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History isn’t just about dates and events—it’s filled with surprising, bizarre, and downright unbelievable moments that often go untold. From peculiar inventions to strange conflicts, astonishing survival stories, and quirky historical beliefs, this trivia will test your knowledge of the most unexpected aspects of the past.
Get ready to dive into 15 mind-boggling questions that will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about history. Let’s go!
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Trivia • Weird History Facts
1. True or False: Anne Frank lived earlier than Martin Luther King Jr.
True
False
2. Which of these historical punishments is fake?
The Spanish donkey torture device
Using dried fish as handcuffs in 16th-century Norway
Public execution via being “tickled to death” with feathers
Wearing a shame mask in the Middle Ages
3. What was the original purpose of the Slinky toy?
A kids’ plaything
A medical device
A military surveillance tool
A coil spring for ships
4. True or False: After Albert Einstein’s death, his brain was stolen.
True
False
5. What event, sparked by an American farmer shooting a British pig for eating his potatoes, led to a conflict between the U.S. and Britain in 1859?
The Potato Skirmish
The Border Dispute
The Farm Feud
The Pig War
6. From what unusual material was brown paint made and used in art during the Victorian era?
Coffee beans
Ground-up mummies
Charred wood
Bark from oak trees
7. True or False: Cleopatra married both her brothers.
True
False
8. What did people in the 19th century believe cycling could cause?
Permanent back curvature
Permanent loss of balance
Deformed leg muscles
Bicycle face
9. What kind of fear did Charles Dickens have?
Fear of thunderstorms
Fear of trains
Fear of fire
Fear of bridges
10. Which one is older: Oxford University or The Aztec Empire?
Oxford University
The Aztecs
11. What kind of animals were the target of a bizarre military operation in Australia in 1932?
Kangaroos
Emus
Dingoes
Wild boars
12. True or False: Ketchup was once sold as medicine in the 1830s.
True
False
13. What unusual object sparked a war between the Italian city-states of Bologna and Modena in 1325?
A golden chalice
A ceremonial sword
A wooden bucket
A wheel of cheese
14. What device, invented in Japan in 1963, was designed to scare away rats and mice?
The Cat-Mew Machine
Robotic Owl
Ultrasonic Rat Repeller
Light-Activated Mouse Trap
15. True or False: Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings.
True
False
What do you think ?
Lost Panda 3 months ago
TIL that Charles Dickens was afraid of trains and a war started over a bucket. This was actually a good quiz for once.
NetworkMan 3 months ago
Oversimplified on YouTube has a good video about the Bucket War, and another on the Pig War if you're looking for some bite-sized explanations of either.
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Lost Panda 3 months ago
TIL that Charles Dickens was afraid of trains and a war started over a bucket. This was actually a good quiz for once.
NetworkMan 3 months ago
Oversimplified on YouTube has a good video about the Bucket War, and another on the Pig War if you're looking for some bite-sized explanations of either.
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