Which British engineer invented the first self-propelled torpedo in 1866?
Answer
Robert Whitehead
16373 Hard Trivia Questions
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Which British engineer built the first four-wheeled petrol-driven car in Britain in 1895?
Answer
Frederick Lanchester
Which British astronomer identified the element helium in the solar spectrum in 1868?
Answer
Joseph Norman Lockyer
What was the name of Charles Babbage's proposed general-purpose computer?
Answer
Analytical Engine
Which British engineer designed the first steam turbine ship, the Turbinia, in 1894?
Answer
Charles Algernon Parsons
Which Pre-Raphaelite painter created 'The Light of the World' in 1853?
Answer
William Holman Hunt
Which British architect designed the Natural History Museum in London, opened in 1881?
Answer
Alfred Waterhouse
Which British physicist formulated the theory of the electromagnetic field in the 1860s?
Answer
James Clerk Maxwell
Which British architect designed the Houses of Parliament after the 1834 fire?
Answer
Charles Barry
Which British mathematician introduced Boolean algebra in 1847?
Answer
George Boole
What was the name of the first moving picture film shot in England, in 1888?
Answer
Roundhay Garden Scene
Which British physicist discovered the electron in 1897?
Answer
J.J. Thomson
Who was the Norman juggler who performed before the battle?
Answer
Taillefer
Which pope granted William a papal banner for the invasion?
Answer
Pope Alexander II
Which archaeologist found many Persian bronze arrowheads on Kolonos Hill in 1939?
Answer
Spyridon Marinatos
Which two brothers of Xerxes fell in the final fighting at Thermopylae?
Answer
Abrocomes and Hyperanthes
What was the name of the father of the traitor Ephialtes?
Answer
Eurydemus
Who designed the layout of Gettysburg National Cemetery?
Answer
William Saunders
Who was the 62-year-old Union general who helped fortify Culp's Hill?
Answer
George S. Greene
Which creek lies below the eastern slope of Culp's Hill?
Answer
Rock Creek
Which Confederate general was killed in the Wheatfield at Gettysburg?
Answer
Paul Jones Semmes
Which Union regiment held the stone wall at the 'Bloody Angle' during Pickett's Charge?
Answer
69th Pennsylvania Infantry
What was the clock speed of the Apollo Guidance Computer?
Answer
2.048 MHz
What type of vehicle was used as the mobile quarantine facility for Apollo 11?
Answer
Airstream trailer
What crater was used as a landmark for the Apollo 11 landing?
Answer
West Crater
How much RAM did the Apollo Guidance Computer have?
Answer
2K words
What was the duration of the Apollo 11 lunar surface stay?
Answer
21 hours 36 minutes
What is the name of the crater that Neil Armstrong visited during his moonwalk?
Answer
Little West Crater