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Historical trivia quiz questions complete with the answers.

What year saw the nationalization of British Railways?
A: 1948.

Who are the only two English sovereigns from whom Prince Charles is not descended?
A: Charles II and James II.

Who succeeded the Roman emperor, Trajan?
A: Hadrian.

In which country is the castle that gives the Habsburg dynasty its name?
A: Switzerland.

Who was the admiral of the French fleet defeated by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar?
A: Pierre de Villeneuve.

During which war was the Battle of Blenheim?
A: War of Spanish Succession.

Which royal house consisted of Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI?
A: House of Lancaster.

In which Indian city did British troops open fire without warning on a crowd of 10,000 in 1919?
A: Amritsar.

In which war was the Battle of Ramillies?
A: War of Spanish Succession.

Which sultan of Egypt, who precipitated the third Crusade, subsequently made peace with Richard I?
A: Saladin.

In which year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
A: 1941.

In which naval battle did Rome decisively defeat the forces of Antony and Cleopatra?
A: Battle of Actium.

Which new policy in 1958 was an attempt to achieve "true communism" in China?
A: The Great Leap Forward.

Who was appointed successor to Hitler in 1939 but expelled from the Nazi party six years later?
A: Hermann Goering.

What was ceded to Britain in 1713 as part of the settlement of the War of Spanish Succession?
A: Gibraltar.

Which three states did the USA gain after the Mexican war?
A: New Mexico, California, and Texas.

Which people did Alaric lead in the capture of Rome in 410?
A:  Visigoths.

Who was the queen of the British king, Charles I?
A: Henrietta (Maria).

Where did George Washington's army endure the winter of 1777-78?
A: Valley Forge.

Whom did Charles V confront at the Diet of Worms in 1521?
A: Marin Luther.

What was the name of the Libyan king deposed by Colonel Kaddafi in 1969?
A: King Idris.

Who were the victors of the Battle of Austerlitz?
A: The French under Napoleon.

Which US president ended his country's participation in the Vietnam War?
A: Richard Nixon.

What was the first considerable engagement in the American Revolution?
A: Bunker Hill.

Who succeeded Henry I as king of England in 1135?
A: Stephan.

In which war was the Battle of Shiloh?
A: American Civil War.

Which treaty after World War I established the League of Nations?
A: Versailles.

In which year did the Korean War break out?
A: 1950.

 

 

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