Which senior U.S. naval officer signed Japan’s 1945 surrender instrument for the United States?
Answer
Chester W. Nimitz
75504 Intermediate Trivia Questions
75504 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Who was the first Japanese representative to sign the 1945 surrender document?
Answer
Mamoru Shigemitsu
What document did Japan sign aboard USS Missouri to formalize its 1945 surrender?
Answer
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
What was the title of Beyoncé's 2008 album featuring “If I Were a Boy”?
Answer
I Am... Sasha Fierce
Which Tolkien work was published posthumously in 1980 as a collection of unfinished stories?
Answer
Unfinished Tales
At which battle does Théoden die in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
Answer
Battle of the Pelennor Fields
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s wife and longtime literary partner?
Answer
Edith Tolkien
In which English county did J.R.R. Tolkien spend much of his childhood?
Answer
Warwickshire
Who illustrated the original editions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit?
Answer
J.R.R. Tolkien
Which animal did Noah send out first from the Ark?
Answer
A raven
What dimensions does Genesis give for Noah's Ark?
Answer
300 by 50 by 30 cubits
Which slogan did McDonald’s use in the 1980s advertising campaign that began, “It’s a good time...” ?
Answer
It’s a good time for the great taste
What was the name of McDonald’s original operating system introduced by the McDonald brothers in 1948?
Answer
Speedee Service System
What petition did the Second Continental Congress send to King George III in 1775 in a final attempt to avoid war?
Answer
Olive Branch Petition
Who was the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence?
Answer
John Hancock
Which 1787 law created a government for the Northwest Territory and banned slavery there?
Answer
Northwest Ordinance
Who was the first presenter of the UK television programme Dragons' Den?
Answer
Evan Davis
Who was the first female investor to appear on the UK television show Dragons' Den?
Answer
Rachel Elnaugh
Which Greenwich-based line was adopted as the world’s prime meridian in 1884?
Answer
Greenwich Meridian
In what year did the Suez Canal officially open?
Answer
1869
What was Leonardo da Vinci’s 33-barrel weapon commonly called?
Answer
Organ gun
What underwater breathing device did Leonardo da Vinci design with a mask, tubes, and a chest bag?
Answer
Leonardo’s diving suit
Which Leonardo da Vinci design combined a bowed string instrument with keyboard-style keys?
Answer
Viola organista