Which Nazi camp complex was the site of the 1944 Sonderkommando revolt?
Answer
Auschwitz-Birkenau
92203 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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Which 1943 revolt saw prisoners escape from the Nazi extermination camp Sobibór?
Answer
Sobibór uprising
Which German industrialist saved about 1,200 Jews by employing them during the Holocaust?
Answer
Oskar Schindler
At the Wannsee Conference on 20 January 1942, what Nazi policy was coordinated for Europe’s Jews?
Answer
The Final Solution
Who was the first person to die while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall?
Answer
Ida Siekmann
Which person was the last to be shot and killed while crossing the Berlin Wall?
Answer
Chris Gueffroy
What was the name of the Berlin Wall memorial section opened in 1998 on Bernauer Straße?
Answer
Berlin Wall Memorial
Which Berlin Wall crossing was named for the letter C in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
Answer
Checkpoint Charlie
How long was the Berlin Wall system around West Berlin?
Answer
About 155 kilometres
Who led the first Japanese air attack wave at Pearl Harbor?
Answer
Mitsuo Fuchida
How long did the main Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor last?
Answer
About two hours
Who commanded the Japanese carrier strike force that attacked Pearl Harbor?
Answer
Chuichi Nagumo
Into which river were Joan of Arc’s ashes thrown after her execution?
Answer
Seine River
Which battle did Joan of Arc help the French win shortly after Orléans?
Answer
Battle of Patay
At which castle did Joan of Arc first meet the future Charles VII?
Answer
Chinon Castle
Which three saints did Joan of Arc identify as guiding her visions?
Answer
Michael, Catherine, and Margaret
Which group captured Joan of Arc near Compiègne in 1430?
Answer
Burgundians
What title meaning “the Maid” was associated with Joan of Arc?
Answer
La Pucelle
What was the first space rendezvous between two crewed spacecraft, achieved by Gemini 6A and Gemini 7 in 1965?
Answer
Gemini 6A–Gemini 7 rendezvous
What was the name of Mahatma Gandhi’s 1917 campaign supporting indigo farmers in Bihar?
Answer
Champaran Satyagraha
What is the title of Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography, first published in English in 1927?
Answer
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
What was Mahatma Gandhi’s campaign for Indian-made goods called?
Answer
Swadeshi movement
Which Indian leader did Mahatma Gandhi regard as his political guru?
Answer
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Which ashram did Mahatma Gandhi establish near Ahmedabad in 1917?
Answer
Sabarmati Ashram
In which city did Mahatma Gandhi begin his 1930 Salt March?
Answer
Ahmedabad
At which school did Nelson Mandela cast his vote in South Africa’s first democratic national election?
Answer
Ohlange High School
What was the name of Nelson Mandela’s anti-apartheid armed wing?
Answer
Umkhonto we Sizwe
Which university did Nelson Mandela attend before leaving after a student protest in 1940?
Answer
University of Fort Hare