World History Trivia Questions and Answers

World History in Rapid Fire Trivia holds 2,000 questions across 5 topics, free to play. Pick a topic below, or try the 10 questions here first.

A few to start with

1. 1In a feudal ceremony of homage, a vassal formally promised what?

   AnswerLoyal service

   Homage and fealty created a personal bond linking service, protection, land, and political obligation.

2. 2Golda Meir served as prime minister of which country?

   AnswerIsrael

   Golda Meir became Israel's first woman prime minister and led the government during the 1973 war.

3. 3Marco Polo described travels through which continent?

   AnswerAsia

   His famous account presented European readers with stories of Asian courts, cities, and trade.

4. 4Who served as chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021?

   AnswerAngela Merkel

   Angela Merkel led Germany through major European economic, migration, and international political crises.

5. 5The Inca road network was centered on which South American empire?

   AnswerInca Empire

   Thousands of kilometers of roads connected mountain settlements, storehouses, armies, and messengers.

6. 6Which technology helped medieval sailors determine direction at sea?

   AnswerMagnetic compass

   The magnetic compass spread through maritime networks and improved navigation beyond coastal landmarks.

7. 7What city became an important center of learning in Muslim Spain?

   AnswerCórdoba

   Córdoba flourished under Umayyad rule with libraries, scholars, workshops, and monumental architecture.

8. 8Hagia Sophia was rebuilt as a monumental church under which Byzantine emperor?

   AnswerJustinian I

   Justinian's sixth-century church became a defining achievement of Byzantine architecture and engineering.

9. 9Salvador Allende was elected president of which country in 1970?

   AnswerChile

   Allende pursued a democratic socialist program before dying during the military coup of 1973.

10. 10Simón Bolívar helped several countries gain independence from which empire?

    AnswerSpanish Empire

    Bolívar led campaigns that liberated much of northern South America from Spanish rule.