34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
In which town did Robert E. Lee surrender?
Answer
Appomattox Court House
What was the name of the Union ironclad that fought the CSS Virginia?
Answer
USS Monitor
Which battle had the highest total casualties in the Civil War?
Answer
Battle of Gettysburg
Which Union general led the 'March to the Sea'?
Answer
William Tecumseh Sherman
Who was the commanding general of the Union Army at the end of the war?
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Ulysses S. Grant
What was the first major land battle of the Civil War?
Answer
First Battle of Bull Run
The Horizon Deep is named for which research vessel?
Answer
Horizon
What is the maximum depth of the South Sandwich Trench?
Answer
8,266 m
Which deep in the Puerto Rico Trench is commonly cited as the Atlantic's deepest point?
Answer
Milwaukee Deep
How long is the Puerto Rico Trench?
Answer
810 km
How long is the Sunda Trench?
Answer
3,200 km
What was the Sunda Trench earlier known as?
Answer
Java Trench
Which trench is also known as the Izu-Bonin Trench?
Answer
Izu-Ogasawara Trench
Which trench reaches about 10,047 m northeast of New Zealand?
Answer
Kermadec Trench
Which trench is described as the world's only subzero hadal zone?
Answer
South Sandwich Trench
What is the listed maximum depth of Molloy Deep?
Answer
5,550 m
Who reached the bottom of Molloy Deep on 24 August 2019?
Answer
Victor Vescovo
Which DSV was renamed Bakunawa after its 2022 sale?
Answer
Limiting Factor
Who piloted Trieste with Don Walsh at Challenger Deep?
Answer
Jacques Piccard
On what date did Trieste reach Challenger Deep?
Answer
23 January 1960
What is the depth of the Calypso Deep in meters?
Answer
5,109 meters
What is the name of the deepest point in the Philippine Trench?
Answer
Emden Deep
Which submersible was used by James Cameron to reach the Challenger Deep in 2012?
Answer
Deepsea Challenger
What is the deepest point in the Caribbean Sea?
Answer
Cayman Trench
What is the second deepest ocean trench after the Mariana Trench?
Answer
Tonga Trench
What is the Russian name for Napoleon's invasion of 1812?
Answer
Patriotic War of 1812
Which French general successfully defended Genoa in 1800?
Answer
André Masséna
What was the last major battle of the Peninsular War?
Answer
Battle of Toulouse (1814)
Which battle in 1807 was the first major clash between French and Russian armies?
Answer
Battle of Eylau
Which British general commanded the Light Division in the Peninsular War?
Answer
Robert Craufurd
Which Prussian general reformed the army after the disaster at Jena?
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Gerhard von Scharnhorst
Which river did Napoleon cross to begin his 1812 invasion of Russia?
Answer
Niemen River
What was the name of the economic blockade against Britain imposed by Napoleon?
Answer
Continental System
Which 1813 battle is known as the Battle of the Nations?
Answer
Battle of Leipzig
What was the name of the 1814 treaty that ended the War of the Sixth Coalition?
Answer
Treaty of Paris (1814)
Which French marshal was made King of Sweden in 1818?
Answer
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
What was the name of the British victory in 1813 that broke French power in Spain?
Answer
Battle of Vittoria
Which coalition fought against France from 1803 to 1806?
Answer
Third Coalition
Who was the Prussian commander at the Battle of Waterloo?
Answer
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Which treaty exiled Napoleon to Elba in 1814?
Answer
Treaty of Fontainebleau
Which 1806 battle saw the destruction of the Prussian army?
Answer
Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
Which British commander led the allied forces at Waterloo?
Answer
Duke of Wellington
Which French pilot was the highest-scoring Allied ace of World War I?
Answer
René Fonck
Which Russian general led the Brusilov Offensive in 1916?
Answer
Alexei Brusilov
Which 1917 battle resulted in a major Italian defeat?
Answer
Battle of Caporetto