Which 1811 battle of the Peninsular War is often described as the bloodiest?
Answer
Battle of Albuera
16373 Hard Trivia Questions
16373 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which 1806 decree established the Continental System against Britain?
Answer
Berlin Decree
Which Prussian general served as Blücher's chief of staff during the 1815 campaign?
Answer
August von Gneisenau
Which British expeditionary campaign in 1809 failed in the Netherlands?
Answer
Walcheren Campaign
Which French marshal led the invasion of Portugal in 1810?
Answer
André Masséna
Which 1810 battle stopped Masséna before the Lines of Torres Vedras?
Answer
Battle of Bussaco
Which city is the most populous capital of a landlocked African country?
Answer
Addis Ababa
Which city proper in the Philippines has the largest population?
Answer
Quezon City
Which crusade ended with the death of King Władysław III at the Battle of Varna?
Answer
Crusade of Varna
Which crusader fortress in Israel fell to Baibars in 1271?
Answer
Montfort Castle
Which papal legate led the hard-line faction during the Fifth Crusade?
Answer
Pelagius of Albano
Who was the Byzantine prince who promised rewards to the Fourth Crusade in 1203?
Answer
Alexios IV Angelos
Which Japanese peninsula is home to the city of Wajima?
Answer
Noto Peninsula
Which Russian peninsula lies between the Gulf of Ob and the Taz Estuary?
Answer
Gyda Peninsula
Which Cuban peninsula is the resort town of Varadero located on?
Answer
Hicacos Peninsula
Which Estonian island includes the Sõrve Peninsula?
Answer
Saaremaa
Which Greek peninsula includes Mycenae, Troezen, Hermione, and Epidaurus?
Answer
Argolid Peninsula
Which peninsula in Malaysia contains the historic city of Malacca?
Answer
Malay Peninsula
Which Russian peninsula holds large natural gas fields and projects into the Kara Sea?
Answer
Yamal Peninsula
Which Siberian peninsula is the northernmost part of mainland Asia?
Answer
Taymyr Peninsula
Which capital of Malawi replaced Zomba as capital in 1975?
Answer
Lilongwe
Which city is Eswatini's executive capital?
Answer
Mbabane
Which capital of Kiribati is on Tarawa atoll?
Answer
South Tarawa
Which capital of Comoros is on Grande Comore island?
Answer
Moroni
Which capital city is home to the Grand Ducal Palace of Luxembourg?
Answer
Luxembourg City
Which waterway forms the border between Iran and Iraq?
Answer
Shatt al-Arab
Which river forms the border between Brazil and French Guiana?
Answer
Oyapock River
Which national park in Guyana contains Kaieteur Falls, one of the world's highest single-drop waterfalls?
Answer
Kaieteur National Park
Which national park was the first designated in South Korea, in 1967?
Answer
Jirisan National Park
Which railway adopted Greenwich Mean Time in 1840, helping spread standard time?
Answer
Great Western Railway
What is the largest lake entirely above the Arctic Circle?
Answer
Lake Taymyr
What is the deepest lake in Canada?
Answer
Great Slave Lake
What is the deepest subglacial lake in Antarctica?
Answer
Lake Vostok
What is the oldest known impact crater on Earth?
Answer
Yarrabubba Crater
What is the largest non-subglacial underground lake in the world?
Answer
Dragon's Breath Cave
Which volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo contains the world's largest lava lake?
Answer
Mount Nyiragongo
Which naval battle in December 1914 resulted in the destruction of the German East Asia Squadron?
Answer
Battle of the Falkland Islands
Rennell Island, the world's largest raised coral atoll, belongs to which country?
Answer
Solomon Islands