98844 Intermediate Trivia Questions
98844 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What was the name of Albert Einstein's son who suffered from schizophrenia?
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Eduard Einstein
What was the name of Albert Einstein's son who became a civil engineer?
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Hans Albert Einstein
In which city did Albert Einstein die?
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Princeton, New Jersey
What was the name of Albert Einstein's first wife?
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Mileva Marić
Which British officer led Rogers' Rangers during the war?
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Robert Rogers
Which British general was defeated at the Battle of Carillon in 1758?
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James Abercrombie
Which British regiment was raised in America during the war?
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Royal American Regiment
Which British fort on Lake Ontario was captured by the French in 1756?
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Fort Oswego
Which British general became commander-in-chief after Braddock's death?
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William Shirley
Which French fort did George Washington visit in 1753 to deliver a message?
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Fort Le Boeuf
Which French governor surrendered Montreal in 1760?
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Marquis de Vaudreuil
What was the French name for Fort Ticonderoga?
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Fort Carillon
Which British general captured Louisbourg in 1758?
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Jeffery Amherst
What was the British fort built on the site of Fort Duquesne?
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Fort Pitt
Which Native American confederacy was a key ally of the British?
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Iroquois Confederacy
Who was the French commander at the Battle of Quebec?
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Marquis de Montcalm
What was the standard silver coin introduced by Charlemagne?
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Denarius
Which city hosted the Synod of Frankfurt in 794?
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Frankfurt
What was the name of Charlemagne's theological work against iconoclasm?
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Libri Carolini
Which son of Charlemagne was known as 'Charles the Younger'?
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Charles
What frontier zone did Charlemagne establish south of the Pyrenees?
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Spanish March
Which script was standardized and spread under Charlemagne's reforms?
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Carolingian minuscule
Which Pyrenean pass was the site of Charlemagne's 778 rear-guard ambush?
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Roncevaux Pass
What royal title did Charlemagne take after conquering the Lombards?
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King of the Lombards
Which Lombard king did Charlemagne defeat and depose in 774?
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Desiderius
The Carolingian Renaissance was a revival of what?
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Classical learning
Charlemagne's system of laws were called?
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Capitularies
Name the biographer of Charlemagne.
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Einhard
By what treaty was Charlemagne's empire divided among his grandsons?
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Treaty of Verdun
Which Spanish saint was investigated by the Inquisition for heresy?
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Teresa of Ávila
What was the name of the supreme council governing the Inquisition?
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The Suprema
What Spanish term means 'purity of blood' and was enforced by the Inquisition?
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Limpieza de sangre
Which inquisitor was later canonized as a saint?
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Pedro de Arbués
What was the name of the Daoist monk who advised Genghis Khan?
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Qiu Chuji
Which 1211 battle marked the first major Mongol victory over the Jin dynasty?
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Battle of Yehuling
Who was the Khitan advisor who served Genghis Khan?
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Yelü Chucai
What was the name of Genghis Khan's imperial guard?
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Kheshig
Which writing system was adapted for the Mongolian language under Genghis Khan?
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Uyghur script