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World History Facts Trivia

A broad history quiz with famous events, inventions, landmarks, and remembered moments.

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In what year did the Titanic sink?

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About this world history trivia quiz

World history trivia brings together 15 multiple-choice questions about world history facts. This medium-difficulty set belongs to the history collection and is designed for a quick, replayable way to test what you know while discovering a few unexpected facts.

The set includes prompts such as “In what year did the Titanic sink?”, “Who discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head?” and “Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?”. Read each question carefully, choose an answer, and use the explanation after each round to learn the context behind the correct choice. You can also challenge a friend to the same topic when you are ready for a head-to-head trivia duel.

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What does this trivia set cover?

  • In what year did the Titanic sink?
  • Who discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head?
  • Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
  • Who invented the lightbulb?
  • Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
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15 questions · History

Browse the question topics before you play world history trivia. The full answer explanation appears after you choose an option in the quiz above.

  1. In what year did the Titanic sink?
  2. Who discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head?
  3. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
  4. Who invented the lightbulb?
  5. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
  6. What used to be sold as medicine, supposed to treat everything from indigestion to jaundice?
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  1. Julius Caesar loved his horse so much that he did what?
  2. In 1230, Pope Gregory IX called for a ban on what?
  3. Experts estimate that 46 BC lasted for how many days, making it the longest year ever recorded?
  4. The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896 lasted how long?
  5. Frank Hayes, famed horse jockey, won a race in 1923 despite what?
  6. Lord Byron, famed English poet, kept what in his Cambridge dorm room?
  7. Napoleon was once attacked by hordes of what, after they were released for his rabbit hunt?
  8. Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who lived 93 years, survived what?
  9. Historians believe Alexander the Great was likely buried while he was alive due to what?

Questions are from the Selected 500 Trivia Question Bank, with the current set reviewed on 2026-08-07.

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