83042 Easy Trivia Questions
83042 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which British king was known as the 'Father of the British Navy'?
Answer
Henry VIII
Which act in 1765 imposed direct taxes on the American colonies?
Answer
Stamp Act
Which region in South Africa was the first British colony?
Answer
Cape of Good Hope
What was the name of the first British colony in the Pacific?
Answer
New South Wales
Which British prime minister oversaw the abolition of the slave trade in 1807?
Answer
William Grenville
Which British monarch granted a charter to the East India Company in 1600?
Answer
Elizabeth I
Which war ended British rule in the American colonies?
Answer
American Revolutionary War
Who was the monarch when the British Empire abolished slavery in 1833?
Answer
William IV
Which act in 1773 sparked the Boston Tea Party?
Answer
Tea Act
Which ocean was called the 'British Lake' during the empire?
Answer
Indian Ocean
Which British company ruled India until 1858?
Answer
East India Company
What was the name of the Persian capital built by Cyrus the Great?
Answer
Pasargadae
Which Persian king conquered the Lydian Empire?
Answer
Cyrus the Great
What was the name of the dynasty that ruled the Achaemenid Empire?
Answer
Achaemenid dynasty
Which empire preceded the Achaemenid Empire in Persia?
Answer
Median Empire
Which Persian empire was founded by Arsaces I in 247 BC?
Answer
Parthian Empire
What is the name of the supreme deity in Zoroastrianism?
Answer
Ahura Mazda
What is the central religious text of Zoroastrianism?
Answer
Avesta
What is the name of the burial place of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae?
Answer
Tomb of Cyrus
What was the name of the Persian road from Susa to Sardis?
Answer
Royal Road
What was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire?
Answer
Persepolis
What battle in 490 BC was a Greek victory over Persia?
Answer
Battle of Marathon
What was the name of the elite infantry unit of the Persian army?
Answer
Immortals
Which Persian king invaded Greece in 480 BC?
Answer
Xerxes I
What was the primary religion of the Achaemenid Empire?
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Zoroastrianism
Who founded the Achaemenid Empire?
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Cyrus the Great
Which emperor founded Constantinople as a new imperial capital in 330?
Answer
Constantine the Great
What Greek title meaning 'king' did Byzantine emperors adopt?
Answer
Basileus
What was the name of the chariot-racing stadium in Constantinople?
Answer
Hippodrome of Constantinople
What event in 1204 temporarily ended the Byzantine Empire and created the Latin Empire?
Answer
Fourth Crusade
Which elite bodyguard unit of the Byzantine emperor was composed of Scandinavians?
Answer
Varangian Guard