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 4 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. What is Confucius especially known for?

    Answer: teaching an ethical philosophy centered on virtue and relationships

    Confucius is especially known for teaching an ethical philosophy centered on virtue and relationships.

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

    Answer: Babylonia

    Hammurabi is most closely associated with Babylonia.

  3. 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.

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

    Answer: 19th century

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

  5. During which period did Napoleon Bonaparte primarily live or work?

    Answer: 18th–19th centuries

    Napoleon Bonaparte primarily lived or worked during the 18th–19th centuries.

Daily round

  1. During which period did Ashoka primarily live or work?

    Answer: 3rd century BCE

    Ashoka primarily lived or worked during the 3rd century BCE.

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

    Answer: 1st century BCE

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

  3. What is Constantine I especially known for?

    Answer: refounding Byzantium as Constantinople

    Constantine I is especially known for refounding Byzantium as Constantinople.

  4. What is Marie Curie especially known for?

    Answer: conducting pioneering research on radioactivity

    Marie Curie is especially known for conducting pioneering research on radioactivity.

  5. 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.

Daily round

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

    Answer: Ancient Athens

    Socrates is most closely associated with Ancient Athens.

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

    Answer: 16th century

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

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

    Answer: Royal Prussia

    Nicolaus Copernicus is most closely associated with Royal Prussia.

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

    Answer: Byzantine Empire

    Justinian I is most closely associated with Byzantine Empire.

  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. 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.

  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 Socrates primarily live or work?

    Answer: 5th century BCE

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

  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. During which period did Toussaint Louverture primarily live or work?

    Answer: 18th–19th centuries

    Toussaint Louverture primarily lived or worked during the 18th–19th centuries.

Daily round

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

    Answer: South Africa

    Nelson Mandela is most closely associated with South Africa.

  2. During which period did Cleopatra VII primarily live or work?

    Answer: 1st century BCE

    Cleopatra VII primarily lived or worked during the 1st century BCE.

  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. 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 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.

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 George Washington especially known for?

    Answer: commanding the Continental Army and becoming the first U.S. president

    George Washington is especially known for commanding the Continental Army and becoming the first U.S. president.

  3. What is Leonardo da Vinci especially known for?

    Answer: painting the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci is especially known for painting the Mona Lisa.

  4. 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.

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

    Answer: Japan

    Tokugawa Ieyasu is most closely associated with Japan.

Daily round

  1. During which period did Isaac Newton primarily live or work?

    Answer: 17th century

    Isaac Newton primarily lived or worked during the 17th century.

  2. 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.

  3. Which place or polity is Qin Shi Huang most closely associated with?

    Answer: Qin China

    Qin Shi Huang is most closely associated with Qin China.

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

    Answer: 18th century

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

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

    Answer: Mauryan Empire

    Ashoka is most closely associated with Mauryan Empire.