history-easy Trivia Quiz # 6
This is History Easy Quiz # 6; the link to the answers is at the bottom of this page, hope you enjoy! You can return to the main History Easy Trivia Quiz index, or try your luck at a random History Easy Trivia Quiz.History Easy Trivia Question 1
Hannibal Barca - Hannibal lost the vision in one of his eyes.
The correct answer is 'True'
When Hannibal first reached Italy he fought a battle against a Roman Army and won very convincingly. After the battle Hannibal's forces had to make their way through a marshland. It is said that here one of Hannibal's eyes became infected and he his lost vision in it.
History Easy Trivia Question 2
Early US History - Christopher Columbus' voyage to the Americas in 1492 opened up a new era in world history. What country sponsored his expedition?
The correct answer is 'Spain'
Though historians are certain that Europeans had made contact with the New World before Columbus, his Spanish-sponsored voyage marked the beginning of more than three centuries of colonization efforts by European countries in the Americas. These efforts are marked with stories of near cultural genocide, but also of discovery and survival, especially for the Europeans, who benefited the most in these early years from the exchange of technology and bio-diversity.
History Easy Trivia Question 3
Kings of India - Speaker No 1: "Communal relations can only be improved by making laws which follow the dhamma. All religions, their views and goals, must be taken consideration when one formulates a law. These laws or rules of dhamma must be communicated to the public through edicts and pillars. Personally I am a Buddhist."
Which of the following kings is most likely to be Speaker No: 1?
Which of the following kings is most likely to be Speaker No: 1?
The correct answer is 'Ashoka (Maurya Dynasty)'
Ashoka is considered as one of the greatest kings of India. The third king from the Maurya dynasty, he was (at first) quite tyrannical and a power maniac. It all changed after his war against Kalinga (Present day Orissa state of India). The massive destruction of the war made him change his outlook towards life – he embraced Buddhism and spread the message of peace and love to many far out countries like Syria, Far East, Sri Lanka etc. 'Dhamma' is the Prakit word for ‘dharma'.
History Easy Trivia Question 4
Battles of the Civil War: Name The Battle - Taking place in Tennessee from April 6-7, 1862, this battle saw offensive stages at Fraley's Field, Bloody Pond, the Peach Orchard, Hell's Hollow, and the Hornet's Nest among others. In the end, Union General Ulysses S. Grant again dominated Confederate troops who continued to fall back until launching their mid-August offensive. Name the battle.
The correct answer is 'Shiloh'
Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston, who was one of the two Confederate leaders at the Battle of Shiloh, is the highest-ranking officer ever to die in battle. The cause of his death was a wound that need not have been fatal - blood loss from a bullet wound to the back of a knee that could have easily been saved by the small tourniquet in Johnston's pocket.
History Easy Trivia Question 5
Kings of India - Speaker No 4: "Well, I never had any communal problems during my reign - I was one of the famous kings of an era called 'The Golden Age of India'. Well, I was a staunch Hindu and that can be verified by the coins I issued. I was known in places as far flung as Java! I used to perform the 'Ashwamedha Yagna' many a time. I was quite tolerant of various religions (besides Hinduism) that existed at my time."
Who is Speaker No: 4?
Who is Speaker No: 4?
The correct answer is 'Samundragupta (Gupta Dynasty)'
Samundragupta (335 – 380 A.D.) was one of the greatest rulers of the Gupta Dynasty (also called the Golden Age). His coins had the portrait of Goddess (of wealth) Laxmi.
History Easy Trivia Question 6
Basic Pennsylvania History - What did Pennsylvania formerly produce in large quantities?
The correct answer is 'coal'
Pennsylvania is known as 'Coal Country' and for good (historical) reasons. Over one third of Pennsylvania is on coal seams. The main coal seam is next to Pittsburgh.
History Easy Trivia Question 7
Structure of WWII - In which region of France was D-Day fought?
The correct answer is 'Normandy'
This gave us the famous 'Normandy Landings'.
History Easy Trivia Question 8
Remembering the 50s - Slang (American) - What was a "flattop"?
The correct answer is 'Hair cut'
As the term suggests, barbers actually sculpted a boy's hair to resemble a table top. Thick "Butch Wax" was available to accommodate the effect.
History Easy Trivia Question 9
Early US History - The overwhelming superiority of the British army forced the American forces out of the major cities during the brutal winters of the war. The tide of the war changed, however, when this nation threw its support behind the colonies.
The correct answer is 'France'
With Washington advancing from the north, and a French army under the French Comte de Rochambeau to the south, the British faced 16,000 troops, while they could muster only 7,000. British General Cornwallis was forced to surrender his entire command, the largest British army in America. The date was October 19, 1781.
History Easy Trivia Question 10
Your Average Middle School U.S History Quiz - Public schools in many parts of the United States were segregated for many years. In what year did the law change that ordered segregation be ended?
The correct answer is '1954'
The court decision, Brown vs. Board of Education, orginiated in Topeka, Kansas. A black child lived only seven blocks from a "white only" school and her school bus passed several other white schools before it arrived at her "black school". Her case was taken up by the NAACP and reached the Supreme Court in 1954.