History Quiz #173
A new history quiz is available each week. Try our daily general knowledge quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.
Q1. According to the Bible, what did Samson kill 1,000 Philistines with?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.
Q2. According to the Bible, who was freed by Pontius Pilate, thus condemning Jesus Christ to crucifixion?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.
Q3. During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, what did Kennedy threaten if Khrushchev did not agree to remove missiles from the Soviet intermediate-range ballistic missile site under construction in Cuba?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.
Q4. What name was given to an uprising of rural workers in the south and east of England in 1830 who wanted to stop reductions in their wages and protest against the new threshing machines?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.
Q5. Which of these was one of the most well known rapid-fire weapons to be used in the 1860s by the Union forces of the American Civil War?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.
Q6. The annual RAF Airshow at Hendon was established in 1920 by the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, and grew into a major international event with exhibitors from all over the world. It is now held in mid-July in even-numbered years. Where has it been held since 1949?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.
Q7. The wreck of which warship, one of the largest in the English navy of King Henry VIII in the first half of the 16th century, was rediscovered in 1971 and salvaged in October 1982?
Uh oh, did we make a mistake? Or perhaps you enjoyed learning something new! Good or bad, we welcome your feedback. Before submitting a correction, please consider the following:
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch! Rest assured we review every comment we receive.