89685 Intermediate Trivia Questions
89685 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
How long did the 1967 Detroit rebellion last?
Answer
Five days
Which activist popularized the slogan “Black Power” during the 1966 March Against Fear?
Answer
Stokely Carmichael
Who co-founded the Black Panther Party with Bobby Seale in Oakland in 1966?
Answer
Huey P. Newton
What was the name of the 1968 federal commission that investigated the causes of urban riots?
Answer
Kerner Commission
Which Black labor leader organized the 1941 March on Washington Movement?
Answer
A. Philip Randolph
Which 1968 labor protest by Black workers became a major civil-rights campaign in Memphis?
Answer
Memphis sanitation strike
What was Nelson Mandela’s ANC position when he became president of the organization in 1991?
Answer
President of the ANC
Which South African province contains Nelson Mandela’s birthplace, Mvezo?
Answer
Eastern Cape
Which South African political organization did Nelson Mandela join in 1944?
Answer
African National Congress
Which university awarded Nelson Mandela his law degree through distance study?
Answer
University of South Africa
What is the title of Liberia’s national anthem, whose refrain includes “Hail, Liberia, hail”?
Answer
All Hail, Liberia, Hail!
What is the title of Denmark’s national anthem that begins “There is a lovely land”?
Answer
Der er et yndigt land
Which composer wrote the music of Russia’s current national anthem, adopted in 2000?
Answer
Alexander Alexandrov
Which NASA space telescope launched in 2003 to study the universe mainly in infrared light?
Answer
Spitzer Space Telescope
Which NASA mission mapped about 80 percent of Earth’s land surface with radar in 2000?
Answer
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
Which Viking-age Norwegian king was nicknamed Olaf the Stout?
Answer
Olaf II of Norway
Which Icelandic saga tells the story of Erik the Red’s voyages and the discovery of Greenland?
Answer
Saga of Erik the Red
What name is given to the Viking Age helmet found at Gjermundbu in Norway?
Answer
Gjermundbu helmet
Which Viking-age battle in 991 is commemorated by the Old English poem The Battle of Maldon?
Answer
The Battle of Maldon
Which 1770 expedition first charted a substantial section of the Great Barrier Reef for European navigation?
Answer
James Cook’s expedition
Which animal is the Great Barrier Reef’s largest bony fish?
Answer
Queensland grouper
What is the name of the government authority abbreviated as GBRMPA?
Answer
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
What is the scientific name of the Great Barrier Reef’s giant clam species?
Answer
Tridacna gigas
Which ocean current carries warm tropical water southward along the Great Barrier Reef?
Answer
East Australian Current