77072 Intermediate Trivia Questions
77072 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
In which Hesiod poem does the detailed story of Pandora and her jar appear?
Answer
Works and Days
In BBC’s Dragons’ Den, which Dragon founded the Bannatyne Group?
Answer
Duncan Bannatyne
In BBC’s Dragons’ Den, which Dragon joined the panel in 2015?
Answer
Touker Suleyman
What investment firm did Dragons' Den investor James Caan found in 2003?
Answer
Hamilton Bradshaw
Which Dragons' Den investor acquired the high-street stationery chain Ryman in 1995?
Answer
Theo Paphitis
What instrument did Leonardo da Vinci devise to measure humidity?
Answer
Hygrometer
What musical instrument did Leonardo da Vinci design using wheels to move bowing strings?
Answer
Viola organista
What self-propelled vehicle did Leonardo da Vinci sketch in the Codex Atlanticus?
Answer
Self-propelled cart
What was the title of Georgia O'Keeffe's 1932 painting that became famous as a large flower image?
Answer
Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1
Which New York photographer first exhibited Georgia O'Keeffe's abstract drawings in 1916?
Answer
Alfred Stieglitz
On what date did Japan publicly announce its World War II surrender in Japan?
Answer
15 August 1945
Which U.S. president was in office when Japan formally surrendered in September 1945?
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Harry S. Truman
Who signed Japan’s formal surrender as its foreign minister in 1945?
Answer
Mamoru Shigemitsu
What was the codename for the planned 1946 Allied invasion of the Kanto Plain near Tokyo?
Answer
Operation Coronet
What was the name of the woman in Alfred Eisenstaedt's famous V-J Day kiss photograph?
Answer
Greta Zimmer Friedman
Which Allied declaration did Japan accept before signing its formal surrender in 1945?
Answer
Potsdam Declaration
What was the name of Emperor Hirohito's 1945 radio announcement accepting Japan's surrender terms?
Answer
Jewel Voice Broadcast
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s university degree subject at Oxford?
Answer
English Language and Literature
What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first published scholarly work on Beowulf called?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
In Genesis, what was the first sign that the Flood waters had receded from the earth?
Answer
The mountaintops appeared
In Genesis, what was the height of Noah’s Ark in cubits?
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Thirty cubits
In Genesis, what was Noah’s age when the Flood waters came upon the earth?
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600 years old
In the Qur’an, on which mountain does Noah’s Ark come to rest?
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Mount Judi
What is the name of the Italian race car who competes against Lightning McQueen in Pixar's Cars 2?
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Francesco Bernoulli