Which Theban leader is listed among the Greek commanders at Thermopylae?
Answer
Leontiades
34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What token of submission had Darius demanded from Greek city-states?
Answer
Earth and water
Which near-simultaneous battle with Plataea destroyed much of the Persian fleet?
Answer
Battle of Mycale
Into which straits did Themistocles lure the Persian navy after Thermopylae?
Answer
Straits of Salamis
Which elite Persian unit did Hydarnes lead around the mountain path?
Answer
Immortals
What defensive structure did the Greeks fight in front of at Thermopylae?
Answer
Phocian wall
What Greek formation could block the narrow Thermopylae pass with ease?
Answer
Hoplite phalanx
Which ship canal opened in 1894 to let ocean-going ships reach Manchester?
Answer
Manchester Ship Canal
Which British trade laws on imported grain were repealed in 1846?
Answer
Corn Laws
Which engineer patented a high-pressure steam engine in 1802?
Answer
Richard Trevithick
Which process did Henry Cort patent in 1784 to refine pig iron?
Answer
Puddling
Which sovereign state is the smallest in Africa by area?
Answer
Seychelles
Which country is the smallest in Central America by area?
Answer
El Salvador
Which European microstate covers 468 square kilometers?
Answer
Andorra
Which country covers 652,230 square kilometers in South-Central Asia?
Answer
Afghanistan
At which Yorkshire castle did Richard III spend part of his youth under Warwick's tutelage?
Answer
Middleham Castle
Which Welsh castle surrendered to Yorkist forces on 14 August 1468?
Answer
Harlech Castle
Which Archbishop of York was Warwick the Kingmaker's brother?
Answer
George Neville
Which Warwickshire castle was the birthplace of Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence?
Answer
Warwick Castle
Which noble title did Henry Tudor hold before becoming king?
Answer
Earl of Richmond
Which earl changed sides from Edward IV to Henry VI in 1470?
Answer
Earl of Warwick
Which Yorkist leader was killed at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460?
Answer
Richard, Duke of York
Which noble family did Warwick the Kingmaker belong to?
Answer
Neville
Which 1461 battle was fought the day before Towton?
Answer
Ferrybridge
Which battle on 17 February 1461 freed Henry VI from Yorkist custody?
Answer
Second Battle of St Albans
Which Lancastrian commander was killed at the Battle of Blore Heath?
Answer
Lord Audley
Which Yorkist commander defeated Lord Audley at Blore Heath?
Answer
Earl of Salisbury
Which battle was fought on 23 September 1459 in Staffordshire?
Answer
Blore Heath
Which 1459 parliament attainted leading Yorkists after Ludford Bridge?
Answer
Parliament of Devils
What title did Richard of York hold as head of government during Henry VI's illness?
Answer
Lord Protector