What was the name of the 1952 mass protest led by Nelson Mandela and the ANC?
Answer
Defiance Campaign
89732 Intermediate Trivia Questions
89732 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which Gujarati newspaper did Mahatma Gandhi launch in 1919?
Answer
Navajivan
What was the name of the train station where Mahatma Gandhi was ejected from a first-class carriage in 1893?
Answer
Pietermaritzburg station
What was the name of the settlement Mahatma Gandhi founded near Durban in 1904?
Answer
Phoenix Settlement
Which pact did Mahatma Gandhi sign with Lord Irwin in 1931?
Answer
Gandhi–Irwin Pact
What was Mahatma Gandhi’s first major civil-disobedience campaign in India called?
Answer
Champaran Satyagraha
Which 2014 UNESCO World Heritage property links Chang’an with the Tianshan corridor?
Answer
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
Which Han ruler commissioned Zhang Qian’s famous diplomatic mission toward Central Asia?
Answer
Emperor Wu of Han
Which 1582 battle saw Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeat Akechi Mitsuhide shortly after Oda Nobunaga’s death?
Answer
Battle of Yamazaki
Which 1615 campaign ended Toyotomi rule after the fall of Osaka Castle?
Answer
Siege of Osaka
Which 1575 battle is famous for Oda Nobunaga’s coordinated use of matchlock firearms?
Answer
Battle of Nagashino
Which astronaut was the first person to fly in space twice?
Answer
Gus Grissom
Who became the first person to spend more than a day in space during Vostok 2?
Answer
Gherman Titov
Which stanza of Germany’s “Deutschlandlied” is the country’s official national anthem?
Answer
The third stanza
Who wrote the music for Portugal’s national anthem, “A Portuguesa”?
Answer
Alfredo Keil
Who wrote the lyrics of Turkey’s national anthem, “İstiklâl Marşı”?
Answer
Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Who composed the melody of Ukraine’s national anthem, “Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy”?
Answer
Mykhailo Verbytskyi
What is the title of New Zealand’s national anthem that begins “God of Nations at Thy feet”?
Answer
God Defend New Zealand
Who wrote the lyrics of Norway’s national anthem, “Ja, vi elsker dette landet”?
Answer
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
What natural event releases coral eggs and sperm across the Great Barrier Reef?
Answer
Mass coral spawning
Which organisation runs the Great Barrier Reef’s Long-Term Monitoring Program?
Answer
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Which whale species migrates to the Great Barrier Reef’s warm waters to breed?
Answer
Humpback whale
Which sea turtle species nests in large numbers on Raine Island in the Great Barrier Reef?
Answer
Green sea turtle
Which giant bivalve species is found on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef?
Answer
Tridacna gigas
What is the scientific name of the Great Barrier Reef’s green sea turtle?
Answer
Chelonia mydas