34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What was the original Spanish name Columbus gave to the island of Puerto Rico?
Answer
San Juan Bautista
Who captained the Pinta on Columbus's first voyage?
Answer
Martín Alonso Pinzón
What name did Columbus give to the island of Cuba?
Answer
Juana
What was the name of Columbus's brother who became governor of Hispaniola?
Answer
Bartholomew
On what date did Columbus return to Spain after his first voyage?
Answer
March 15, 1493
Which modern-day nation is San Salvador Island part of?
Answer
The Bahamas
What was the name of Columbus's eldest son?
Answer
Diego Columbus
From which Spanish town did Columbus depart on his first voyage?
Answer
Palos de la Frontera
In what year did Christopher Columbus die?
Answer
1506
Which ruler hired Leonardo as military architect and engineer in 1502?
Answer
Cesare Borgia
Which aviation device is Leonardo's aerial screw often compared to?
Answer
Helicopter
Which Saint Petersburg museum holds Leonardo's Benois Madonna?
Answer
Hermitage Museum
Which museum in Munich holds Leonardo's Madonna of the Carnation?
Answer
Alte Pinakothek
Which Leonardo painting is considered his only known male portrait?
Answer
Portrait of a Musician
What is the name of the painting by Leonardo that sold for $450 million in 2017?
Answer
Salvator Mundi
What is the name of the church in Milan that houses The Last Supper?
Answer
Santa Maria delle Grazie
What is the name of Leonardo's painting of St. John the Baptist?
Answer
St. John the Baptist
What is the name of Leonardo's unfinished painting of the three Magi?
Answer
Adoration of the Magi
What lost fresco did Leonardo paint in the Palazzo Vecchio?
Answer
Battle of Anghiari
What is the name of Leonardo's design for a large-scale crossbow?
Answer
Giant crossbow
What is the name of Leonardo's painting of a woman holding an ermine?
Answer
Lady with an Ermine
Under which Florentine artist did Leonardo da Vinci apprentice?
Answer
Andrea del Verrocchio
What is the name of Leonardo's painting of the Virgin Mary, baby Jesus, and Saint Anne?
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The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
Who was the Duke of Milan who employed Leonardo da Vinci?
Answer
Ludovico Sforza
At which battle did Alexander the Great defeat the Persian king Darius III for the final time?
Answer
Battle of Gaugamela
Who was the admiral who explored the Indian Ocean for Alexander?
Answer
Nearchus
Which Macedonian general became satrap of Egypt after Alexander's death?
Answer
Ptolemy I Soter
During which siege in India was Alexander seriously wounded?
Answer
Siege of the Malli