World History Quiz Questions
What was Michelangelo's only signed sculpture?
A: The Pieta.
Pope Hadrian IV died by choking on a what?
A: On a fly.
From which alphabet do all western alphabets originate?
A: Phoenician.
13th century Paris brothels were the first to have what?
A: Red Lights.
What Queen of Ogygia detained Odysseus for seven years?
A: Calypso.
Napoleon sold what to the USA in 1803?
A: Louisiana.
The longbow was invented in what country?
A: Wales.
The Romans called it Eboracum , what is the name of this
English city?
A: York.
What was invented to prevent Clogged up Drains?
A: Female bathing caps.
What was the name of Zaire until 1971?
A: Congo.
What was the first space probe to land on the moon on 13
Sept 1959?
A: Luna .2
Which Greek astronomer wrote the Almagest?
A: Ptolemy.
George II died how?
A: Fell off toilet.
The USA bought the Virgin islands from who?
A: Denmark.
In which country was the clothing button invented in the
13th century?
A: France.
Canaan Banana was the first president of what country?
A: Zimbabwe.
Who was Cleopatra's first husband?
A: Ptolemy Dionysus – her brother.
In the 18th century what would a pencil be?
A: A Brush.
What country was Che Guevara born in?
A: Argentina.
According to legend what did Cleopatra have her mattress
stuffed with nightly?
A: Fresh rose petals.
