99294 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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Which Union admiral captured New Orleans in 1862?
Answer
David Farragut
Which famous African American Union regiment led the 1863 assault on Fort Wagner?
Answer
54th Massachusetts Infantry
Which U.S. general proposed the Union's Anaconda Plan?
Answer
Winfield Scott
Which Civil War nurse founded the American Red Cross in 1881?
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Clara Barton
Which photographer's New York gallery exhibited The Dead of Antietam in 1862?
Answer
Mathew Brady
Which Union warship was sunk by the submarine H. L. Hunley in 1864?
Answer
USS Housatonic
Which fort near Savannah fell to Union rifled artillery in April 1862?
Answer
Fort Pulaski
Which Confederate general led the division in Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg?
Answer
George Pickett
Which 1862 New Mexico battle is sometimes called the Gettysburg of the West?
Answer
Glorieta Pass
Which June 1863 battle was the largest cavalry battle of the Civil War?
Answer
Brandy Station
Who was the last Confederate general to surrender his command?
Answer
Stand Watie
Which Union ironclad was sunk by a torpedo at the Battle of Mobile Bay?
Answer
USS Tecumseh
Which Confederate general was wounded by friendly fire at the Battle of the Wilderness?
Answer
James Longstreet
Which Union general was known as 'the Rock of Chickamauga'?
Answer
George Henry Thomas
What Union victory in July 1863 split the Confederacy along the Mississippi River?
Answer
Siege of Vicksburg
Which Confederate general died at the Battle of Shiloh?
Answer
Albert Sidney Johnston
What battle in 1862 was the first battle between ironclad warships?
Answer
Battle of Hampton Roads
Which Confederate cavalry general was killed at the Battle of Yellow Tavern in 1864?
Answer
J.E.B. Stuart
In which town did Robert E. Lee surrender?
Answer
Appomattox Court House
What was the name of the Union ironclad that fought the CSS Virginia?
Answer
USS Monitor
Which battle had the highest total casualties in the Civil War?
Answer
Battle of Gettysburg
Which Union general led the 'March to the Sea'?
Answer
William Tecumseh Sherman
Who was the commanding general of the Union Army at the end of the war?
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Ulysses S. Grant
What was the first major land battle of the Civil War?
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First Battle of Bull Run
The Horizon Deep is named for which research vessel?
Answer
Horizon
What is the maximum depth of the South Sandwich Trench?
Answer
8,266 m
Which deep in the Puerto Rico Trench is commonly cited as the Atlantic's deepest point?
Answer
Milwaukee Deep
How long is the Puerto Rico Trench?
Answer
810 km
How long is the Sunda Trench?
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3,200 km
What was the Sunda Trench earlier known as?
Answer
Java Trench
Which trench is also known as the Izu-Bonin Trench?
Answer
Izu-Ogasawara Trench
Which trench reaches about 10,047 m northeast of New Zealand?
Answer
Kermadec Trench
Which trench is described as the world's only subzero hadal zone?
Answer
South Sandwich Trench
What is the listed maximum depth of Molloy Deep?
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5,550 m
Who reached the bottom of Molloy Deep on 24 August 2019?
Answer
Victor Vescovo
Which DSV was renamed Bakunawa after its 2022 sale?
Answer
Limiting Factor
Who piloted Trieste with Don Walsh at Challenger Deep?
Answer
Jacques Piccard
On what date did Trieste reach Challenger Deep?
Answer
23 January 1960
What is the depth of the Calypso Deep in meters?
Answer
5,109 meters
What is the name of the deepest point in the Philippine Trench?
Answer
Emden Deep
Which submersible was used by James Cameron to reach the Challenger Deep in 2012?
Answer
Deepsea Challenger
What is the deepest point in the Caribbean Sea?
Answer
Cayman Trench