Which city served as the capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1453 to 1922?
Answer
Constantinople
32309 Easy Trivia Questions
32309 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
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
What was the name of the famous border checkpoint at Friedrichstraße?
Answer
Checkpoint Charlie
Which city was divided by the Berlin Wall?
Answer
Berlin
Who was the richest passenger aboard Titanic?
Answer
John Jacob Astor IV
What was the first name of the 'Unsinkable' Molly Brown?
Answer
Margaret
What was the width (beam) of the Titanic?
Answer
92.5 feet
On what date was the keel of the Titanic laid?
Answer
31 March 1909
Who was the second officer of the Titanic?
Answer
Charles Lightoller
At which French port did Titanic stop on its maiden voyage?
Answer
Cherbourg
What was Titanic's older Olympic-class sister ship called?
Answer
RMS Olympic
Titanic was the second ship of what ocean-liner class?
Answer
Olympic-class
Which Cunard liner rescued Titanic's survivors from lifeboats?
Answer
RMS Carpathia
From which English port did Titanic depart on 10 April 1912?
Answer
Southampton
What city was Titanic trying to reach on its maiden voyage?
Answer
New York City
What was the name of the Titanic's first officer?
Answer
William Murdoch
In what city was the Titanic built?
Answer
Belfast
What was the Titanic's port of registry?
Answer
Liverpool
In what year did the Titanic sink?
Answer
1912
Which class of passengers had the highest survival rate on the Titanic?
Answer
First class
What company owned the Titanic?
Answer
White Star Line
How many funnels did the Titanic have?
Answer
Four
What was the name of the Titanic's captain?
Answer
Edward Smith
What was the name of the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public railway?
Answer
Locomotion No. 1
Which English city was the site of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819?
Answer
Manchester
In what year did the Luddite movement begin?
Answer
1811
Which material was used to build the Eiffel Tower?
Answer
wrought iron
What was the first steam engine used to pump water from mines?
Answer
Newcomen engine
What was the name of Robert Fulton's first successful steamboat?
Answer
Clermont