Who was the commander of Apollo 11?
Answer
Neil Armstrong
32309 Easy Trivia Questions
32309 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What was the birth name of the French Enlightenment writer known as Voltaire?
Answer
François-Marie Arouet
Which French philosopher was the chief editor of the Encyclopédie?
Answer
Denis Diderot
Which Prussian king was a leading Enlightenment figure and corresponded with Voltaire?
Answer
Frederick the Great
Which English writer and early feminist published 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' in 1792?
Answer
Mary Wollstonecraft
Which American statesman drafted the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
Which French philosopher wrote the satirical novel 'Candide'?
Answer
Voltaire
Which English philosopher wrote 'A Letter Concerning Toleration'?
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John Locke
Which German philosopher wrote the 'Critique of Pure Reason'?
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Immanuel Kant
Which Enlightenment work by Montesquieu is a satirical novel about two Persian travelers?
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Persian Letters
What is the French term for the Enlightenment, meaning 'lights'?
Answer
Lumières
Which English philosopher introduced the concept of the 'tabula rasa'?
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John Locke
Which French philosopher famously declared 'I think, therefore I am'?
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René Descartes
What country was home to the Scottish Enlightenment?
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Scotland
Which French hostess ran one of the most famous Paris salons of the Enlightenment?
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Madame Geoffrin
Which Russian empress corresponded with Voltaire and Diderot?
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Catherine the Great
Which Prussian king is closely associated with enlightened absolutism and corresponded with Voltaire?
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Frederick the Great
Who wrote the pamphlet 'Common Sense'?
Answer
Thomas Paine
Who wrote 'Leviathan'?
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Thomas Hobbes
Who wrote 'The Wealth of Nations'?
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Adam Smith
Who edited the French Encyclopédie?
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Denis Diderot
Which Enlightenment thinker proposed the separation of powers?
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Montesquieu
Who wrote 'The Social Contract'?
Answer
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which French philosopher is known for writing 'Candide'?
Answer
Voltaire
Who wrote 'Two Treatises of Government'?
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John Locke
Which brother of Napoleon commanded a division at the Battle of Waterloo?
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Jérôme Bonaparte
To which island was Napoleon exiled after his defeat at Waterloo?
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Saint Helena
Which period of Napoleon's return from exile ended with the Battle of Waterloo?
Answer
Hundred Days
What was the name of the ridge where Wellington deployed his army at Waterloo?
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Mont-Saint-Jean ridge
What was the weather condition the night before the Battle of Waterloo?
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heavy rain
What was the name of the Duke of Wellington's horse at Waterloo?
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Copenhagen
What was the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo?
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Coalition victory
Who led the Prussian army that reinforced Wellington at Waterloo?
Answer
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Which farmhouse was famously defended by the British at Waterloo?
Answer
Hougoumont
Who was the French commander at the Battle of Waterloo?
Answer
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who commanded the Anglo-allied army at Waterloo?
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Duke of Wellington
On what date was the Battle of Waterloo fought?
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18 June 1815