Historical Figures Trivia Questions
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Which first lady did Washington Irving become a favorite of while working as a lobbyist in Washington in 1811?
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dolley madison
In 1919, which publisher began building a castle he named 'La Casa Grande'?
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william randolph hearst
Who was the Revolutionary War water-bearer who was the daughter of German immigrants?
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molly pitcher
Which famous queen of ancient Egypt was succeeded by her daughter as Akhenaten's principal wife?
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nefertiti
Who founded the brewery that would become Ireland's premier brewery in 1759?
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guinness
Which 16th century doctor claimed to use a bowl of water on a tripod to foresee his prophecies?
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nostradamus
Which Scottish immigrant to the U.S. became the first detective on the Chicago police force in 1850?
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allan pinkerton
What explorer has both a city in Washington State and a city and island in British Columbia named after him?
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vancouver
Who employed Wilson Price Hunt, the pioneer of what became the Oregon Trail?
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john jacob astor
What is the hometown of Jose Marti?
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havana
Which historical figure captured Alexandria in 1798 and held it until 1801?
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napoleon
In 1818, what rank did Davy Crockett attain in the Tennessee militia?
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colonel
Who did Oliver Wolcott seek advice from on fiscal policy, whom he later succeeded as Secretary of the Treasury?
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alexander hamilton
Which reformer chose to omit the word 'obey' from her vows when she married Henry Brewster Stanton in 1840?
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elizabeth cady stanton
Who became Secretary of the Treasury in 1981 after serving as chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch & Company?
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donald regan
What item did Cleopatra famously use to be carried to Caesar, perhaps while wearing only lint?
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carpet
Who was executed in 1535 for his vision of a Utopian society?
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thomas more
Who succeeded his mother as Prime Minister of India on the day she was assassinated in 1984?
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rajiv gandhi
Who was sentenced to life imprisonment and later became South Africa's first black leader in 1994?
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nelson mandela
Who was formally titled 'Great Khan of the Mongols' in 1206?
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genghis khan
Which Austrian psychologist's Vienna home, now a museum, contains his walking stick and other personal items?
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sigmund freud
Who is the only vice president in history to be born in Maryland?
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spiro agnew
Who called for a declaration of war against Germany in 1917 with the statement 'The world must be made safe for democracy'?
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woodrow wilson
Who was the Cape Colony prime minister whose 1899 will established a famous scholarship program?
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cecil rhodes
Which First Lady escaped with the Declaration of Independence before the British burned the White House in 1814?
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dolley madison
Who was the New York mayor known as 'Beau James' and the city's 'Playboy Mayor' during the Roaring '20s?
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jimmy walker
Who was the Underground Railroad conductor that served as a spy for the Union during the Civil War?
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harriet tubman
Who wrote 'My Life: An Attempt at an Autobiography' in 1930 after being banished from the USSR?
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leon trotsky
To which Scottish hero, executed as a traitor on August 23, 1305, do we raise our Gibsons?
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william wallace
Who announced her resignation from NASA on her 36th birthday on May 26, 1987?
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sally ride
Which brother of John Wilkes Booth gave his last performance on April 4, 1891, playing Hamlet in Brooklyn?
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edwin booth
Which largest island in the Mediterranean was ruled by the 12th-century Norman king, William the Good?
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sicily
Which future Ethiopian king, born in 1892, became governor of Harar as a teenager?
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haile selassie
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