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 6 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

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

    Answer: United States

    George Washington is most closely associated with the United States.

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

    Answer: Venice

    Marco Polo is most closely associated with Venice.

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

    Answer: Ptolemaic Egypt

    Cleopatra VII is most closely associated with Ptolemaic Egypt.

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

    Answer: 20th century

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

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

    Answer: France

    Joan of Arc is most closely associated with France.

  4. What is Johannes Gutenberg especially known for?

    Answer: advancing movable-type book printing in Europe

    Johannes Gutenberg is especially known for advancing movable-type book printing in Europe.

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

    Answer: 11th century

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

Daily round

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

    Answer: Royal Prussia

    Nicolaus Copernicus is most closely associated with Royal Prussia.

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

    Answer: Russia

    Catherine the Great is most closely associated with Russia.

  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 Augustus especially known for?

    Answer: becoming the first Roman emperor

    Augustus is especially known for becoming the first Roman emperor.

  5. What is Julius Caesar especially known for?

    Answer: leading Roman campaigns in Gaul

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

Daily round

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

    Answer: Roman Empire

    Augustus is most closely associated with Roman Empire.

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

    Answer: 17th–18th centuries

    Peter the Great primarily lived or worked during the 17th–18th centuries.

  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. 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 Christopher Columbus primarily live or work?

    Answer: 15th century

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. What is Socrates especially known for?

    Answer: developing a questioning approach to philosophical inquiry

    Socrates is especially known for developing a questioning approach to philosophical inquiry.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  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 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.

Daily round

  1. What is Marie Curie especially known for?

    Answer: conducting pioneering research on radioactivity

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

  2. 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.

  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. During which period did Mansa Musa primarily live or work?

    Answer: 14th century

    Mansa Musa primarily lived or worked during the 14th century.

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

    Answer: Japan

    Meiji Emperor is most closely associated with Japan.