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 5 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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

    Answer: 19th century

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

  4. Which place or polity is Joan of Arc most closely associated with?

    Answer: France

    Joan of Arc is most closely associated with France.

  5. During which period did Mahatma Gandhi primarily live or work?

    Answer: 20th century

    Mahatma Gandhi primarily lived or worked during the 20th century.

Daily round

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

    Answer: Japan

    Tokugawa Ieyasu is most closely associated with Japan.

  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 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.

  4. What is Constantine I especially known for?

    Answer: refounding Byzantium as Constantinople

    Constantine I is especially known for refounding Byzantium as Constantinople.

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

    Answer: Heian Japan

    Murasaki Shikibu is most closely associated with Heian Japan.

Daily round

  1. 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.

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

    Answer: Roman Empire

    Constantine I is most closely associated with Roman Empire.

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

    Answer: 20th century

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

  5. During which period did Marie Curie primarily live or work?

    Answer: 19th–20th centuries

    Marie Curie primarily lived or worked during the 19th–20th centuries.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. During which period did Christopher Columbus primarily live or work?

    Answer: 15th century

    Christopher Columbus primarily lived or worked during the 15th century.

  3. 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.

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

    Answer: 15th century BCE

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

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  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. 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 Murasaki Shikibu primarily live or work?

    Answer: 11th century

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

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. What is Christopher Columbus especially known for?

    Answer: leading the 1492 Atlantic voyage that reached the Caribbean

    Christopher Columbus is especially known for leading the 1492 Atlantic voyage that reached the Caribbean.

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

    Answer: 1st century BCE

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

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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

    Answer: Italy

    Galileo Galilei is most closely associated with Italy.

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

    Answer: 5th century BCE

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

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

    Answer: Mongol Empire

    Genghis Khan is most closely associated with Mongol Empire.