category: history
Question: These wars were fought between 1803 and 1815, and included the famous battles of Austerlitz and Waterloo.
Choices: French Revolutionary Wars; Napoleonic Wars; Huguenot Wars; Franco-Prussian War
Answer: Napoleonic Wars
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Question: Which of the Punic wars was fought between 264 and 241 BC in Sicily and Africa?
Choices: Fourth Punic War; Second Punic War; Third Punic War; First Punic War
Answer: First Punic War
Category: history
Question: These wars for the English throne were fought between 1455 and 1485.
Choices: English Civil War; War of the two brothers; All of these; Wars of the Roses
Answer: Wars of the Roses
Category: history
Question: This war took place between September 26, 1959 and April 30, 1975 as part of the Cold War conflict.
Choices: Vietnam War; Korean War; Secret War; American phase
Answer: Vietnam War
Category: history
Question: During WWII rubber was in short supply since the Japanese took over some of the best rubber producing areas. What measures were taken in the US to curtail the use of rubber by civilians?
Choices: Speed limits on highways were lowered to reduce wear on tires.; Gasoline was rationed to reduce travel and therefore reduce wear on tires.; All of these; Tires were rationed.
Answer: All of these
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Question: Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, WWII had been fought for well over two years in Europe and even longer between Japan and China. Though officially neutral, what did the US do to help friendly nations?
Choices: Sent US Marines to help the Chinese nationalists; Sent part of the US Army Air Force fleet of B17 bombers to help the British; Provided the Soviet Union with raw materials; Protected British convoys in the Atlantic
Answer: Protected British convoys in the Atlantic
Category: history
Question: What did American children often do during WWII to contribute to the war effort?
Choices: They took part in basic military training; Gathered scrap metal, rubber, etc. that could be recycled.; They worked part time in munitions factories.; Provided aircraft observers to help their adult counterparts spot enemy airplanes.
Answer: Gathered scrap metal, rubber, etc. that could be recycled.
Category: history
Question: Which of the following US cities was hit by shell fire or bombing during WWII?
Choices: Honolulu; All of These; Charleston SC; San Francisco
Answer: Honolulu
Category: history
Question: President Roosevelt met with other Allied leaders several times at several places during WWII. Which is the only leader he met in the White House in Washington?
Choices: Chiang Kai-shek; Winston Churchill; Charles de Gaulle; Joseph Stalin
Answer: Winston Churchill
Category: history
Question: What statement is true about the US Presidential election scheduled in the midst of the war for November 1944?
Choices: It was canceled and Roosevelt allowed to continue as President.; It had five voting days instead of one to give people a better chance to vote.; It was delayed until the Japanese surrender.; It was carried out without any significant changes.
Answer: It was carried out without any significant changes.
Category: history
Question: During WWII, famous athletes, movie stars, and other celebrities often made appearances to encourage Americans to do which of the following?
Choices: Write letters to servicemen; Buy war bonds; Enlist in the armed forces; Follow the rationing rules
Answer: Buy war bonds
Category: history
Question: During WWII, this major weapons development project had facilities in New Mexico, Washington state, and Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Choices: Phosphine gas; Atomic bomb; Jet planes; B-29 bomber
Answer: Atomic bomb
Category: history
Question: During WWII, besides money, what else did you need in order to buy a scarce product such as gasoline in the US?
Choices: A certificate from the national rationing bureau; A ration coupon for the product; A sworn statement that the product was essential to you; A US citizens ID card
Answer: A ration coupon for the product
Category: history
Question: During WWII, the booming defense industries and the shortage of labor opened substantial new job opportunities in the US for this group of people.
Choices: Neither; Both; African Americans; Women
Answer: Both
Category: history
Question: This Christmas song, first sung by Bing Crosby, became number one on the hit parade and a favorite of troops abroad in the Christmas seasons of 1942 through 1944.
Choices: White Christmas; Jingle Bells; Ill be home for Christmas; Sleigh Ride
Answer: White Christmas
Category: history
Question: What year did George Washington win his first victory against Hessian Soldiers at Trenton New Jersey?
Choices: 1775; 1777; 1778; 1776
Answer: 1776
Category: history
Question: When did the American Civil War break out?
Choices: 1863; 1862; 1861; 1860
Answer: 1861
Category: history
Question: What year did âCusters Last Stand (Battle of the Little Bighorn) take place?
Choices: 1868; 1876; 1877; 1875
Answer: 1876
Category: history
Question: What year did the Wright Brothers fly at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
Choices: 1904; 1901; 1903; 1900
Answer: 1903
Category: history
Question: What year marks Halleys Comet first appearance in the 20th century?
Choices: 1905; 1909; 1920; 1910
Answer: 1910
Category: history
Question: What year did Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adolph Hitler come to power?
Choices: 1933; 1932; 1938; 1930
Answer: 1933
Category: history
Question: The Hindenburg Disaster in Lakehurst, New Jersey took place in the same year that the fabric Nylon was invented. What year was that?
Choices: 1940; 1935; 1936; 1937
Answer: 1937
Category: history
Question: When did the Cuban Missile Crisis start?
Choices: 1962; 1964; 1958; 1960
Answer: 1962
Category: history
Question: What year was Ronald Reagan elected President of the United States for the first time?
Choices: 1988; 1980; 1984; 1976
Answer: 1980
Category: history
Question: What year did Rita Hayworth, Fred Astaire and Liberace die?
Choices: 1987; 1986; 1985; 1990
Answer: 1987
Category: history
Question: On October 13th, 1941, former Axis power, Italy, declared war on Germany.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: October 13th 1582 does not exist in Poland.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: This Sound of Silence singer was born on October 13th in 1941.
Choices: Art Garfunkel; Sonny Bono; Paul Simon; Bob Dylan
Answer: Paul Simon
Category: history
Question: On October 13th, 1971, Major League Baseball history was made when the first night game of a World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates and this team.
Choices: Boston Red Sox; Baltimore Orioles; Texas Rangers; Houston Astros
Answer: Baltimore Orioles
Category: history
Question: Name the French-language daily newspaper in Canada, whose first edition hit the streets of Montreal on October 13th, 1884.
Choices: L Aquillon; La Liberte; Nouvelles de TVA; La Presse
Answer: La Presse
Category: history
Question: This really really big variety show host died on October 13th in 1974.
Choices: Johnny Carson; Steve Allen; Ed Sullivan; Jack Jones
Answer: Ed Sullivan
Category: history
Question: Until 1494, wars were protracted and relatively bloodless, the sieges of towns slow and uncertain. However, war erupted in 1494 when the massive use of cannon made sieges last hours. To what event does this refer?
Choices: The French invasion of Italy; The Ottoman siege of Constantinople; The French invasion of the English held counties of  Normandy  Aquitaine; The Dutch siege of  s Hertogenbosch
Answer: The French invasion of Italy
Category: history
Question: From 1594 onwards, the development of Volley Fire began to have a critical impact. Count William Louis wrote a letter, describing what he had learned from the drill practice used by the Ancient Roman armies, as described by writers such as Aelian. To whom did he send this letter?
Choices: John Bingham; Gustavus Adolphus; Count Maurice; Louis de Motgomery
Answer: Count Maurice
Category: history
Question: Which country in Europe had the first large permanent military force in Europe?
Choices: Sweden; Prussia; Spain; France
Answer: Spain
Category: history
Question: Galleys undoubtedly revolutionized the War at Sea, the main reason being the far superior fire power over any other sea-going ship at the time. On October 7th, 1571 for the first time galleys were in the forefront of a major sea battle. Which battle was this?
Choices: The Battle of Lepanto; The Battle of Gravelines; The Battle of Svensksund; The Battle of Terheyden
Answer: The Battle of Lepanto
Category: history
Question: What is meant by Brandschatzung (translated as Firemoney)?
Choices: Pillaging occupied territory in order to obtain supplies for the army; Supplying an army under the threat of being accused as heretics; Hiring mercenary armies as protection against pillaging; Demanding supplies under threat of torching or pillaging
Answer: Demanding supplies under threat of torching or pillaging
Category: history
Question: The period between 1500 - 1800 saw wars transform from wars of attrition to wars of extermination.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: In what battle did the Highlanders have their last successful charge?
Choices: Bonnie Prince Charlie at  Falkirk in 1745-46 campaign; Heights of Abraham in 1759; Marquis of Motnrose  Alastair MacColla at Kilsyth in 1644-45 campaign; Claverhouse at Killiecrankie in 1689
Answer: Heights of Abraham in 1759
Category: history
Question: King Frederick V of Bohemia is often referred to as the Winter King because of his short reign.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: To what period does the Terror refer to?
Choices: The rule of the Legislative Assembly - 1791 - 1792; The rule of the National Constitutional Assembly - 1789 - 1791; The rule of the Directory - 1795 - 1799; The rule of the Legislative Assembly - 1793 - 1794
Answer: The rule of the Legislative Assembly - 1793 - 1794
Category: history
Question: In 1598 the Imjin war in Asia ended with a devestating defeat of the Japanese Navy by the Allied Korean and Chinese Navies, ending the Japanese invasion of Korea. In what battle was the Japanese fleet decisively defeated?
Choices: The battle of Hansan-do; The battle of Noryang; The battle of Sacheon; The battle of Okpo
Answer: The battle of Noryang
Category: history
Question: What did the name Caligula originally refer to?
Choices: a type of Roman shield; a type of pasta; little boots; toy sword
Answer: little boots
Category: history
Question: Caligula succeeded this emperor, who died in March of 37 A.D.
Choices: Tiberius; Claudius; Nero; Augustus
Answer: Tiberius
Category: history
Question: What is the name of the centurion who assassinated Caligula?
Choices: Cassius Longinus; Septimus Severus; Julius Nerva; Cassius Chaerea
Answer: Cassius Chaerea
Category: history
Question: What was the name of Caligulas pet horse?
Choices: Succubus; Alemmani; Incitatus; Equus
Answer: Incitatus
Category: history
Question: Caligula almost caused a crisis in the  province of Judea, when he ordered that an image of himself be placed in the Jewish temple in Jerusalem.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: Who played Caligula in the self-titled movie, released by Penthouse International in 1979?
Choices: Peter O Toole; Malcolm McDowell; Peter Cushing; John Gielguld
Answer: Malcolm McDowell
Category: history
Question: The French were first to use chemical weapons, during the  World War I.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: Which submarine was used by the Germans on May 7,1915, during the attack on one of the most impressive luxury ships ever built, the ocean liner RMS Lusitania?
Choices: U - 20; U - 21; U - 88; U - 15
Answer: U - 20
Category: history
Question: The main use of this air craft was in reconnaissance over the North Sea and the Baltic during World War I.
Choices: Fighter planes; Strategic bombers; Spy balloons; Zeppelins
Answer: Zeppelins
Category: history
Question: This chemical weapon was first used during World War I in the Second Battle of Ypres, April 22, 1915, when the Germans attacked French, Canadian and Algerian troops.
Choices: Phosgene; Mustard gas; Tear gas; Chlorine
Answer: Chlorine
Category: history
Question: The first effective depth charge, developed in 1916, was a 300-pound (140 kg) barrel-like casing, containing high explosive.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: In 1982 the US Patent Office issued a patent  for a face mask that was designed to stop people from eating.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: In 1976 the US Patent Office issued a patent for an inflatable rug.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: In 1999 the US Patent Office issued a patent for a bird diaper.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: The United States Supreme Court declared that this man invented the radio.
Choices: H. Hertz; N. Tesla; A. G. Bell; G. Marconi
Answer: N. Tesla
Category: history
Question: What do the letters in laser stand for?
Choices: Long amplitude static electric rays; Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; Low amplitude synchronous electric rays; Light amplification and synchronic electric radiance
Answer: Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
Category: history
Question: Who made the first light bulb?
Choices: William Coolidge; N. Tesla; Thomas A. Edison; Joseph Swan
Answer: Joseph Swan
Category: history
Question: Who is given credit for inventing the neon light?
Choices: Peter Hewitt; Georges Claude; William Coolidge; Thomas Alva Edison
Answer: Georges Claude
Category: history
Question: A standard, incandescent light bulb emits light when a filament is heated. How does a fluorescent bulb  work?
Choices: Light is emitted when a mercury filament reacts with great pressure inside a glass bulb.; Light is emitted when argon gas reacts with an electrical current.; Light is emitted when solar energy reacts with a silk thread.; Light is emitted when mercury vapor is heated.
Answer: Light is emitted when mercury vapor is heated.
Category: history
Question: Who made the first flashlight?
Choices: Joshua Lionel Cowen; John Evinrude; Peter Hewitt; Nickola Tesla
Answer: Joshua Lionel Cowen
Category: history
Question: In 1793 Claude Chappe made the first system of communicating over long distances via flags. What word refers to such a system?
Choices: Vexiollogy; Lagoforms; Vexiophone; Semaphore
Answer: Semaphore
Category: history
Question: Samuel F. B. Morse invented the telegraph key.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: What did Ivan Getting and Bradford Parkinson develop?
Choices: The transistor radio; The automatic transmission for automobiles; FM radio; GPS
Answer: GPS
Category: history
Question: Which of the following was introduced by the Western Union Compnay in 1933?
Choices: Travellers checks; The singing telegam; International telegraphy; Sending money across the country by wire.
Answer: The singing telegam
Category: history
Question: Who had the great idea of putting  a bell on the telephone so people would know that someone was calling?
Choices: Alexander Graham Bell; N. Tesla; Thomas Watson; Elisha Gray
Answer: Thomas Watson
Category: history
Question: Which statement is true about the Regency?
Choices: It was the first auto with an automatic transmission.; It was the first cell phone.; It was the first auto with a moon roof.; It was the first transistor radio.
Answer: It was the first transistor radio.
Category: history
Question: Which of these was an invention of Charles Strite?
Choices: The food  processor; The pop-up toaster; The electric oven; The flush toilet
Answer: The pop-up toaster
Category: history
Question: The elograph, which was invented  in 1971, was the basis of what device?
Choices: The computer  monitor; The polygraph (lie detector); Touch screen technology; The World-Wide  Web
Answer: Touch screen technology
Category: history
Question: What everyday item was invented by Will Mueller in 1935?
Choices: Automatic telephone answering machine; Fax machine; Electric door bell; Automobile automatic transmission
Answer: Automatic telephone answering machine
Category: history
Question: Which of these games came first?
Choices: Madden NFL; Frogger; Super Mario brothers; Tetris
Answer: Frogger
Category: history
Question: The acronym ANZAC means Australian New Zealand Army Corps.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: The term digger, was applied to Australian soldiers because they dug trenches at Gallipoli to escape enemy fire.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: Before arriving at Gallipoli, the Anzacs trained in what country?
Choices: Greece; Egypt; Syria; Libya
Answer: Egypt
Category: history
Question: In 1915, the Anzacs were supposed to land at Cape Tepe but they landed two kilometres to the north.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: Which of these conditions were not present at Gallipoli at the time of World War I?
Choices: In winter, the weather was freezing with temperatures often falling below zero. Rain and snow made life miserable for the soldiers.; In summer, Gallipoli was very hot and dry with an inadequate supply of water.; The soldiers lived in trenches which they dug themselves while under fire from the enemy.; The trenches were always kept clean by the soldiers to lessen the outbreak of diseases.
Answer: The trenches were always kept clean by the soldiers to lessen the outbreak of diseases.
Category: history
Question: This official Australian war historian was responsible for creating the Anzac legend of resourcefulness, mateship and courage.
Choices: C. W. Denton; C. E. W. Benson; C.E.W. Bean; C. W. Thompson
Answer: C.E.W. Bean
Category: history
Question: When the Anzacs evacuated the Gallipoli Peninsula in December 1915, 25 men were killed as they climbed into the boats that were waiting to take them to the ships offshore.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: The Battle of Lone Pine was an important battle of the Gallipoli campaign. How many Anzacs died to capture Lone Pine?
Choices: Over 1500; Over 3000; Over 2000; Over 4000
Answer: Over 2000
Category: history
Question: Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick was a soldier who during WWI rescued wounded men from the battlefield and brought them to the beach on his donkey Duffy to be evacuated. He was killed on 19th May 1915.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: Which of these triggered World War I in 1914?
Choices: Delays and misunderstandings in diplomatic communications; Fervent and uncompromising nationalism; The assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo; The competition between two or more countries for military supremacy
Answer: The assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo
Category: history
Question: Following the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, which army opened the Western Front by invading Belgium and Luxembourg?
Choices: French army; Canadian army; British army; German army
Answer: German army
Category: history
Question: What was the name of the  decisive conflict between the Russian Empire and the German Reich which opened the Eastern front  on August 1914?
Choices: Battle of the Vistula River; Battle of Grunwald; Battle of Tannenberg; Battle of Lemberg
Answer: Battle of Tannenberg
Category: history
Question: During World War I, Ottoman Empire joined Germany and Austria-Hungary on 20 May 1882 to form the Triple Alliance.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: What is the other name of  the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915, which resulted in a major victory of  the Ottoman Empire against combined British and French forces?
Choices: Battle of Megiddo; Battle of Sarikamis.; Battle of Gallipoli; Battle of Sari Bair
Answer: Battle of Gallipoli
Category: history
Question: Austria was the first country to sign an armistice in 1918 which led to the end of the World  War I .
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: Loss of life was limited during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as it occurred shortly after 5:00 pm, so many people were not in their homes.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: This San Francisco native, who was the Mayor of San Francisco at the time of the 1906 earthquake and fire, was also the first Union Labor mayor in US history.
Choices: Jesse Cook; Dennis Sullivan; George Pardee; Eugene Schmitz
Answer: Eugene Schmitz
Category: history
Question: The devastating Ham and Eggs Fire of 1906 was started when a skillet of ham and eggs was left burning for at least five hours when a family fled a crumbling building. This fire destroyed the City Hall of San Francisco, since there was no water to put it out.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: What memorial was dedicated on May 30, 1922?
Choices: Lincoln Memorial; Washington Monument; Marine Corps Memorial; Jefferson Memorial
Answer: Lincoln Memorial
Category: history
Question: What state became the 32nd state of the Union on May 11, 1858?
Choices: California; Kansas; Minnesota; Oregon
Answer: Minnesota
Category: history
Question: What blockbuster movie opened on May 25, 1977?
Choices: Star Wars; The Godfather; The Godfather Part II; Jaws
Answer: Star Wars
Category: history
Question: What did Levi Strauss receive a patent for on May 20, 1873?
Choices: Steam Engine with Coal-Fired Pistons; Ballpoint Pen with Replaceable Cartridges; Denim Pants with Copper Rivets; Sewing Machine with Foot Pedals
Answer: Denim Pants with Copper Rivets
Category: history
Question: On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were gunned down in this state.
Choices: Louisiana; Oklahoma; Texas; Kansas
Answer: Louisiana
Category: history
Question: On May 14, 1904, the first Olympic Games to be held in the U.S. opened in what city?
Choices: St. Louis; Chicago; Los Angeles; Lake Placid
Answer: St. Louis
Category: history
Question: This Yankee legends consecutive game streak of 2,130 came to an end on May 2, 1939.
Choices: Joe Dimaggio; Babe Ruth; Lou Gehrig; Mickey Mantle
Answer: Lou Gehrig
Category: history
Question: England declared war on France on 15 May 1756 starting the Seven Years War which was also known as the French and Indian War in America.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: Hong Kong ceded to the British and John F. Kennedy was inaugurated on this day.
Choices: March 14; April 2; November 23; January 20
Answer: January 20
Category: history
Question: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in this year, on May 22.
Choices: 1859; 1861; 1863; 1865
Answer: 1859
Category: history
Question: The U.S. acquired Spanish Florida on the 22th day of this month in 1819.
Choices: June; October; February; April
Answer: February
Category: history
Question: Just one of these events took place on October 13.
Choices: Italy declared war on Germany.; John Lennon was born.; Isaac Singer won the Nobel Prize.; Professional revolutionary Che Guevara was executed in Bolivia.
Answer: Italy declared war on Germany.
Category: history
Question: Three of these events took place at the beginning of the year in which they occurred. Which is the odd one?
Choices: Apollo 14 departed for the moon (1971); King George III died (1820); First McDonalds opened in Soviet Union (1990); Cary Grant died (1986)
Answer: Cary Grant died (1986)
Category: history
Question: Mikhail Gorbachev was picked to succeed Chernenko in this year.
Choices: 1983; 1985; 1987; 1981
Answer: 1985
Category: history
Question: Dalai Lama began his exile on March 31, 1950.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: The first volume of this novel was published on September 30, 1868.
Choices: The Pickwick Papers; Little Women; The Hunchback of Notre-Dame; Three Men in a Boat
Answer: Little Women
Category: history
Question: One of these four people was not born on April 1.
Choices: Otto von Bismarck; King George II of Greece; Abraham Maslow; Method Man
Answer: King George II of Greece
Category: history
Question: In this year Cy Young threw the first perfect game in modern baseball history, movie star Cary Grant was born, and Give My Regards to Broadway was initiated in a Broadway theater.
Choices: 1908; 1904; 1906; 1900
Answer: 1904
Category: history
Question: In this year sprinter Jesse Owens was born, the Philadelphia Athletics won the World Series, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde came out as a silent film.
Choices: 1915; 1913; 1912; 1919
Answer: 1913
Category: history
Question: In this year George Martin, English producer of The Beatles, was born, Fox Film bought the Movietone system for recording sound onto tape, and Joe Paterno, longtime coach of Pennsylvania State Universitys college football team was born.
Choices: 1926; 1929; 1923; 1927
Answer: 1926
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Question: In this year the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached its lowest level of the Great Depression, bottoming out at 41.22, Tarzan the Ape Man opened,and the Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid, New York.
Choices: 1936; 1937; 1932; 1931
Answer: 1932
Category: history
Question: In this year Casablanca premiered at the Hollywood Theater in New York City, Paul McCartney was born, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Yankees in the World Series.
Choices: 1942; 1946; 1940; 1944
Answer: 1942
Category: history
Question: In this year Elvis Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan show for the third time, the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to L.A., and The Bridge on the River Kwai was released.
Choices: 1957; 19951; 1954; 1955
Answer: 1957
Category: history
Question: In this year the New York Jets of the American Football League beat the favored Baltimore Colts of the National Football League 16-7 in Super Bowl III, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid came out, and Stevie Wonder came out with I Dont Know Why.
Choices: 1969; 1967; 1966; 1968
Answer: 1969
Category: history
Question: In this year Notre Dame beat UCLA 71-70 in mens college basketball ending the Bruins 88-game winning streak, The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand was the number 1 song, and The Godfather II came out.
Choices: 1970; 1974; 1972; 1973
Answer: 1974
Category: history
Question: In this year the U.S.A. upset the Soviet Union in Olympic hockey, Call Me by Blondie was the #1 song, and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back came out.
Choices: 1983; 1986; 1980; 1982
Answer: 1980
Category: history
Question: In this year the Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl, Foolish Games/You Were Meant for Me by Jewel was the number 2 song, and the movie Titanic came out.
Choices: 1992; 1999; 1995; 1997
Answer: 1997
Category: history
Question: In what month are the World Health Day and Buddhas Birthday celebrated?
Choices: June; February; September; April
Answer: April
Category: history
Question: Patriot Day is celebrated in this month in the USA, in memory of the casualties in the September 11 attacks.
Choices: November; August; September; October
Answer: September
Category: history
Question: In this month Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated in the United States and Australia Day is celebrated in Australia.
Choices: December; November; February; January
Answer: January
Category: history
Question: This is the World Blindness Awareness Month, and Halloween is celebrated on its last day. It is also called Red because of the Russian revolution of 1917.
Choices: October; June; November; February
Answer: October
Category: history
Question: In this month, Julius Caesar was killed, and International Womens Day and Saint Patricks Day are celebrated.
Choices: August; April; June; March
Answer: March
Category: history
Question: In this month the USA celebrates its Independence Day.
Choices: October; June; April; July
Answer: July
Category: history
Question: Napoleon Bonaparte was born in this month, which marks the official end of the Second World War.
Choices: February; June; May; August
Answer: August
Category: history
Question: Valentines Day is celebrated in this month, which is also Black History Month in Canada and the United States.
Choices: February; March; July; May
Answer: February
Category: history
Question: In many countries Labor Day is observed in this month, which is also dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in Roman Catholic tradition.
Choices: March; May; April; October
Answer: May
Category: history
Question: Thermopylae, the site of the historic Battle of Thermopylae, was what type of area?
Choices: It was a narrow pass; It was heavily forested; It was a hilltop; It was a wide open plain
Answer: It was a narrow pass
Category: history
Question: Which of these statements is true about the Battle of Artemisium?
Choices: It was the battle where king Darius was defeated; It was the final naval battle that destroyed the Greek fleet; It was the battle before the sacking of Athens; It was the naval battle that  took place at Thermopylae
Answer: It was the naval battle that  took place at Thermopylae
Category: history
Question: In the historic Battle of Thermopylae, who is Ephialtes?
Choices: A greek hero; A persian hero; A greek traitor; A persian traitor
Answer: A greek traitor
Category: history
Question: When was this headline breaking news:
Choices: o people found murdered outside a condominium on South Bundy Drive in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles.?; June 13, 1994; May 10, 1994; May 13, 1994; June 10, 1994
Answer: June 13, 1994
Category: history
Question: Who created the concept of the Dark Ages in the 1330s?
Choices: Johan Huizinga; Dorothy Sayers; Petrarch; Flavio Biondo
Answer: Petrarch
Category: history
Question: What Renaissance humanist historian coined the term Middle Age?
Choices: Leonardo Bruni; Dante; Flavio Biondo; Petrarch
Answer: Flavio Biondo
Category: history
Question: When did the West Roman Empire cease to exist?
Choices: 506 AD; 458 AD; 413 AD; 476 AD
Answer: 476 AD
Category: history
Question: Which of these was the legal successor to the classical Roman Empire?
Choices: The Western Roman Empire; Greece; The Eastern Roman Empire; Italy
Answer: The Eastern Roman Empire
Category: history
Question: What was the language of science in the ancient world?
Choices: Sumerian; Egyptian; Latin; Greek
Answer: Greek
Category: history
Question: What period in the Middle Ages marked a renewed interest in Classical Antiquity?
Choices: 900 AD; 800 AD; 1000 AD; 700 AD
Answer: 800 AD
Category: history
Question: When did the Christianisation of Germanic tribes begin?
Choices: in the 5th century; in the 4th century; in the 7th century; in the 6th century
Answer: in the 4th century
Category: history
Question: When did the great migration of the Slavs begin?
Choices: in the 7th century; in the 9th century; in the 8th century; in the 10th century
Answer: in the 7th century
Category: history
Question: When did Boniface III, the first Bishop of Rome, begin to bear the title Pope?
Choices: 599 AD; 617 AD; 601 AD; 607 AD
Answer: 607 AD
Category: history
Question: When did a pandemic, known as the Plague of Justinian, afflict the Byzantine Empire?
Choices: 548-549 AD; 527-528 AD; 535-536 AD; 541-542 AD
Answer: 541-542 AD
Category: history
Question: What does the term âPaleozoicâ mean?
Choices: Recent life; Middle life; Ancient life; Age of ancient life
Answer: Ancient life
Category: history
Question: What term refers to the raise in biodiversity that occurred during the early Paleozoic era?
Choices: Biodiversity Boom; None of these; Mass radiation of life; Cambrian Explosion
Answer: Cambrian Explosion
Category: history
Question: Which of the following is not a period of the Paleozoic era?
Choices: Silurian; Permian; Cambrian; Paleogene
Answer: Paleogene
Category: history
Question: The atmospheric oxygen content during the late Paleozoic era was greater than that of today.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: Which animal is often used as an index fossil for identifying Paleozoic strata?
Choices: Dimetrodon; None of the above; Dinosaur; Trilobite
Answer: Trilobite
Category: history
Question: The oldest confirmed fossil of a reptile belonged to what animal?
Choices: Dimetrodon; Westlothiana; Petrolacosaurus; Hylonomus
Answer: Hylonomus
Category: history
Question: The first terrestrial plants evolved during the Silurian period. Which of the following is an example of these primitive floras?
Choices: None of these; Cooksonia; Archaeopteris; Lepidodendron
Answer: Cooksonia
Category: history
Question: Mammal like reptiles were common by the end of the Paleozoic.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: What event signaled the end of the Paleozoic?
Choices: The evolution of the dinosaurs; None of these; The evolution of humans; A large mass extinction at the end of the Permian period
Answer: A large mass extinction at the end of the Permian period
Category: history
Question: In which country did the name Gustav originate?
Choices: Norway; Sweden; Finland; Denmark
Answer: Sweden
Category: history
Question: Which ancient nation is the name Gustav related to?
Choices: Huns; Scythians; Goths; Vikings
Answer: Goths
Category: history
Question: Gustav has been a common name for Swedish monarchs since the reign of Gustav Vasa or Gustav I.  
Choices:  became king in 1521, after leading the rebellion against King Christian II of this country who controlled most of the Sweden.; England; Spain; Denmark; Germany
Answer: Denmark
Category: history
Question: This Swedish city was founded by Gustav II Adolf, who was known by the Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus and was King of Sweden from 1611 until his death.
Choices: Stockholm; Goteborg; Malmo; Lund
Answer: Goteborg
Category: history
Question: Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustaf) was a descendant of the House of Palatinate-ZweibrÃ¼cken. On July 10, 1655, he left Sweden to engage in the Second  Northern War (1655-1660) which started with the occupation of DÃ¼naburg by the Swedes on July 1, 1655. Eventually his armies occupied most of this European country.
Choices: Prussia; Lithuania; Russia; Poland
Answer: Poland
Category: history
Question: Gustav III of Sweden, a member of a House of Holstein-Gottorp, was assassinated at a midnight masquerade at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm on March 16, 1792. This became the basis of Eugene Scribes libretto for the opera Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball). Who composed the opera?
Choices: Gioachino Rossini; Giuseppe Verdi; Gaetano Donizetti; Giacomo Puccinis
Answer: Giuseppe Verdi
Category: history
Question: Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden voluntarily abdicated in the winter of 1808 when Russia invaded Sweden and Denmark declared war. By early 1809 Sweden lost almost a third of the Swedish realm and a quarter of its population to the Russians. The territory which the Russians occupied is in this modern country.
Choices: Finland; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland
Answer: Finland
Category: history
Question: Gustaf V of Sweden, the last Swedish king to intervene directly in the politics of the country, was also a devoted sportsman, playing in tournaments under the pseudonym Mr G. In 1980, King Gustaf was elected into the International Hall of Fame of this sport.
Choices: Chess; Polo; Golf; Tennis
Answer: Tennis
Category: history
Question: Most of the powers of the Swedish monarchy died with Gustaf VI Adolf who had two major interests in life besides his country: archeology and this science.
Choices: Astronomy; Physics; Music; Botany
Answer: Botany
Category: history
Question: King Carl XVI Gustaf ascended to the throne on September 15, 1973, after the death of his grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf. Carl XVI Gustaf, who is probably best known as the presenter of the Nobel Prizes,
Choices: Hemophilia; Dyslexia; Epilepsy; Asthma
Answer: Dyslexia
Category: history
Question: Which of these are not characteristic of Gothic architecture?
Choices: dark or brown walls; ribbed vaults; flying buttresses; pointed arches
Answer: dark or brown walls
Category: history
Question: In which of the following present-day countries was Gothic language spoken?
Choices: Germany; France; England; Italy
Answer: Italy
Category: history
Question: Hitler, like several conquerors before him, faced the daunting task of crossing the English Channel and invading Britain. Which of the following was the only conqueror to successfully do this?
Choices: William I of Normandy; Louis XIV of France; Napoleon; Philip II and the Spanish Armada
Answer: William I of Normandy
Category: history
Question: The final German goal of the Battle of Britain was a successful invasion of Britain, but before that the Germans had to achieve this intermediate goal.
Choices: Gaining air superiority over the English channel so that a German invasion fleet could cross the channel protected by the German air force.; Destroying the British arms manufacturing industries; Destroying the French underground guerrilla warfare; Defeating the British surface fleet in a great sea battle
Answer: Gaining air superiority over the English channel so that a German invasion fleet could cross the channel protected by the German air force.
Category: history
Question: Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few.â In this famous quote by Winston Churchill who were the few he was referring to?
Choices: British military leaders; British fighter pilots; British scientists; Anti-German spies in France and Belgium
Answer: British fighter pilots
Category: history
Question: Which of these was an advantage the British had in the Battle of Britain?
Choices: The British Army was a constant threat to make raids on German supply facilities and bases in France.; The British Navy was able to shoot down many German planes as they flew over the English Channel.; The British had a larger number of fighter planes than the Germans.; British pilots forced to parachute from damaged planes often landed on friendly territory and could return to action soon afterward.
Answer: British pilots forced to parachute from damaged planes often landed on friendly territory and could return to action soon afterward.
Category: history
Question: Which of these countries fought on the side of Britain during the Battle of Britain?
Choices: Canada; The Soviet Union; the United States; Belgium
Answer: Canada
Category: history
Question: How was Catherine the Great of Russia related to Petar III?
Choices: She was his cousin; She was his wife.; She was his daughter; She was his sister
Answer: She was his wife.
Category: history
Question: Franz Joseph I reigned as King of Hungary, King of Bohemia and Emperor of Austria.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
Category: history
Question: What King of England had his nephews put into the Tower of London?
Choices: Henry VIII; Richard III; William I the Conqueror; Eduard IV
Answer: Richard III
Category: history
Question: How were Napoleon Bonaparte and Napoleon III related?
Choices: They were not related.; Grandfather and grandson; Uncle and nephew; Father and son
Answer: Uncle and nephew
Category: history
Question: This King of the Franks conquered Italy and was crowned Imperator Augustus on 25 December 800.
Choices: Wilhelm the Great; Charles the Great; Constantine the Great; Peter the Great
Answer: Charles the Great
Category: history
Question: What English Queen was daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn?
Choices: Catherine II; Louse Elizabeth; Elizabeth I; Anne
Answer: Elizabeth I
Category: history
Question: What monarch transformed the Tsardom of Russia into the Russian Empire?
Choices: Alexander I (The Blessed); Peter I the Great; Paul I; Constantine I
Answer: Peter I the Great
Category: history
Question: What dynasty ruled France before the Capetian dynasty?
Choices: Hapsburg dynasty; Carolingian dynasty; Merovingian dynasty; Bourbon dynasty
Answer: Carolingian dynasty
Category: history
Question: Frederick I Barbarossa, who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1155, belonged to what royal dynasty?
Choices: Austrian Habsburgs; Hohenstaufen; Spanish Habsburg; German Habsburgs
Answer: Hohenstaufen
Category: history
Question: What King of France was popularly known as the Sun King?
Choices: Louis XVI; Louis X; Louis XV; Louis XIV
Answer: Louis XIV
Category: history
Question: What Civil War battle ended on July 3, 1863 with a Union victory?
Choices: Gettysburg; Appomattox Courthouse; Antietam; Second Bull Run
Answer: Gettysburg
Category: history
Question: What General was named Commander of the UN forces in Korea on July 8, 1950?
Choices: Douglas MacArthur; Matthew Ridgway; Omar Bradley; George Patton
Answer: Douglas MacArthur
Category: history
Question: What song hit # 1 on the Billboard Charts on July 9, 1955?
Choices: Rock around the Clock; The Twist; Johnny B Good; Teddy Bear
Answer: Rock around the Clock
Category: history
Question: Who was sworn in as the 13th President on July 10, 1850 following the death of President Zachary Taylor?
Choices: Franklin Pierce; James Buchanan; Millard Fillmore; James Polk
Answer: Millard Fillmore
Category: history
Question: On July 11, 1804, V.P. Aaron Burr fatally wounded this famous founding father in a duel.
Choices: Alexander Hamilton; Thomas Jefferson; John Hancock; James Madison
Answer: Alexander Hamilton
Category: history
Question: What city opened the first Worlds Fair in the United States on July 14, 1853?
Choices: St. Louis; Chicago; New York City; Boston
Answer: New York City
Category: history
Question: What famous department chain closed it last stores on July 17, 1997?
Choices: Woolworths; Burdines; Montgomery Ward; Eckerds
Answer: Woolworths
Category: history
Question: Who was shot and killed by federal agents on July 22, 1934?
Choices: Al Capone; Bonnie Parker; John Dillinger; Bugsy Malone
Answer: John Dillinger
Category: history
Question: What federal institution was founded on July 26, 1908?
Choices: NSA; CIA; FBI; OSS
Answer: FBI
Category: history
Question: What President signed legislation on July 29, 1958 to create NASA?
Choices: Truman; Eisenhower; Kennedy; Nixon
Answer: Eisenhower
Category: history
Question: What was the original meaning of the term samurai in Japanese language?
Choices: Those who are sons of the warrior dragon; Those who listen to the wind whispering in the trees; Those who follow the way of the sword; Those who serve in close attendance to nobility
Answer: Those who serve in close attendance to nobility
Category: history
Question: What does the term seppuku, connected with the culture of Japanese samurai, refer to?
Choices: Suicide; A vow; Silence kept before a battle; A weapon
Answer: Suicide
Category: history
Question: What is the name of the slightly curved single-edged sword used by Japanese samurai warriors?
Choices: Yari; Katana; Yumi; Teppo
Answer: Katana
Category: history
Question: What Eastern philosophy has greatly influenced the Japanese samurai culture?
Choices: Jainism; Sufism; Zoroastrianism; Buddhism
Answer: Buddhism
Category: history
Question: Who would arrange the marriage of the Japanese samurai by tradition?
Choices: His parents; The brides parents; Someone with the same or higher rank; He would do it himself
Answer: Someone with the same or higher rank
Category: history
Question: What is the term for the person who was usually the master of the Japanese samurai?
Choices: Daisho; Daimyo; Wakizashi; Jigai
Answer: Daimyo
Category: history
Question: Bushido is the philosophy and code of conduct of the Japanese samurai. What does the word Bushido literally mean?
Choices: Way of the heart; Way of the warrior; Way of the sword; Way of honor
Answer: Way of the warrior
Category: history
Question: What English sailor is believed to be the first Caucasian to receive the honor of becoming a samurai?
Choices: Francis Drake; John Smith; John Franklin; William Adams
Answer: William Adams
Category: history
Question: In what century is James Clavells samurai novel Shogun set?
Choices: Tenth century; Fifteenth century; Seventeenth century; Twelfth century
Answer: Seventeenth century
Category: history
Question: The Japanese samurai warriors were mostly illiterate in the past.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
Category: history
Question: When was the Battle of Antietam fought?
Choices: August, 1862; October, 1862; September, 1862; December, 1862
Answer: September, 1862
Category: history
Question: Who was the Union commander at the Battle of Antietam?
Choices: Phil Kearney; Israel Richardson; George Thomas; George McClellan
Answer: George McClellan
Category: history
Question: Which Union general, wounded in the foot at Antietam, would, within six months time, be the commander of the Army of the Potomac?
Choices: John Sedgwick; Ambrose Burnside; Joe Hooker; Samuel Crawford
Answer: Joe Hooker
Category: history
Question: How many soldiers - Union and Confederate - were casualties at Antietam?
Choices: 20,000; 25,000; 23,000; 17,000
Answer: 23,000
Category: history
Question: Which of these landmarks would NOT be found on the Antietam battlefield?
Choices: Sherfys Peach Orchard; West Woods; East Woods; Millers Cornfield
Answer: Sherfys Peach Orchard
Category: history
Question: Who was the Confederate commander at the Battle of Antietam?
Choices: Stonewall Jackson; George B. McClellan; James Longstreet; Robert E. Lee
Answer: Robert E. Lee
Category: history
Question: How long did the Battle of Antietam last?
Choices: 7 days; 5 days; 1 day; 3 days
Answer: 1 day
Category: history
Question: Who served as President of the Confederate States of America at the time of the Battle of Antietam?
Choices: Jefferson Davis; George Davis; Alexander Stephens; George W. Randolph
Answer: Jefferson Davis
Category: history
Question: Which battle preceded the Battle of Antietam?
Choices: Battle of Chickamauga; The Second Battle of Bull Run; The Battle of Chancellorsville; The Battle of Gettysburg
Answer: The Second Battle of Bull Run
Category: history
Question: During what century is the King Arthur believed to have lived?
Choices: 10th century AD; 6th century AD; 8th century AD; 4th century AD
Answer: 6th century AD
Category: history
Question: The Byzantine period began in this century which also saw the  Valerians massacre of Christians.
Choices: 2nd century BC; 6th century AD; 3rd century AD; 3rd century BC
Answer: 3rd century AD