Which future U.S. president led the Rough Riders in Cuba?
Answer
Theodore Roosevelt
83042 Easy Trivia Questions
83042 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What naval battle made Commodore George Dewey a hero?
Answer
Battle of Manila Bay
Who was the U.S. President during the Spanish-American War?
Answer
William McKinley
Which Frankish leader defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours in 732?
Answer
Charles Martel
Which religious order was founded by St. Dominic in 1216?
Answer
Dominican Order
What is the name of the 1066 battle where William the Conqueror defeated Harold?
Answer
Battle of Hastings
Which French peasant girl led the French army to victory at Orleans in 1429?
Answer
Joan of Arc
Who was the first Norman king of England?
Answer
William the Conqueror
What was the name of the Viking longship with a dragon head?
Answer
Drakkar
Which medieval English king was known as 'Edward the Confessor'?
Answer
Edward the Confessor
Which Italian poet wrote 'The Divine Comedy'?
Answer
Dante Alighieri
Which French king was canonized as Saint Louis?
Answer
Louis IX
What is the name of the famous 11th-century tapestry depicting the Norman Conquest?
Answer
Bayeux Tapestry
What was the name of the castle built by William the Conqueror in London?
Answer
Tower of London
What term describes the code of conduct for medieval knights?
Answer
Chivalry
Which English king died at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?
Answer
Richard III
Which English king was killed at the Battle of Hastings?
Answer
Harold II
Who founded the Mongol Empire in the early 13th century?
Answer
Genghis Khan
What survey of England was ordered by William the Conqueror in 1086?
Answer
Domesday Book
Which pope called for the First Crusade in 1095?
Answer
Urban II
Which city was the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire?
Answer
Constantinople
Which English king signed the Magna Carta in 1215?
Answer
King John
Who was crowned Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day 800?
Answer
Charlemagne
Which 1620 battle decisively defeated the Bohemian rebels?
Answer
Battle of White Mountain
In which 1632 battle did King Gustavus Adolphus die?
Answer
Battle of Lützen
What event on May 23, 1618, sparked the Bohemian Revolt?
Answer
Defenestration of Prague
What was the name of the Bohemian revolt that started the war?
Answer
Bohemian Revolt
Which French king was born during the Thirty Years' War?
Answer
Louis XIV
Which battle in 1631 was Gustavus Adolphus's first major victory in Germany?
Answer
Breitenfeld
Which dynasty ruled the Holy Roman emperors opposed by the Bohemian rebels?
Answer
House of Habsburg
Which region was Frederick V's hereditary electorate before he accepted the Bohemian crown?
Answer
Electoral Palatinate
Which 1609 document granted religious rights to Bohemian Protestants before the war?
Answer
Letter of Majesty
Which Hanseatic port withstood Wallenstein's siege in 1628?
Answer
Stralsund
Which 1626 battle was a major victory for Tilly over Christian IV of Denmark?
Answer
Battle of Lutter