Who succeeded Genghis Khan as the Great Khan?
Answer
Ogedei Khan
32309 Easy Trivia Questions
32309 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What type of bow did the Mongols famously use?
Answer
Mongol composite bow
Which grandson of Genghis Khan founded the Yuan dynasty?
Answer
Kublai Khan
In which century was the Mongol Empire founded?
Answer
13th century
What was the name of Genghis Khan's father?
Answer
Yesugei
What title did the supreme ruler of the Mongol Empire hold?
Answer
Great Khan
Which ancient Indian epic describes the Kurukshetra War?
Answer
Mahabharata
Which Indian emperor built the famous Sanchi Stupa?
Answer
Ashoka
Which ancient Indian astronomer wrote the 'Aryabhatiya'?
Answer
Aryabhata
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