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: |France| |Napoleon Bonaparte|

Published: 21. 4. 2026.

Following the siege of which city in early March 1799 did Napoleon Bonaparte have between 2,400 and 4,200 of its defenders executed, the majority of them Albanians?

Jaffa

Terms: |Italy| |Venice|

Published: 21. 4. 2026.

Venice is one of the great gems of Italy, and one of the legends tied to it concerns its prison, from which escape was considered nearly impossible. The most famous man ever to break out of it succeeded in doing so in 1755. Who was this world-famous adventurer and seducer?

Giacomo Casanova

Terms: |Ancient Israel|

Published: 21. 4. 2026.

Around 705 BC, which king of Judah led an anti-Assyrian alliance and is credited with restoring the Yahwistic cult, reforming the military and finances, and building roads and waterworks?

Hezekiah

Terms: |Christianity|

Published: 21. 4. 2026.

Which elder brother of Moses, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu and seventy Israelite elders, was granted the sight of God, only later to be the one who cast the golden calf?

Aaron

Terms: |Christianity|

Published: 21. 4. 2026.

According to Christian tradition, which apostle preached in India, Mesopotamia, and Armenia, was martyred by being flayed alive, and is credited with an apocryphal gospel?

Bartholomew

Terms: |Ancient Gods| |Greek mythology|

Published: 17. 4. 2026.

What is the name of the god of marriage who, according to one tradition, was the son of Apollo and one of the Muses, and according to another, the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite?

Hymen

Terms: |Early Medieval| |Iberia| |Madrid| |Spain|

Published: 17. 4. 2026.

The first recorded mention of Madrid goes back to the second half of the 9th century, when a fortress on the banks of the Manzanares is noted. Which people founded this fortification?

Arabs

Terms: |Banknotes| |Currency| |Modern History| |Turkey|

Published: 17. 4. 2026.

Turkey’s currency is the lira, and it is used not only in Turkey but also in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. A curious detail is that every banknote and coin features the same person, depicted with different motifs from his life. Who is he?

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk