Which 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
Answer
Brown v. Board of Education
92363 Intermediate Trivia Questions
92363 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
At which Arizona site did Geronimo make his final surrender to the U.S. Army in 1886?
Answer
Skeleton Canyon
What was the name of the 1870s outlaw gang led by Jesse James and his brother Frank?
Answer
James–Younger Gang
Who founded the frontier settlement that became Tombstone, Arizona, in 1879?
Answer
Ed Schieffelin
Which 1883 railroad connected the Northern Plains to the Pacific Northwest?
Answer
Northern Pacific Railway
What was the name of the 1881 gunfight in Arizona involving Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, Morgan Earp, and Doc Holliday?
Answer
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Which 1876 battle was a decisive victory for Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho forces over the U.S. Army?
Answer
Battle of the Little Bighorn
Which Nazi camp complex was the site of the 1944 Sonderkommando revolt?
Answer
Auschwitz-Birkenau
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