Seven days of questions and answers

History Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 10 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which place or polity is Catherine the Great most closely associated with?

    Answer: Russia

    Catherine the Great is most closely associated with Russia.

  2. During which period did Alexander the Great primarily live or work?

    Answer: 4th century BCE

    Alexander the Great primarily lived or worked during the 4th century BCE.

  3. During which period did Simón Bolívar primarily live or work?

    Answer: 19th century

    Simón Bolívar primarily lived or worked during the 19th century.

  4. What is Abraham Lincoln especially known for?

    Answer: preserving the Union and advancing emancipation during the Civil War

    Abraham Lincoln is especially known for preserving the Union and advancing emancipation during the Civil War.

  5. What is Charlemagne especially known for?

    Answer: uniting much of western and central Europe under Frankish rule

    Charlemagne is especially known for uniting much of western and central Europe under Frankish rule.

Daily round

  1. Which place or polity is Napoleon Bonaparte most closely associated with?

    Answer: France

    Napoleon Bonaparte is most closely associated with France.

  2. What is Nicolaus Copernicus especially known for?

    Answer: advancing a Sun-centered model of the planetary system

    Nicolaus Copernicus is especially known for advancing a Sun-centered model of the planetary system.

  3. Which place or polity is Nelson Mandela most closely associated with?

    Answer: South Africa

    Nelson Mandela is most closely associated with South Africa.

  4. Which place or polity is Ashoka most closely associated with?

    Answer: Mauryan Empire

    Ashoka is most closely associated with Mauryan Empire.

  5. Which place or polity is Toussaint Louverture most closely associated with?

    Answer: Saint-Domingue

    Toussaint Louverture is most closely associated with Saint-Domingue.

Daily round

  1. During which period did Florence Nightingale primarily live or work?

    Answer: 19th century

    Florence Nightingale primarily lived or worked during the 19th century.

  2. What is Julius Caesar especially known for?

    Answer: leading Roman campaigns in Gaul

    Julius Caesar is especially known for leading Roman campaigns in Gaul.

  3. During which period did Constantine I primarily live or work?

    Answer: 4th century CE

    Constantine I primarily lived or worked during the 4th century CE.

  4. During which period did Justinian I primarily live or work?

    Answer: 6th century CE

    Justinian I primarily lived or worked during the 6th century CE.

  5. Which place or polity is Ada Lovelace most closely associated with?

    Answer: Britain

    Ada Lovelace is most closely associated with Britain.

Daily round

  1. Which place or polity is Justinian I most closely associated with?

    Answer: Byzantine Empire

    Justinian I is most closely associated with Byzantine Empire.

  2. What is Catherine the Great especially known for?

    Answer: expanding and reforming the Russian Empire

    Catherine the Great is especially known for expanding and reforming the Russian Empire.

  3. Which place or polity is Cleopatra VII most closely associated with?

    Answer: Ptolemaic Egypt

    Cleopatra VII is most closely associated with Ptolemaic Egypt.

  4. Which place or polity is Katherine Johnson most closely associated with?

    Answer: United States

    Katherine Johnson is most closely associated with the United States.

  5. Which place or polity is Augustus most closely associated with?

    Answer: Roman Empire

    Augustus is most closely associated with Roman Empire.

Daily round

  1. What is Simón Bolívar especially known for?

    Answer: leading independence movements against Spanish rule

    Simón Bolívar is especially known for leading independence movements against Spanish rule.

  2. What is Murasaki Shikibu especially known for?

    Answer: writing The Tale of Genji

    Murasaki Shikibu is especially known for writing The Tale of Genji.

  3. During which period did Simón Bolívar primarily live or work?

    Answer: 19th century

    Simón Bolívar primarily lived or worked during the 19th century.

  4. What is Joan of Arc especially known for?

    Answer: supporting French forces during the Hundred Years’ War

    Joan of Arc is especially known for supporting French forces during the Hundred Years’ War.

  5. Which place or polity is Galileo Galilei most closely associated with?

    Answer: Italy

    Galileo Galilei is most closely associated with Italy.

Daily round

  1. During which period did Alexander the Great primarily live or work?

    Answer: 4th century BCE

    Alexander the Great primarily lived or worked during the 4th century BCE.

  2. Which place or polity is George Washington most closely associated with?

    Answer: United States

    George Washington is most closely associated with the United States.

  3. What is Ada Lovelace especially known for?

    Answer: writing an algorithm for Charles Babbage’s proposed Analytical Engine

    Ada Lovelace is especially known for writing an algorithm for Charles Babbage’s proposed Analytical Engine.

  4. What is Isaac Newton especially known for?

    Answer: formulating laws of motion and universal gravitation

    Isaac Newton is especially known for formulating laws of motion and universal gravitation.

  5. Which place or polity is Socrates most closely associated with?

    Answer: Ancient Athens

    Socrates is most closely associated with Ancient Athens.

Daily round

  1. During which period did Elizabeth I primarily live or work?

    Answer: 16th century

    Elizabeth I primarily lived or worked during the 16th century.

  2. Which place or polity is Christopher Columbus most closely associated with?

    Answer: Spain

    Christopher Columbus is most closely associated with Spain.

  3. During which period did Katherine Johnson primarily live or work?

    Answer: 20th century

    Katherine Johnson primarily lived or worked during the 20th century.

  4. During which period did Catherine the Great primarily live or work?

    Answer: 18th century

    Catherine the Great primarily lived or worked during the 18th century.

  5. What is Abraham Lincoln especially known for?

    Answer: preserving the Union and advancing emancipation during the Civil War

    Abraham Lincoln is especially known for preserving the Union and advancing emancipation during the Civil War.