Near which island was young Julius Caesar captured by pirates?
Answer
Pharmacusa
16373 Hard Trivia Questions
16373 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
On which Roman festival date was Julius Caesar assassinated?
Answer
Ides of March
What Roman province did Julius Caesar govern in 61 BC?
Answer
Hispania Ulterior
Who was Julius Caesar's chief lieutenant during the Gallic Wars?
Answer
Titus Labienus
What was the name of the building where Julius Caesar was assassinated?
Answer
Curia of Pompey
What was the name of Julius Caesar's mother?
Answer
Aurelia Cotta
In Aztec mythology, what god sacrificed himself to become the fifth sun?
Answer
Nanahuatzin
What was the name of the Aztec fire serpent deity?
Answer
Xiuhcoatl
What was the name of the Aztec underworld of nine levels?
Answer
Mictlan
What battle followed the Spanish retreat known as La Noche Triste?
Answer
Battle of Otumba
In Aztec mythology, what was the name of the first sun creation?
Answer
Nahui Ocelotl
What Aztec goddess is depicted as a decapitated snake woman?
Answer
Coatlicue
Who was the last Aztec emperor, captured during the fall?
Answer
Cuauhtémoc
On what exact date did Tenochtitlan surrender to the Spanish?
Answer
August 13, 1521
What was the title of the Inca high priest?
Answer
Willaq Umu
What was the Inca system of 41 sacred lines radiating from Cusco called?
Answer
Ceque system
On which volcano were the Inca 'Children of Llullaillaco' mummies discovered?
Answer
Llullaillaco
In what year did Pachacuti become the Sapa Inca?
Answer
1438
What Inca site is known as the 'Sister of Machu Picchu'?
Answer
Choquequirao
What was the Inca rite of child sacrifice called?
Answer
Capacocha
What is the name of the Inca astronomical stone at Machu Picchu?
Answer
Intihuatana
What was the ancient Maya name of the city of Tikal?
Answer
Yax Mutal
Which Maya site features the Temple of the Seven Dolls?
Answer
Dzibilchaltun
Approximately how many distinct glyphs are known in the Maya script?
Answer
About 800 glyphs
What date marked the end of the 13th b'ak'tun in the Maya Long Count?
Answer
December 21, 2012
At which Maya site is the tallest known stela located?
Answer
Quiriguá
Which British cavalry officer was nicknamed 'Bloody Ban'?
Answer
Banastre Tarleton
Which state contributed the most troops to the Continental Army?
Answer
Massachusetts
Who commanded the French expeditionary force at Yorktown?
Answer
Comte de Rochambeau
On what exact date did the Battle of Bunker Hill occur?
Answer
June 17, 1775
Which French admiral commanded the fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake?
Answer
Comte de Grasse
Which American general was killed at the Battle of Camden?
Answer
Johann de Kalb
On what exact date in 1770 did the Boston Massacre occur?
Answer
March 5