16373 Hard Trivia Questions
16373 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Approximately how many years did the Zhou dynasty last?
Answer
790 years
What was the official state philosophy of the Han dynasty from 136 BC?
Answer
Confucianism
Which Greek mathematician is known for developing the concept of conic sections?
Answer
Apollonius of Perga
Which Greek philosopher was the founder of Stoicism?
Answer
Zeno of Citium
Which naval battle in 405 BC ended the Peloponnesian War?
Answer
Aegospotami
Which Greek orator delivered the Philippics against Philip of Macedon?
Answer
Demosthenes
Which Greek sculptor wrote the Canon, a treatise on ideal proportions?
Answer
Polykleitos
Which Greek astronomer first discovered the precession of the equinoxes?
Answer
Hipparchus
Which Greek poet wrote the epic 'Argonautica'?
Answer
Apollonius of Rhodes
Who was the ancient Greek astronomer who first proposed a heliocentric model?
Answer
Aristarchus of Samos
Which pretender claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, in the 1490s?
Answer
Perkin Warbeck
Where was King Henry VI initially buried after his death in 1471?
Answer
Chertsey Abbey
What term is used for the brief restoration of Henry VI to the throne in 1470–71?
Answer
The Readeption
Which Yorkist prince, the younger son of Edward IV, disappeared in the Tower of London?
Answer
Richard of Shrewsbury
Which battle in 1487 is considered the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses?
Answer
Battle of Stoke Field
Who was the first U.S. military governor of the Philippines after the war?
Answer
Wesley Merritt
On what date did the U.S. Senate ratify the Treaty of Paris?
Answer
February 6, 1899
Who commanded the mission to scuttle the USS Merrimac in Santiago Harbor?
Answer
Richmond P. Hobson
What U.S. Army general commanded the Fifth Army Corps in Cuba?
Answer
William Rufus Shafter
On what date did the Battle of Manila Bay take place?
Answer
May 1, 1898
What was the flagship of Admiral Cervera's fleet at Santiago?
Answer
Infanta Maria Teresa
In what year was the Gutenberg Bible completed?
Answer
1455
Which battle in 1410 was a decisive Polish-Lithuanian victory over the Teutonic Knights?
Answer
Battle of Grunwald
Which pope banned the crossbow against Christians at the Second Lateran Council?
Answer
Pope Innocent II
Which English parliament in 1265 first included commoners?
Answer
Simon de Montfort's Parliament
Which Byzantine emperor was defeated at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071?
Answer
Romanos IV Diogenes
Which treaty ended the War of the Sicilian Vespers in 1302?
Answer
Treaty of Caltabellotta
Which medieval council (1414–1418) ended the Western Schism?
Answer
Council of Constance
What was the name of the forged document granting papal authority over the Western Roman Empire?
Answer
Donation of Constantine
Which battle in 1241 saw a Mongol victory over a European army in Poland?
Answer
Battle of Legnica
What is the name of the collection of annals recording the history of the Anglo-Saxons?
Answer
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Which Holy Roman Emperor was known as Frederick Barbarossa?
Answer
Frederick I