What was the name of the first London Underground line, which opened in 1863?
Answer
Metropolitan Railway
99008 Intermediate Trivia Questions
99008 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which British inventor developed an early incandescent light bulb in 1878?
Answer
Joseph Swan
Which British chemist synthesized the first aniline dye, mauveine, in 1856?
Answer
William Henry Perkin
Which steamship laid the first successful transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866?
Answer
SS Great Eastern
In what year was the first FA Cup final held?
Answer
1872
Which British golfer won the first Open Championship in 1860?
Answer
Willie Park Sr.
Which British naturalist independently conceived the theory of natural selection alongside Darwin?
Answer
Alfred Russel Wallace
Which British painter created the famous pre-Raphaelite work 'Ophelia' in 1852?
Answer
John Everett Millais
Which British physician introduced the first vaccine for typhoid in 1896?
Answer
Almroth Wright
Which British reformer led the campaign to repeal the Corn Laws?
Answer
Richard Cobden
Which British illustrator famously drew the 'Alice in Wonderland' pictures?
Answer
John Tenniel
Which British chemist discovered the element thallium in 1861?
Answer
William Crookes
What was the name of the ship that carried Charles Darwin on his voyage?
Answer
HMS Beagle
Which British surgeon pioneered antiseptic surgery in 1865?
Answer
Joseph Lister
Which British statesman served as Prime Minister four times during the Victorian era?
Answer
William Ewart Gladstone
Which British explorer named Victoria Falls after Queen Victoria?
Answer
David Livingstone
Which British poet was appointed Poet Laureate in 1850?
Answer
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Which British engineer designed the London sewer system in the 1850s–60s?
Answer
Joseph Bazalgette
What castle did William order built at Dover after the battle?
Answer
Dover Castle
Which bishop from Coutances fought at Hastings?
Answer
Geoffrey of Coutances
Which Norman chronicler wrote the most detailed account of the battle?
Answer
William of Poitiers
Where was Harold Godwinson's body reportedly buried?
Answer
Waltham Abbey
Who commanded the Breton contingent at Hastings?
Answer
Alan Rufus
What monastery did William found on the battlefield to commemorate his victory?
Answer
Battle Abbey
What was the name of William the Conqueror's half-brother who fought at Hastings?
Answer
Odo of Bayeux
Which Viking king fought at the Battle of Stamford Bridge shortly before Hastings?
Answer
Harald Hardrada
Which isthmus did many Greeks prepare to defend after Thermopylae?
Answer
Isthmus of Corinth
After Artemisium, toward which gulf did the Greek navy retreat?
Answer
Saronic Gulf
Which gate of the Thermopylae pass did Leonidas choose to defend?
Answer
Middle gate
Which peoples did Xerxes first send to take the Greek defenders prisoner?
Answer
Medes and Cissians
What was the name of the Greek alliance that fought against Persia in 480 BC?
Answer
Hellenic League
Who composed the famous epitaph for the Spartans at Thermopylae?
Answer
Simonides of Ceos
What is the name of the mountain near Thermopylae that overlooks the pass?
Answer
Mount Kallidromon