99182 Intermediate Trivia Questions
99182 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
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?
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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?
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Hellenic League
Who composed the famous epitaph for the Spartans at Thermopylae?
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Simonides of Ceos
What is the name of the mountain near Thermopylae that overlooks the pass?
Answer
Mount Kallidromon
Which Arcadian city-state sent 120 hoplites to Thermopylae?
Answer
Orchomenos
How many days did the main battle at Thermopylae last?
Answer
Three days
The Battle of Thermopylae was part of which larger conflict?
Answer
Greco-Persian Wars
Through what seminary grounds was the Union I Corps driven on Gettysburg's first day?
Answer
Lutheran Seminary
Which road near Culp's Hill was vital for supplying the Union army?
Answer
Baltimore Pike
Which hill formed the right flank of the Union line at Gettysburg?
Answer
Culp's Hill
From which Virginia city did Lee's army begin moving north on June 3, 1863?
Answer
Fredericksburg
Which U.S. president replaced Joseph Hooker with George Meade before Gettysburg?
Answer
Abraham Lincoln
Which Union general led a cavalry charge at East Cavalry Field on July 3?
Answer
George Armstrong Custer
What cluster of trees was the aiming point for Pickett's Charge?
Answer
The Copse of Trees
Which Union general took command of the I Corps after John Reynolds was killed?
Answer
Abner Doubleday
Who commanded the 20th Maine at Little Round Top?
Answer
Joshua Chamberlain
Which Confederate general was Lee's second-in-command (First Corps commander) at Gettysburg?
Answer
James Longstreet
Which Union cavalry general delayed the Confederate advance on July 1?
Answer
John Buford