Which Median leader rebelled against Darius I in 522 BC?
Answer
Phraortes
16373 Hard Trivia Questions
16373 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What was the name of Charles Darwin's personal servant on the HMS Beagle?
Answer
Syms Covington
Which university awarded Charles Darwin an honorary LL.D in 1877?
Answer
University of Cambridge
On what exact date did Charles Darwin marry Emma Wedgwood?
Answer
29 January 1839
What was the name of the papal banner carried by William at Hastings?
Answer
banner of St Peter
What was the name of Harold Godwinson's mother?
Answer
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
What was the name of the bay where William's fleet landed?
Answer
Pevensey Bay
What was the exact launch time of Apollo 11 (UTC)?
Answer
13:32 UTC, July 16, 1969
What is the largest island in Lake Baikal?
Answer
Olkhon Island
Who designed the first tunnel under a navigable river?
Answer
Marc Isambard Brunel
In which city did the Lincoln-Douglas debate draw the largest crowd?
Answer
Galesburg, Illinois
At what time did Abraham Lincoln die?
Answer
7:22 AM
Which amendment cut off US combat funding in Indochina after August 15, 1973?
Answer
Case-Church Amendment
Which South Korean division was nicknamed the Tiger Division in Vietnam?
Answer
Capital Mechanized Infantry Division
What 1967 US operation was the largest US airborne operation of the Vietnam War?
Answer
Operation Junction City
At which South Vietnamese air base did US Marines land in March 1965?
Answer
Da Nang Air Base
Which South Vietnamese operation invaded Laos in 1971 with US air support?
Answer
Lam Son 719
Which river is the longest running entirely in Brazilian territory?
Answer
São Francisco River
What is the longest river in the world without a delta?
Answer
Congo River
What mountain was the site of Aztec child sacrifices to the rain god?
Answer
Mount Tlaloc
Which American vessel captured the British brig HMS Epervier in 1814?
Answer
USS Peacock
Which future U.S. president was a commissioner for the Treaty of Ghent?
Answer
John Quincy Adams
Which American fort in Michigan surrendered to the British without a fight in 1812?
Answer
Fort Mackinac
Which is the largest country with coasts on both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans?
Answer
South Africa
Which is the largest country by area that has no permanent rivers?
Answer
Saudi Arabia
Which U.S. armored cruiser was Winfield Scott Schley's flagship at Santiago?
Answer
USS Brooklyn
What Spanish cruiser was sunk off Cuba after running aground at Santiago on July 3, 1898?
Answer
Cristobal Colon
Which U.S. protected cruiser led the capture of Guam in June 1898?
Answer
USS Charleston
How many light bulbs were installed on the Titanic?
Answer
10,000
What is the highest mountain entirely within India?
Answer
Nanda Devi
What is the highest mountain in the Himalayas of Bhutan?
Answer
Gangkhar Puensum
What is the deepest known cave on Earth?
Answer
Veryovkina Cave
On what date did China's seventh national population census begin?
Answer
1 November 2020