Which female pharaoh built a famous mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri?
Answer
Hatshepsut
32309 Easy Trivia Questions
32309 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which ancient Egyptian structure is the only surviving wonder of the ancient world?
Answer
Great Pyramid of Giza
Which British author created the character Sherlock Holmes?
Answer
Arthur Conan Doyle
Which British nurse became known as 'The Lady with the Lamp' during the Crimean War?
Answer
Florence Nightingale
What was the name of the glass and iron building that housed the Great Exhibition of 1851?
Answer
The Crystal Palace
Who invented the Rover safety bicycle in 1885?
Answer
John Kemp Starley
Which British painter created 'The Fighting Temeraire'?
Answer
J.M.W. Turner
Which British author wrote 'Treasure Island'?
Answer
Robert Louis Stevenson
Which novel by Charles Dickens begins 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times'?
Answer
A Tale of Two Cities
What was the name of the first photograph taken in England, by William Henry Fox Talbot in 1835?
Answer
The Oriel Window
Which British explorer first reached Lake Victoria in 1858?
Answer
John Hanning Speke
What was the name of Queen Victoria's favorite Scottish residence?
Answer
Balmoral Castle
Which British author wrote 'The Time Machine' in 1895?
Answer
H.G. Wells
Which novel by Charles Dickens was published in 1843, featuring a miser named Scrooge?
Answer
A Christmas Carol
Which fictional detective was created by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887?
Answer
Sherlock Holmes
Which Scottish-born inventor patented the telephone in 1876?
Answer
Alexander Graham Bell
Which British author wrote the novel 'Jane Eyre'?
Answer
Charlotte Brontë
Who was the first Prime Minister of Queen Victoria's reign?
Answer
Lord Melbourne
Who succeeded Queen Victoria as monarch of the United Kingdom?
Answer
Edward VII
What year did the Crimean War end?
Answer
1856
Who published "On the Origin of Species" in 1859?
Answer
Charles Darwin
Which British nurse is known for her work in the Crimean War?
Answer
Florence Nightingale
Who wrote the novel "Oliver Twist" published in 1838?
Answer
Charles Dickens
Which major London building was constructed for the Great Exhibition of 1851?
Answer
Crystal Palace
What was the name of Queen Victoria's husband?
Answer
Prince Albert
Which English county is the site of the Battle of Hastings?
Answer
East Sussex
Where did William land before the Battle of Hastings?
Answer
Pevensey
What hill did William assemble his army at before the battle?
Answer
Telham Hill
What type of axe was famously used by Harold's housecarls?
Answer
Danish axe
What hill did the English army occupy at Hastings?
Answer
Senlac Hill
On what exact date was the Battle of Hastings fought?
Answer
14 October 1066
Who was the King of England before Harold Godwinson?
Answer
Edward the Confessor
Who was crowned King of England on Christmas Day 1066?
Answer
William the Conqueror
What is the name of the famous tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings?
Answer
Bayeux Tapestry
Who was the English king defeated at the Battle of Hastings?
Answer
Harold Godwinson
Who led the Norman forces at the Battle of Hastings?
Answer
William the Conqueror
Who was the father of Leonidas I?
Answer
Anaxandridas II
Which Spartan royal house did Leonidas I belong to?
Answer
Agiad