What was the name of Albert Einstein's long-time secretary?
Answer
Helen Dukas
16373 Hard Trivia Questions
16373 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which physicist co-authored the EPR paper with Einstein and Rosen?
Answer
Boris Podolsky
What was the name of Einstein's last assistant at the Institute for Advanced Study?
Answer
Bruria Kaufman
What was the name of the doctor who performed Einstein's autopsy?
Answer
Thomas Stoltz Harvey
What is the name of the paradox proposed by Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen?
Answer
EPR paradox
What was the exact date of Albert Einstein's death?
Answer
April 18, 1955
Which British physicist confirmed Einstein's general relativity during a solar eclipse?
Answer
Arthur Eddington
What is the common name for an Einstein-Rosen bridge?
Answer
Wormhole
Which British major defended Fort Detroit during Pontiac's War?
Answer
Henry Gladwin
Which 1762 battle in Newfoundland was the final battle of the war?
Answer
Battle of Signal Hill
Which French commander won the Battle of Sainte-Foy in 1760?
Answer
Chevalier de Lévis
Which British earl was commander-in-chief in North America from 1756 to 1758?
Answer
Lord Loudoun
On what date did the Battle of Quebec take place?
Answer
September 13, 1759
Which disinherited son of Charlemagne led a revolt in 792?
Answer
Pippin the Hunchback
Which Byzantine emperor was betrothed to Charlemagne's daughter Rotrude?
Answer
Constantine VI
Which Byzantine empress ruled when Charlemagne was crowned emperor?
Answer
Irene of Athens
What is the name of the 782 event in which Charlemagne ordered Saxon prisoners executed?
Answer
Massacre of Verden
Which Charlemagne text gives instructions for managing royal estates?
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Capitulare de villis
Which 789 capitulary issued by Charlemagne promoted church and educational reform?
Answer
Admonitio generalis
Who succeeded Tomás de Torquemada as Grand Inquisitor?
Answer
Diego de Deza
Which mountain did Genghis Khan designate as sacred?
Answer
Burkhan Khaldun
What was the name of the Khwarezmian prince who escaped the Mongol conquest?
Answer
Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu
What was the name of the battle where Jalal ad-Din defeated the Mongols in 1221?
Answer
Battle of Parwan
What was the name of Genghis Khan's daughter who ruled the Ongud tribe?
Answer
Alakhai Bekhi
Which battle in 1204 consolidated Genghis Khan's power over the Naimans?
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Battle of Chakirmaut
Who administered chloroform to Queen Victoria during childbirth?
Answer
John Snow
Which of Queen Victoria's children married a Russian grand duchess?
Answer
Prince Alfred
What was the exact date of Queen Victoria's wedding to Prince Albert?
Answer
10 February 1840
On what date was Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India?
Answer
1 May 1876
Which of Queen Victoria's sons died of hemophilia?
Answer
Prince Leopold
What was the name of the person who attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria in 1882?
Answer
Roderick Maclean
Approximately how tall was Queen Victoria?
Answer
5 feet
What was the name of the book by Marco Polo that influenced Columbus?
Answer
The Travels of Marco Polo
Which island in the Azores did Columbus stop at during his return voyage in 1493?
Answer
Santa Maria Island
What was the profession of Christopher Columbus's father, Domenico Colombo?
Answer
Wool weaver
Who was sent by the Spanish crown to arrest Christopher Columbus in 1500?
Answer
Francisco de Bobadilla
What was the name of Christopher Columbus's mother?
Answer
Susanna Fontanarossa
Which peninsula in Venezuela did Columbus first set foot on mainland South America?
Answer
Paria Peninsula
What was the original name of Columbus's ship Niña?
Answer
Santa Clara