Which Chinese invention for navigation was first described in a Song dynasty text?
Answer
Magnetic compass
34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Who was the first emperor of the Han dynasty?
Answer
Liu Bang
Which Chinese emperor ordered the construction of the Grand Canal?
Answer
Emperor Yang of Sui
What was the capital of the Eastern Han dynasty?
Answer
Luoyang
Which dynasty introduced the imperial examination system for civil service?
Answer
Sui dynasty
Which Chinese dynasty was responsible for the invention of paper money?
Answer
Song dynasty
Which Chinese dynasty is known for its oracle bones and bronze vessels?
Answer
Shang dynasty
What year did the Tang dynasty begin?
Answer
618
Which Han dynasty official is credited with inventing paper?
Answer
Cai Lun
Which ancient Greek mathematician developed a sieve for finding prime numbers?
Answer
Eratosthenes
Which battle in 338 BC marked the beginning of Macedonian dominance over Greece?
Answer
Battle of Chaeronea
Which ancient Greek city-state hosted the Isthmian Games?
Answer
Corinth
Which Greek philosopher proposed that all matter is made of atoms?
Answer
Democritus
Which naval battle in 480 BC saw the Greek fleet defeat the Persians?
Answer
Battle of Salamis
Which Greek scientist invented the Archimedes' screw?
Answer
Archimedes
Which Greek general led the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon?
Answer
Miltiades
Which Greek physician is known as the 'Father of Medicine'?
Answer
Hippocrates
Which Greek historian wrote 'The Histories' about the Persian Wars?
Answer
Herodotus
Which Greek playwright wrote the comedy 'Lysistrata'?
Answer
Aristophanes
Which battle in 490 BC saw the Athenians defeat the Persians?
Answer
Battle of Marathon
What was the name of the festival in Athens where tragedies were performed?
Answer
City Dionysia
What was the name of the Athenian assembly of all male citizens?
Answer
Ecclesia
Which Greek historian wrote 'History of the Peloponnesian War'?
Answer
Thucydides
What was the name of the battle where King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought?
Answer
Battle of Thermopylae
Which Greek sculptor created the statue of Zeus at Olympia?
Answer
Phidias
Who founded the Lyceum, a famous school of philosophy?
Answer
Aristotle
Which Greek playwright wrote 'Oedipus Rex'?
Answer
Sophocles
Which battle in 1464 ended Lancastrian resistance in northern England?
Answer
Battle of Hexham
What was the name of the only son of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou?
Answer
Edward of Westminster
Which duke was executed in the Tower of London in 1478 for treason against Edward IV?
Answer
George, Duke of Clarence
What was the nickname of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick?
Answer
The Kingmaker