87285 Intermediate Trivia Questions
87285 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which ancient writing system was deciphered after the discovery of the Rosetta Stone?
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Egyptian hieroglyphs
Which ancient wonder was located at Olympia and built to honor Zeus?
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Statue of Zeus
According to Hesiod, which deity gave Pandora her name?
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Hermes
In Hesiod’s account of Pandora, which poem first tells the story of her creation?
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Works and Days
Which Titan was Pandora’s husband’s brother in the traditional myth?
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Prometheus
What nickname was given to Mexico’s 1994–1995 peso and stock-market crisis?
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Tequila Crisis
What Vienna Stock Exchange event helped trigger the Panic of 1873 in Europe and the United States?
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Vienna Stock Exchange crash
Which Russian currency crisis in 1998 caused a major collapse in the country’s stock market?
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Russian ruble crisis
Which U.S. banker organized a private rescue during the Panic of 1907?
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J. P. Morgan
What was the name of the company Peter Jones founded before becoming a Dragon on the UK programme Dragons' Den?
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Phones International Group
What is the name of the business investment company founded by UK Dragon Duncan Bannatyne?
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Bannatyne Group
In the UK version of Dragons' Den, which Dragon was the founder of Phones 4u?
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John Caudwell
In the UK version of Dragons' Den, which Dragon founded Red Letter Days?
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Rachel Elnaugh
Who was the woman kissed in Alfred Eisenstaedt’s famous V-J Day photograph?
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Greta Zimmer Friedman
What was the first phase of the planned Allied invasion of Japan under Operation Downfall called?
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Operation Olympic
Who signed Japan’s surrender instrument as the United States representative?
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Chester W. Nimitz
Which flag inspired the snake depicted on the cover of Metallica's 1991 album?
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The Gadsden flag
Which bassist received co-writing credit on Metallica’s “My Friend of Misery”?
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Jason Newsted
In Pokémon Pokopia, which Pokémon is known as Smearguru?
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Smeargle
What is the quinceañera’s formal entrance into the celebration commonly called?
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The grand entrance
What major 2006 film festival premiered the movie Quinceañera?
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Sundance Film Festival
Which company’s 2019 IPO became the world’s largest public offering at the time?
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Saudi Aramco