Which British explorer named Vancouver Island?
Answer
George Vancouver
98891 Intermediate Trivia Questions
98891 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which treaty in 1763 ended the Seven Years' War?
Answer
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Which act of 1919 provided for responsible government in India?
Answer
Government of India Act 1919
Which British explorer was the first to sight the Victoria Falls?
Answer
David Livingstone
Which Canadian province was originally called Upper Canada?
Answer
Ontario
Which African lake was discovered by British explorer John Hanning Speke?
Answer
Lake Victoria
Which British act established the Canadian Confederation in 1867?
Answer
British North America Act
Which treaty ended the First Anglo-Burmese War?
Answer
Treaty of Yandabo
Which British colony was the first to gain responsible government?
Answer
Nova Scotia
What was the name of the 1837 rebellion in Upper Canada?
Answer
Upper Canada Rebellion
What was the capital of British Ceylon?
Answer
Colombo
Who was the last British monarch to rule over the American colonies?
Answer
George III
Which battle in 1805 ensured British naval supremacy for a century?
Answer
Battle of Trafalgar
Which British prime minister championed the policy of 'splendid isolation'?
Answer
Lord Salisbury
What was the name of the rebellion in 1857 against British rule in India?
Answer
Indian Rebellion of 1857
Which colony was known as 'the jewel in the crown'?
Answer
India
What treaty in 1783 granted the United States independence?
Answer
Treaty of Paris
Which battle in 1759 secured British control of Quebec?
Answer
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Who was the last viceroy of India?
Answer
Lord Mountbatten
Which Persian king conquered Egypt in 525 BC?
Answer
Cambyses II
Which Persian king sanctioned the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem?
Answer
Cyrus the Great
Which Sassanid king captured Jerusalem in 614 AD?
Answer
Khosrow II
What battle in 479 BC ended the Persian invasion of Greece?
Answer
Battle of Plataea
Which Persian king ended the Greco-Persian Wars with a peace treaty?
Answer
Artaxerxes I
Who founded the Sassanid Empire in 224 AD?
Answer
Ardashir I
What language was used for official documents in the Sassanid Empire?
Answer
Middle Persian
Which queen commanded a Persian fleet at the Battle of Salamis?
Answer
Artemisia I
What is the trilingual inscription that records Darius I's rise to power?
Answer
Behistun Inscription
What battle in 333 BC was a major victory for Alexander the Great over Darius III?
Answer
Battle of Issus
Who led the Persian forces at the Battle of Thermopylae?
Answer
Xerxes I
What battle was a decisive Greek naval victory in 480 BC?
Answer
Battle of Salamis
What writing system was used for the Old Persian language?
Answer
Cuneiform
What is the spring equinox festival in Persian culture?
Answer
Nowruz
Which Persian king built the city of Persepolis?
Answer
Darius I
What city was burned by Alexander the Great in 330 BC?
Answer
Persepolis
Who was the last Achaemenid king?
Answer
Darius III