Which ancient Indian astronomer wrote the 'Aryabhatiya'?
Answer
Aryabhata
83042 Easy Trivia Questions
83042 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Answer
Siddhartha Gautama
What is the name of the ancient Indian system of medicine?
Answer
Ayurveda
Which river is associated with the Indus Valley Civilization?
Answer
Indus River
Which Ottoman sultan had the longest reign?
Answer
Suleiman I
Which city was captured by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1521?
Answer
Belgrade
Which battle in 1514 gave the Ottomans control of eastern Anatolia?
Answer
Battle of Chaldiran
What was the Ottoman system of recruiting Christian boys called?
Answer
Devshirme
Which Ottoman sultan founded the empire around 1299?
Answer
Osman I
Which strait separates Europe from Asia and flows through Istanbul?
Answer
Bosphorus
Which Ottoman sultan was known as 'Yıldırım' (the Thunderbolt)?
Answer
Bayezid I
What was the name of the sultan's official residence in Istanbul?
Answer
Topkapi Palace
What was the main administrative language of the Ottoman Empire?
Answer
Ottoman Turkish
Which Ottoman admiral was known as Barbarossa?
Answer
Hayreddin Barbarossa
Which Ottoman sultan is commonly known as 'the Conqueror'?
Answer
Mehmed II
In which siege did the Ottomans fail to capture Belgrade in 1456?
Answer
Siege of Belgrade
Which Ottoman sultan was known as 'Yavuz' (the Grim)?
Answer
Selim I
Which body of water did the Ottoman Empire border to the north?
Answer
Black Sea
What was the name of the founder of the Ottoman dynasty?
Answer
Osman I
Which Ottoman sultan was known as "the Magnificent" in the West?
Answer
Suleiman I
Which city served as the capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1453 to 1922?
Answer
Constantinople
What was the name of the elite infantry units of the Ottoman Empire?
Answer
Janissaries
Which Ottoman sultan conquered Constantinople in 1453?
Answer
Mehmed II
On what date did German reunification formally take place?
Answer
3 October 1990
Which West German foreign minister addressed refugees at the Prague embassy in 1989?
Answer
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Which revolution in East Germany included the fall of the Berlin Wall?
Answer
Peaceful Revolution
What German term is the native name for the fall of the Berlin Wall?
Answer
Mauerfall
Which U.S. president famously said 'Ich bin ein Berliner' at the Berlin Wall in 1963?
Answer
John F. Kennedy
What was the official name given to the Berlin Wall by East Germany?
Answer
Anti-Fascist Protection Barrier
What material was the Berlin Wall primarily made of?
Answer
Concrete
Who was the long-time leader of East Germany who resigned in October 1989?
Answer
Erich Honecker
In what month did the Berlin Wall fall?
Answer
November
What was the length of the Berlin Wall in kilometers?
Answer
155 kilometers
Who gave the 'Tear down this wall' speech at the Brandenburg Gate in 1987?
Answer
Ronald Reagan