History

Explore a growing collection of history pub quiz questions covering ancient civilizations, world empires, famous rulers, wars, religion, revolutions, and major historical events. This category is designed for quiz writers, pub quiz hosts, and history lovers looking for well-crafted and engaging quiz questions. Whether you need inspiration for your next event or want to test your knowledge, these original quiz questions offer a wide range of topics from different periods and regions of the world.

Terms: |Mexico|

Published: 6. 5. 2026.

Pancho Villa is one of the most recognizable Mexican revolutionaries and freedom fighters, but Pancho itself is only a nickname. What first name stands behind that nickname?

Francisco

Terms: |Cold War| |Cuba| |Fidel Castro|

Published: 6. 5. 2026.

In 1961, around 1,400 Cuban exiles, backed by the CIA, attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro. They landed in a bay, but the operation ended in complete failure. Which animal gives that bay its name?

Pigs

Terms: |Japan| |Tokyo|

Published: 5. 5. 2026.

Even though it had long been the real center of power since the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokyo only became the official capital in 1868, when the imperial court moved there and the city received its present name. What was it called before that?

Edo

Terms: |American History| |American Presidents| |JFK|

Published: 5. 5. 2026.

JFK did not die immediately at the scene. He was taken to a Dallas hospital, where doctors tried to save his life, but it was there that he was officially declared dead. What was the name of that hospital?

Parkland Memorial Hospital

Terms: |England| |Great Britain| |Pirates|

Published: 30. 4. 2026.

In Elizabethan England, one seafaring adventurer became famous for exploring the New World and raiding Spanish ships, and later received a title of nobility from the queen. As the second man to sail around the world, what was his name?

Francis Drake

Terms: |American History| |Pirates|

Published: 30. 4. 2026.

One of the last great pirates was active in the early nineteenth century and is remembered by Americans as a hero of the War of 1812, even though much of his career involved raiding Spanish ships and trafficking stolen goods around New Orleans. Who was he?

Jean Lafitte

Terms: |Bible| |Christianity|

Published: 30. 4. 2026.

Which apostle stepped out onto the water to go toward Jesus, only to grow afraid of the wind and start sinking?

Peter

Terms: |Mathematics| |Scientific History|

Published: 30. 4. 2026.

The mathematician famous for calculating the value of pi was called Ludolph. What was his surname?

van Ceulen