Which French officer forced George Washington's surrender at Fort Necessity?
Answer
Louis Coulon de Villiers
34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which Mingo leader known as the Half King guided Washington in 1754?
Answer
Tanacharison
Which French officer was killed at Jumonville Glen in 1754?
Answer
Joseph Coulon de Jumonville
What May 1754 skirmish near present-day Uniontown opened fighting in the Ohio Country?
Answer
Battle of Jumonville Glen
What government granted Galileo a 1594 patent for a horse-powered water pump?
Answer
Venetian Republic
What 1604 stellar event did Galileo observe and discuss?
Answer
Kepler's Supernova
What calculating instrument did Galileo's 1606 manual explain?
Answer
Geometrical and military compass
What 1586 tract by Galileo described a balance for weighing objects in air or water?
Answer
The Little Balance
Which Roman church hosted Galileo's 1633 sentencing?
Answer
Santa Maria sopra Minerva
What villa in Arcetri was Galileo's final residence?
Answer
Villa Il Gioiello
What property of a pendulum did Galileo study in the early 1600s?
Answer
Isochronism
Which traditional Earth-centered system is debated against Copernicanism in Galileo's Dialogue?
Answer
Ptolemaic system
What scientific society elected Galileo as a member in 1611?
Answer
Accademia dei Lincei
Which 2015 initiative to search for extraterrestrial intelligence did Stephen Hawking help launch?
Answer
Breakthrough Listen
Which nurse became Stephen Hawking's second wife in 1995?
Answer
Elaine Mason
At which Cambridge college did Hawking begin graduate work in 1962?
Answer
Trinity Hall
Which actor played Stephen Hawking in the 2004 BBC television film 'Hawking'?
Answer
Benedict Cumberbatch
Who co-authored 'A Briefer History of Time' with Stephen Hawking?
Answer
Leonard Mlodinow
Which 1975 medal is listed among Stephen Hawking's awards?
Answer
Eddington Medal
Stephen Hawking's father was a medical researcher specializing in what?
Answer
tropical diseases
Which London school did Stephen Hawking attend at the start of his education?
Answer
Byron House School
Which woman was arrested three days after her stepdaughter Abigail Hobbs?
Answer
Deliverance Hobbs
Which Andover woman was the daughter-in-law of the outspoken minister Francis Dane?
Answer
Deliverance Dane
Which accused woman was the wife of Giles Corey?
Answer
Martha Corey
Which accused prisoner died in jail on June 16, 1692?
Answer
Roger Toothaker
On what date did William Phips order the Salem special court established?
Answer
May 27, 1692
Which family had legal issues with Sarah Osborne before she was accused?
Answer
Putnam family
What was the name of Sarah Good's first husband?
Answer
Daniel Poole
How long was Tituba imprisoned before her case was dismissed?
Answer
Over a year
On what date were arrest warrants issued for Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba?
Answer
February 29, 1692
Which British prime minister was created Earl of Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria in 1876?
Answer
Benjamin Disraeli
Which military nursing decoration did Queen Victoria establish in 1883?
Answer
Royal Red Cross
Which granddaughter of Queen Victoria was the last Empress of Russia?
Answer
Alexandra Feodorovna
Which son of Queen Victoria served as Governor General of Canada?
Answer
Prince Arthur
Which daughter of Victoria married the Marquess of Lorne?
Answer
Princess Louise
Which order did Queen Victoria establish in 1896?
Answer
Royal Victorian Order
Which act enabled Queen Victoria to add Empress of India to her titles?
Answer
Royal Titles Act 1876
Which law barred Victoria from inheriting Hanover?
Answer
Salic law