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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 2 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which place or polity is Isaac Newton most closely associated with?

    Answer: England

    Isaac Newton is most closely associated with England.

  2. What is Napoleon Bonaparte especially known for?

    Answer: ruling as emperor and establishing the Napoleonic Code

    Napoleon Bonaparte is especially known for ruling as emperor and establishing the Napoleonic Code.

  3. During which period did Socrates primarily live or work?

    Answer: 5th century BCE

    Socrates primarily lived or worked during the 5th century BCE.

  4. During which period did Nicolaus Copernicus primarily live or work?

    Answer: 16th century

    Nicolaus Copernicus primarily lived or worked during the 16th century.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. What is Nelson Mandela especially known for?

    Answer: opposing apartheid and later becoming president

    Nelson Mandela is especially known for opposing apartheid and later becoming president.

  2. Which place or polity is Leonardo da Vinci most closely associated with?

    Answer: Renaissance Italy

    Leonardo da Vinci is most closely associated with Renaissance Italy.

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

    Answer: 19th century

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

  4. What is Cleopatra VII especially known for?

    Answer: serving as the final active ruler of the Ptolemaic kingdom

    Cleopatra VII is especially known for serving as the final active ruler of the Ptolemaic kingdom.

  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.

Daily round

  1. What is Mansa Musa especially known for?

    Answer: displaying Mali’s wealth during a pilgrimage to Mecca

    Mansa Musa is especially known for displaying Mali’s wealth during a pilgrimage to Mecca.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. What is Julius Caesar especially known for?

    Answer: leading Roman campaigns in Gaul

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

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

    Answer: Venice

    Marco Polo is most closely associated with Venice.

Daily round

  1. Which place or polity is Florence Nightingale most closely associated with?

    Answer: Britain

    Florence Nightingale is most closely associated with Britain.

  2. During which period did Tokugawa Ieyasu primarily live or work?

    Answer: 16th–17th centuries

    Tokugawa Ieyasu primarily lived or worked during the 16th–17th centuries.

  3. 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.

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

    Answer: Roman Empire

    Constantine I is most closely associated with Roman Empire.

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

    Answer: Ancient China

    Confucius is most closely associated with Ancient China.

Daily round

  1. What is Mahatma Gandhi especially known for?

    Answer: leading nonviolent resistance in the independence movement

    Mahatma Gandhi is especially known for leading nonviolent resistance in the independence movement.

  2. During which period did Qin Shi Huang primarily live or work?

    Answer: 3rd century BCE

    Qin Shi Huang primarily lived or worked during the 3rd century BCE.

  3. During which period did Meiji Emperor primarily live or work?

    Answer: 19th–20th centuries

    Meiji Emperor primarily lived or worked during the 19th–20th centuries.

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

    Answer: Royal Prussia

    Nicolaus Copernicus is most closely associated with Royal Prussia.

  5. What is Katherine Johnson especially known for?

    Answer: calculating trajectories that supported NASA crewed spaceflight

    Katherine Johnson is especially known for calculating trajectories that supported NASA crewed spaceflight.

Daily round

  1. What is Hatshepsut especially known for?

    Answer: ruling as a female pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty

    Hatshepsut is especially known for ruling as a female pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty.

  2. During which period did George Washington primarily live or work?

    Answer: 18th century

    George Washington primarily lived or worked during the 18th century.

  3. What is Elizabeth I especially known for?

    Answer: reigning during the defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Elizabeth I is especially known for reigning during the defeat of the Spanish Armada.

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

    Answer: 19th century

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

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

    Answer: Mongol Empire

    Genghis Khan is most closely associated with Mongol Empire.

Daily round

  1. What is Hatshepsut especially known for?

    Answer: ruling as a female pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty

    Hatshepsut is especially known for ruling as a female pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty.

  2. What is Hammurabi especially known for?

    Answer: issuing a famous ancient law code

    Hammurabi is especially known for issuing a famous ancient law code.

  3. What is Augustus especially known for?

    Answer: becoming the first Roman emperor

    Augustus is especially known for becoming the first Roman emperor.

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

    Answer: northern South America

    Simón Bolívar is most closely associated with northern South America.

  5. What is Qin Shi Huang especially known for?

    Answer: becoming the first emperor of a unified China

    Qin Shi Huang is especially known for becoming the first emperor of a unified China.