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 2 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. During which period did Abraham Lincoln primarily live or work?

    Answer: 19th century

    Abraham Lincoln primarily lived or worked during the 19th century.

  2. Which place or polity is Johannes Gutenberg most closely associated with?

    Answer: Holy Roman Empire

    Johannes Gutenberg is most closely associated with Holy Roman Empire.

  3. Which place or polity is Mahatma Gandhi most closely associated with?

    Answer: India

    Mahatma Gandhi is most closely associated with India.

  4. During which period did Nelson Mandela primarily live or work?

    Answer: 20th century

    Nelson Mandela primarily lived or worked during the 20th century.

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

    Answer: Roman Empire

    Constantine I is most closely associated with Roman Empire.

Daily round

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

    Answer: Spain

    Christopher Columbus is most closely associated with Spain.

  2. 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.

  3. What is Toussaint Louverture especially known for?

    Answer: leading during the Haitian Revolution

    Toussaint Louverture is especially known for leading during the Haitian Revolution.

  4. During which period did Genghis Khan primarily live or work?

    Answer: 12th–13th centuries

    Genghis Khan primarily lived or worked during the 12th–13th centuries.

  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 Augustus primarily live or work?

    Answer: 1st century BCE

    Augustus primarily lived or worked during the 1st century BCE.

  2. 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.

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

    Answer: 18th century BCE

    Hammurabi primarily lived or worked during the 18th century BCE.

  4. During which period did Julius Caesar primarily live or work?

    Answer: 1st century BCE

    Julius Caesar primarily lived or worked during the 1st century BCE.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. What is Genghis Khan especially known for?

    Answer: founding the Mongol Empire

    Genghis Khan is especially known for founding the Mongol Empire.

  2. 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.

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

    Answer: 15th century BCE

    Hatshepsut primarily lived or worked during the 15th century BCE.

  4. During which period did Murasaki Shikibu primarily live or work?

    Answer: 11th century

    Murasaki Shikibu primarily lived or worked during the 11th century.

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

    Answer: Ancient Egypt

    Hatshepsut is most closely associated with Ancient Egypt.

Daily round

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

    Answer: Saint-Domingue

    Toussaint Louverture is most closely associated with Saint-Domingue.

  2. 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.

  3. During which period did Marco Polo primarily live or work?

    Answer: 13th century

    Marco Polo primarily lived or worked during the 13th century.

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

    Answer: United States

    George Washington is most closely associated with the United States.

  5. What is Galileo Galilei especially known for?

    Answer: using telescopic observations to support heliocentric astronomy

    Galileo Galilei is especially known for using telescopic observations to support heliocentric astronomy.

Daily round

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

    Answer: 18th century

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

  2. What is Meiji Emperor especially known for?

    Answer: reigning during Japan’s rapid Meiji-era modernization

    Meiji Emperor is especially known for reigning during Japan’s rapid Meiji-era modernization.

  3. What is Tokugawa Ieyasu especially known for?

    Answer: founding the Tokugawa shogunate

    Tokugawa Ieyasu is especially known for founding the Tokugawa shogunate.

  4. 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.

  5. During which period did Galileo Galilei primarily live or work?

    Answer: 17th century

    Galileo Galilei primarily lived or worked during the 17th century.

Daily round

  1. Which place or polity is Marie Curie most closely associated with?

    Answer: France and Poland

    Marie Curie is most closely associated with France and Poland.

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

    Answer: 5th century BCE

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

  3. Which place or polity is Elizabeth I most closely associated with?

    Answer: England

    Elizabeth I is most closely associated with England.

  4. What is Peter the Great especially known for?

    Answer: promoting extensive military and state reforms

    Peter the Great is especially known for promoting extensive military and state reforms.

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

    Answer: Byzantine Empire

    Justinian I is most closely associated with Byzantine Empire.