99294 Intermediate Trivia Questions
99294 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What is the title of the first book printed using movable type in Europe?
Answer
The Gutenberg Bible
Which Italian queen of France was a major patron of the arts during the Renaissance?
Answer
Catherine de' Medici
In what year was the Medici Bank founded?
Answer
1397
Which biblical scene is depicted at the center of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Answer
The Creation of Adam
Which Renaissance astronomer first proposed a heliocentric model in his 1543 book?
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Nicolaus Copernicus
What is the name of the influential Han dynasty mathematical text?
Answer
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
Which Han emperor sent Zhang Qian on his mission to the Western Regions?
Answer
Emperor Wu of Han
Which Tang emperor had a famous romance with Yang Yuhuan?
Answer
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
What is the name of the Ming dynasty imperial palace in Beijing?
Answer
Forbidden City
Which Chinese emperor ordered the burning of books and burying of scholars?
Answer
Qin Shi Huang
What was the capital of the Qin dynasty?
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Xianyang
Which dynasty added the most sections to the Great Wall?
Answer
Ming dynasty
Which Chinese invention for navigation was first described in a Song dynasty text?
Answer
Magnetic compass
Who was the first emperor of the Han dynasty?
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Liu Bang
Which Chinese emperor ordered the construction of the Grand Canal?
Answer
Emperor Yang of Sui
What was the capital of the Eastern Han dynasty?
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Luoyang
Which dynasty introduced the imperial examination system for civil service?
Answer
Sui dynasty
Which Chinese dynasty was responsible for the invention of paper money?
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Song dynasty
Which Chinese dynasty is known for its oracle bones and bronze vessels?
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Shang dynasty
What year did the Tang dynasty begin?
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618
Which Han dynasty official is credited with inventing paper?
Answer
Cai Lun
Which ancient Greek mathematician developed a sieve for finding prime numbers?
Answer
Eratosthenes
Which battle in 338 BC marked the beginning of Macedonian dominance over Greece?
Answer
Battle of Chaeronea
Which ancient Greek city-state hosted the Isthmian Games?
Answer
Corinth
Which Greek philosopher proposed that all matter is made of atoms?
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Democritus
Which naval battle in 480 BC saw the Greek fleet defeat the Persians?
Answer
Battle of Salamis
Which Greek scientist invented the Archimedes' screw?
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Archimedes
Which Greek general led the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon?
Answer
Miltiades
Which Greek physician is known as the 'Father of Medicine'?
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Hippocrates
Which Greek historian wrote 'The Histories' about the Persian Wars?
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Herodotus