34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which Sogdian rebel leader fought against Alexander for two years?
Answer
Spitamenes
Which of Alexander's generals founded the Seleucid Empire?
Answer
Seleucus I Nicator
What was the name of the battle where Alexander defeated King Porus?
Answer
Battle of the Hydaspes
What was the name of Alexander's half-brother who succeeded him as king?
Answer
Philip III
Which Macedonian general saved Alexander's life at the Battle of the Granicus?
Answer
Clitus the Black
At which fortress did Alexander capture the Sogdian princess Roxana?
Answer
Sogdian Rock
Who assassinated the Persian king Darius III?
Answer
Bessus
Who led Alexander's fleet from the Indus to the Persian Gulf?
Answer
Nearchus
What was the name of Alexander's personal bodyguard unit?
Answer
Somatophylakes
Which river did Alexander's army mutiny at in 326 BC?
Answer
Hyphasis River
What was the name of the easternmost city founded by Alexander?
Answer
Alexandria Eschate
In what year did Alexander destroy the city of Thebes?
Answer
335 BC
Which oasis did Alexander visit for an oracle in the Libyan desert?
Answer
Siwa Oasis
Which island siege of Alexander took seven months?
Answer
Siege of Tyre
Which river did Alexander cross to invade India in 326 BC?
Answer
Indus River
What was the name of Alexander's first major battle against Persia?
Answer
Battle of Granicus
Which Persian king did Alexander defeat at the Battle of Issus?
Answer
Darius III
What was the code name for the evacuation of Allied soldiers from Dunkirk in 1940?
Answer
Operation Dynamo
Which secret organization did Churchill create in 1940 to support resistance in occupied Europe?
Answer
Special Operations Executive
What was the name of the 1943 conference attended by Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin?
Answer
Tehran Conference
On which ship did Churchill and Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter?
Answer
HMS Prince of Wales
Which disastrous World War I campaign was Churchill partly responsible for planning?
Answer
Gallipoli Campaign
Which brand of cigars did Winston Churchill smoke?
Answer
Romeo y Julieta
Which champagne did Winston Churchill prefer?
Answer
Pol Roger
Which university did Churchill serve as Chancellor?
Answer
University of Bristol
Which newspaper employed Churchill as a war correspondent during the Second Boer War?
Answer
The Morning Post
Which cavalry regiment did Churchill join in 1895?
Answer
4th Queen's Own Hussars
Which political party did Churchill join in 1924 after leaving the Liberals?
Answer
Conservative Party
In 1943, which university awarded Churchill an honorary doctorate?
Answer
Harvard University
Who was Churchill's chief military advisor during WWII?
Answer
Alan Brooke
What was the codename for the planned German invasion of Britain?
Answer
Operation Sea Lion
What was the title of Churchill's multi-volume history of English-speaking peoples?
Answer
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
Which World War II conference was held in Yalta in 1945?
Answer
Yalta Conference