What humanoid machine did Leonardo da Vinci design around 1495 as an early robot?
Answer
Mechanical knight
The well runs deep
Trivia questions and answers, drawn fresh from the well
239,757 public questions across 1,818 topics. Challenge yourself, or build the perfect quiz for game night.
239,757
Questions with answers
1,818
Topics to explore
3
Depths of difficulty
Today at the well
1 / 5 0
What humanoid machine did Leonardo da Vinci design around 1495 as an early robot?
Answer
Mechanical knight
What self-propelled cart did Leonardo da Vinci design as an early precursor to the automobile?
Answer
Self-propelled cart
In the 1976 United States Bicentennial coinage, which denomination featured Independence Hall on its reverse?
Answer
Half dollar
At which 1775 battle did British forces capture Breed’s Hill after three assaults, an event recalled by America250?
Answer
Battle of Bunker Hill
What was the first major military action of the American Revolution, highlighted by America250 commemorations?
Answer
Battles of Lexington and Concord
0 / 5
Round complete
239,757 trivia questions
Every question has an answer
1,818 public topics
Something for every quiz
Free to explore
Reveal answers at your own pace
Fresh from the well
Latest trivia questions
What self-propelled cart did Leonardo da Vinci design as an early precursor to the automobile?
Answer
Self-propelled cart
At which 1775 battle did British forces capture Breed’s Hill after three assaults, an event recalled by America250?
Answer
Battle of Bunker Hill
What was the first major military action of the American Revolution, highlighted by America250 commemorations?
Answer
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Where did participants in the 1773 Boston Tea Party dump the East India Company tea?
Answer
Boston Harbor
What anniversary did Philadelphia’s 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition commemorate, in the tradition continued by America250?
Answer
The 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence