Which battle on April 19, 1775, began the American Revolutionary War remembered by America250?
Answer
Battles of Lexington and Concord
78017 Intermediate Trivia Questions
78017 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What was the United States’ 200th-anniversary celebration in 1976 called?
Answer
United States Bicentennial
Which 1783 treaty recognized the United States as independent from Great Britain?
Answer
Treaty of Paris
During the October 1987 global stock-market crash, which market recorded the largest one-day percentage fall?
Answer
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Which U.S. stock-market crash of 1962 is also known by the nickname the Kennedy Slide?
Answer
Flash Crash of 1962
Which 1998 hedge fund collapse intensified global market turmoil and prompted a Federal Reserve-arranged rescue?
Answer
Long-Term Capital Management
How long did the most dramatic phase of the 2010 United States flash crash last?
Answer
About 36 minutes
On what date did Japan’s Nikkei 225 reach its peak before the early-1990s market crash?
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December 29, 1989
What vehicle did Leonardo da Vinci design that is often described as an early self-propelled cart?
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Self-propelled cart
Which national medal did Georgia O'Keeffe receive from the United States in 1985?
Answer
National Medal of Arts
What was the name of Georgia O'Keeffe's husband, the photographer who founded An American Place?
Answer
Alfred Stieglitz
Which museum became the first in the United States to give Georgia O'Keeffe a retrospective?
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Museum of Modern Art
What was the name of Georgia O'Keeffe's first one-person exhibition in 1917?
Answer
Georgia O'Keeffe
Which 1951 peace treaty formally ended the state of war between Japan and most Allied powers?
Answer
Treaty of San Francisco
What was the July 26, 1945 Allied ultimatum that set terms for Japan’s surrender called?
Answer
Potsdam Declaration
What was the code name for the planned 1946 Allied invasion of the Tokyo Plain?
Answer
Operation Coronet
What was the code name for the planned November 1945 invasion of Kyushu?
Answer
Operation Olympic
Which Oxford professorship did J.R.R. Tolkien hold from 1945 to 1959?
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Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
What is the title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumously published 1977 legendarium collection?
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The Silmarillion
Which character did Olivia Wilde play in House M.D.?
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Remy Hadley
What song plays during the opening titles of House M.D.?
Answer
Teardrop
What specialty does Dr. Eric Foreman lead in House M.D.?
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Neurology
Which fictional detective is Gregory House modeled partly after in House M.D.?
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Sherlock Holmes
On what date did House M.D. end its original television run?
Answer
May 21, 2012
Which scientist proposed the three laws of motion in his 1687 work Principia?
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Isaac Newton