98891 Intermediate Trivia Questions
98891 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What is the name of the circular observatory at Chichen Itza?
Answer
El Caracol
Which Soviet linguist made key breakthroughs in deciphering Maya hieroglyphs?
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Yuri Knorozov
What material did the Maya use to make their codices?
Answer
Bark paper
How many days are in one b'ak'tun of the Maya Long Count?
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144,000 days
What is the name of the Maya codex kept in Dresden?
Answer
Dresden Codex
Who commanded the American forces at the Battle of Cowpens?
Answer
Daniel Morgan
Which American general accepted the British surrender after the Battles of Saratoga?
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Horatio Gates
What document established the first national government of the United States?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
Which battle in 1777 convinced France to aid the American cause?
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Battle of Saratoga
Who was the first secretary of the Continental Congress?
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Charles Thomson
What resolution declared American independence on July 2, 1776?
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Lee Resolution
Which British general became commander-in-chief in America in 1778?
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Henry Clinton
What was the name of John Paul Jones's famous ship?
Answer
Bonhomme Richard
Who was the British officer executed for espionage in 1780?
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John André
Who was the American general known as the 'Fighting Quaker'?
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Nathanael Greene
Which city served as the capital of the Continental Congress after Philadelphia was evacuated in 1777?
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York, Pennsylvania
What British act declared the American colonies in rebellion in 1775?
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Proclamation of Rebellion
What committee drafted the Declaration of Independence?
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Committee of Five
Who was the French nobleman who served as a major general in the Continental Army?
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Marquis de Lafayette
Who was the American partisan leader known as the 'Swamp Fox'?
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Francis Marion
On which hill was the Battle of Bunker Hill actually fought?
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Breed's Hill
Which Hessian commander was killed at the Battle of Trenton?
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Johann Rall
Which Polish cavalry officer died fighting for American independence?
Answer
Casimir Pulaski
What British act required colonists to provide housing for soldiers?
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Quartering Act
Which battle in 1781 was a decisive American victory in the southern campaign?
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Battle of Cowpens
Who was the American naval commander known as the 'Father of the American Navy'?
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John Paul Jones
Which fort was captured by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys in 1775?
Answer
Fort Ticonderoga
What was the name of the treaty that brought France into the Revolutionary War?
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Treaty of Alliance (1778)
Who was the British general who surrendered at Saratoga?
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John Burgoyne
On what date did the Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?
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July 4, 1776
What was the name of the first written constitution of the United States?
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Articles of Confederation
Which winter encampment of the Continental Army saw great suffering?
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Valley Forge
Who said "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?
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Patrick Henry
What series of laws passed by Britain in 1774 were called the Intolerable Acts?
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Coercive Acts
Which American general turned traitor and joined the British?
Answer
Benedict Arnold
What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
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Battle of Yorktown
Who was the British king during the American Revolution?
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King George III
Which battle in 1777 is considered the turning point of the war?
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Battle of Saratoga
Which British general led the Charge of the Light Brigade?
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Lord Cardigan
Which British colony was the site of the Eureka Stockade?
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Victoria