Which speech did Nelson Mandela deliver from the dock at the Rivonia Trial in 1964?
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I Am Prepared to Die
92203 Intermediate Trivia Questions
92203 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which university awarded Nelson Mandela an LLB degree in 1989?
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University of South Africa
Where was Nelson Mandela inaugurated as South Africa’s president in 1994?
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Union Buildings
Who shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela?
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F. W. de Klerk
Which 751 conflict is often linked to paper-making knowledge spreading westward from China?
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Battle of Talas
Who coined the modern term “Silk Road” in 1877 for the ancient trade routes across Eurasia?
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Ferdinand von Richthofen
Which 1185 naval battle ended the Genpei War between Japan’s Minamoto and Taira clans?
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Battle of Dan-no-ura
Which 1274 invasion brought Kublai Khan’s Mongol-led forces to Japan’s shores?
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Mongol invasion of Japan
Which Viking king ruled England, Denmark and Norway as part of a North Sea empire?
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Cnut the Great
What is the name of the Viking rune alphabet with 16 characters used in Scandinavia?
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Younger Futhark
Which battle in 1066 is commonly considered the end of the Viking Age?
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Battle of Stamford Bridge
What was the name of the Viking army that invaded Anglo-Saxon England in 865?
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Great Heathen Army
Which medieval military order was founded in the Kingdom of León in 1170?
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Order of Santiago
Which Spanish military order was founded in 1158 to defend the town of Calatrava?
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Order of Calatrava
Which Spartan festival honored Apollo and the hero Hyacinthus?
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Hyacinthia
Which Spartan king led an invasion of the Persian Empire in 396 BCE?
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Agesilaus II
Which battle in 371 BCE ended Sparta’s dominance in Greece?
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Battle of Leuctra
What was the name of Sparta’s communal dining system?
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Syssitia
What was the name of the alliance led by Sparta during the classical Greek period?
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Peloponnesian League