Which 1808 battle forced a French corps to surrender to Spanish forces in Andalusia?
Answer
Battle of Bailén
98587 Intermediate Trivia Questions
98587 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which German confederation did Napoleon create in 1806?
Answer
Confederation of the Rhine
Which country was created by Napoleon in 1807 from Prussian Polish lands?
Answer
Duchy of Warsaw
Which 1807 battle led directly to the Treaties of Tilsit?
Answer
Battle of Friedland
Which Austrian archduke commanded against Napoleon at Wagram?
Answer
Archduke Charles
Which 1805 campaign ended with General Mack surrendering an Austrian army?
Answer
Ulm campaign
Which 1807 treaty ended the War of the Fourth Coalition?
Answer
Treaties of Tilsit
Which Byzantine princess married Vladimir the Great of Kiev in 988?
Answer
Anna Porphyrogenita
Which battle in 1526 marked the Ottoman conquest of Hungary?
Answer
Battle of Mohács
What object is centered on the civil flag of Barbados?
Answer
Trident
Which city is Saudi Arabia's most populous?
Answer
Riyadh
Which city is the most populous in the U.S. state of Texas?
Answer
Houston
What is the most populous city proper in the Americas?
Answer
São Paulo
Which battle in 1097 marked a major victory for the First Crusade over the Seljuks?
Answer
Battle of Dorylaeum
Which Baltic crusade targeted pagan Livonians and began in 1198?
Answer
Livonian Crusade
Which Mamluk sultan captured Acre in 1291?
Answer
Al-Ashraf Khalil
Which Mamluk sultan captured Antioch in 1268?
Answer
Baibars
Which Ayyubid sultan made the 1229 treaty with Frederick II?
Answer
Al-Kamil
Which relic was captured by Saladin's forces at Hattin?
Answer
True Cross
Who was King of Jerusalem at the Battle of Hattin?
Answer
Guy of Lusignan
Which crusader state was ruled by the House of Lusignan after 1192?
Answer
Kingdom of Cyprus
Who founded the County of Edessa in 1098?
Answer
Baldwin of Boulogne
Which pope excommunicated the crusaders after they attacked Zara in 1202?
Answer
Innocent III
Which Scottish peninsula includes the Mull of Kintyre?
Answer
Kintyre
Which Ontario peninsula separates Georgian Bay from Lake Huron?
Answer
Bruce Peninsula
Which Nova Scotia peninsula contains downtown Halifax?
Answer
Halifax Peninsula
Which Italian peninsula contains the town of Sorrento?
Answer
Sorrento Peninsula
Which New Zealand peninsula contains the towns of Akaroa and Lyttelton?
Answer
Banks Peninsula
Which country contains the Nicoya Peninsula?
Answer
Costa Rica
Which English peninsula lies between the Dee Estuary and the Mersey Estuary?
Answer
Wirral Peninsula
Which Japanese peninsula is separated from Shikoku by the Kii Channel?
Answer
Kii Peninsula
Which peninsula in Eritrea contains the archaeological site of Adulis?
Answer
Buri Peninsula
Which peninsula in Oman and the UAE projects into the Strait of Hormuz?
Answer
Musandam Peninsula
Which peninsula in Qatar contains the country's capital, Doha?
Answer
Qatar Peninsula
Which peninsula in India lies south of the Vindhya Range?
Answer
Deccan Peninsula
Which peninsula in Quebec is famous for Percé Rock?
Answer
Gaspé Peninsula
Which Canadian peninsula separates Hudson Bay from the Gulf of St. Lawrence?
Answer
Labrador Peninsula
Which South Australian peninsula lies between Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent?
Answer
Yorke Peninsula
Which capital city's name means 'gardens' in Arabic?
Answer
Riyadh
Which capital of Armenia was founded as Erebuni in 782 BC?
Answer
Yerevan
Which capital of Ethiopia hosts the African Union's headquarters?
Answer
Addis Ababa
Which capital of Saudi Arabia is in the Najd region?
Answer
Riyadh