Which village on the French right became the focus of Prussian attacks?
Answer
Plancenoit
97194 Intermediate Trivia Questions
97194 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which writer authored Comentarios Reales de los Incas, a major account of Inca history?
Answer
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
Which Inca noble led the 1780 uprising against Spanish rule in Peru?
Answer
Túpac Amaru II
Which Inca ruler besieged Cusco against the Spanish in 1536?
Answer
Manco Inca Yupanqui
Which Inca ruler was the father of both Huáscar and Atahualpa?
Answer
Huayna Capac
What name is used for the Inca state that survived at Vilcabamba from 1537 to 1572?
Answer
Neo-Inca State
Which Inca ruler founded the Neo-Inca State at Vilcabamba?
Answer
Manco Inca Yupanqui
Which Norman council approved William's planned expedition to England?
Answer
Council of Lillebonne
Which claimant was proclaimed king by the Witenagemot after Harold died at Hastings?
Answer
Edgar Ætheling
Which woman reportedly identified Harold's body from marks only she knew?
Answer
Edith the Fair
Which chronicle called the battle 'at the hoary apple tree'?
Answer
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
What troop type made up the Norman front lines at Hastings?
Answer
Archers
About what fraction of William's army was cavalry?
Answer
One-quarter
About what time did fighting begin at Hastings?
Answer
9 am
On what date did Harold defeat Harald Hardrada at Stamford Bridge?
Answer
25 September 1066
On what date did William's invasion force land at Pevensey?
Answer
28 September 1066
Which small country's parliament is called the Landtag?
Answer
Liechtenstein
What is the capital of the island nation of Tuvalu?
Answer
Funafuti
What title is given to San Marino's two elected heads of state?
Answer
Captains Regent
What currency does Liechtenstein use?
Answer
Swiss franc
Which country has Monaco's only land border?
Answer
France
What is the official currency of Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Answer
Eastern Caribbean dollar
In what year did Malta join the European Union?
Answer
2004
What was Nauru formerly known as by Europeans?
Answer
Pleasant Island
In what year did Nauru become independent?
Answer
1968
What former name was Tuvalu known by before independence?
Answer
Ellice Islands
What 1929 treaty established Vatican City as an independent state?
Answer
Lateran Treaty
Which small island country is nicknamed the Spice Isle?
Answer
Grenada
Which small Caribbean country includes Redonda as a dependency?
Answer
Antigua and Barbuda