What is the name of the deepest point in the Philippine Trench?
Answer
Emden Deep
99347 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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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
What is the second deepest ocean trench after the Mariana Trench?
Answer
Tonga Trench
What is the Russian name for Napoleon's invasion of 1812?
Answer
Patriotic War of 1812
Which French general successfully defended Genoa in 1800?
Answer
André Masséna
What was the last major battle of the Peninsular War?
Answer
Battle of Toulouse (1814)
Which battle in 1807 was the first major clash between French and Russian armies?
Answer
Battle of Eylau
Which British general commanded the Light Division in the Peninsular War?
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Robert Craufurd
Which Prussian general reformed the army after the disaster at Jena?
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Gerhard von Scharnhorst
Which river did Napoleon cross to begin his 1812 invasion of Russia?
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Niemen River
What was the name of the economic blockade against Britain imposed by Napoleon?
Answer
Continental System
Which 1813 battle is known as the Battle of the Nations?
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Battle of Leipzig
What was the name of the 1814 treaty that ended the War of the Sixth Coalition?
Answer
Treaty of Paris (1814)
Which French marshal was made King of Sweden in 1818?
Answer
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
What was the name of the British victory in 1813 that broke French power in Spain?
Answer
Battle of Vittoria
Which coalition fought against France from 1803 to 1806?
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Third Coalition
Who was the Prussian commander at the Battle of Waterloo?
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Which treaty exiled Napoleon to Elba in 1814?
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Treaty of Fontainebleau
Which 1806 battle saw the destruction of the Prussian army?
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Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
Which British commander led the allied forces at Waterloo?
Answer
Duke of Wellington
Which French pilot was the highest-scoring Allied ace of World War I?
Answer
René Fonck
Which Russian general led the Brusilov Offensive in 1916?
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Alexei Brusilov
Which 1917 battle resulted in a major Italian defeat?
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Battle of Caporetto
Which German admiral commanded the East Asia Squadron at the Battle of Coronel?
Answer
Maximilian von Spee
Which battle began on July 31, 1917, and is also called the Third Battle of Ypres?
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Battle of Passchendaele
Which British officer became famous for his role in the Arab Revolt during World War I?
Answer
T. E. Lawrence
Which Ottoman minister of war helped lead the empire during World War I?
Answer
Enver Pasha
Who was the British prime minister when World War I began in 1914?
Answer
H. H. Asquith
Which battle in September 1914 halted the German advance toward Paris?
Answer
First Battle of the Marne
Which German flying ace had the most aerial victories in World War I?
Answer
Manfred von Richthofen
Which French general served as Supreme Allied Commander in 1918?
Answer
Ferdinand Foch
Which German general is credited with the victory at the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914?
Answer
Paul von Hindenburg
Which British general captured Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire in 1917?
Answer
Edmund Allenby
Which treaty ended Russia's involvement in World War I?
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Who commanded the British Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland?
Answer
John Jellicoe
Which Russian army was destroyed at the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914?
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Second Army
What intercepted telegram from Germany to Mexico helped bring the U.S. into WWI?
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Zimmermann Telegram
What was the largest naval battle of World War I?
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Battle of Jutland
What was the name of Germany's plan for a two-front war against France and Russia?
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Schlieffen Plan
At which battle were tanks first used in combat?
Answer
Battle of Flers–Courcelette