34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which ancient Indian sage is credited with authoring the Kama Sutra?
Answer
Vatsyayana
What is the undeciphered script of the Indus Valley Civilization called?
Answer
Indus script
Which Indus Valley site is known for the Great Bath?
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Mohenjo-daro
What is the name of the Jain saint who founded Jainism?
Answer
Mahavira
Which ancient Indian text is a treatise on statecraft attributed to Chanakya?
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Arthashastra
Which Gupta ruler is known as the 'Napoleon of India'?
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Samudragupta
Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
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Chandragupta Maurya
What city served as the capital of the Maurya Empire?
Answer
Pataliputra
What was the title of the chief black eunuch in the Ottoman imperial harem?
Answer
Kizlar Agha
Which Ottoman grand vizier is known for leading the Köprülü reforms in the 17th century?
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Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
Which battle in 1402 saw the Ottomans defeated by Timur?
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Battle of Ankara
What was the name of the Ottoman parliament established in 1876?
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General Assembly of the Ottoman Empire
Which Ottoman sultan created the modern army Nizam-ı Cedid?
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Selim III
Which treaty in 1699 ended the Great Turkish War?
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Treaty of Karlowitz
What was the name of the Ottoman naval arsenal in Istanbul?
Answer
Tersane-i Amire
Which Ottoman sultan died at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389?
Answer
Murad I
Which treaty ended the Ottoman–Venetian War of 1714–1718?
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Treaty of Passarowitz
In 1538, which naval battle was a major Ottoman victory?
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Battle of Preveza
Which Ottoman sultan conquered Egypt in 1517?
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Selim I
What was the name of the Ottoman military marching band?
Answer
Mehter
Which Ottoman sultan abolished the Janissary corps in 1826?
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Mahmud II
Who was the last reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire?
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Mehmed VI
What was the Ottoman name for the elite cavalry force?
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Sipahis
Which Ottoman sultan ordered the construction of the Süleymaniye Mosque?
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Suleiman I
What was the title used by the chief minister of the Ottoman sultan?
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Grand Vizier
Which treaty ended the Ottoman–Habsburg wars in 1699, ceding Hungary to Austria?
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Treaty of Karlowitz
In which battle did the Ottoman navy suffer a major defeat by the Holy League in 1571?
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Battle of Lepanto
Which East German force officially began dismantling the Berlin Wall in June 1990?
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East German Border Troops
Who did Egon Krenz ask on 19 October 1989 to draft a new travel policy?
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Gerhard Lauter