89732 Intermediate Trivia Questions
89732 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which 1981 event made the Great Barrier Reef one of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites?
Answer
World Heritage listing
Which 1264 battle ended with Simon de Montfort capturing King Henry III of England?
Answer
Battle of Lewes
Which Breton knight became Constable of France in 1370 during the Hundred Years’ War?
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Bertrand du Guesclin
Who was the first recorded Grand Master of the Knights Templar?
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Hugues de Payens
Which 12th-century poet created the famous Arthurian knight Lancelot in medieval romance?
Answer
Chrétien de Troyes
Which medieval military order had Jacques de Molay as its last grand master?
Answer
Knights Templar
Which 732 battle is traditionally linked to Charles Martel’s victory over an Umayyad army?
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Battle of Tours
Which military order was founded in 1190 during the siege of Acre in the Third Crusade?
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Teutonic Order
Which French king was captured by the English at the 1356 Battle of Poitiers?
Answer
John II of France
Who was the last king of Sparta in antiquity?
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Nabis
What was the name of Sparta’s citizens’ assembly?
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Apella
Which ancient Mesopotamian text tells the flood story of Atrahasis?
Answer
Epic of Atrahasis
What was the ancient Mesopotamian city of Eridu traditionally regarded as?
Answer
The first city
What was the ancient Mesopotamian city of Sippar especially associated with?
Answer
The worship of Shamash
Which Roman emperor built the Baths of Caracalla in Rome?
Answer
Caracalla
What name is given to the Roman law compilation commissioned by Justinian I?
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Corpus Juris Civilis
Which Achaemenid king was killed by his bodyguard in 465 BCE?
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Xerxes I
Where is Darius I’s rock-cut tomb located?
Answer
Naqsh-e Rostam
Which Achaemenid king completed Persepolis’s Hall of 100 Columns?
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Artaxerxes I
At which battle did Cyrus the Great defeat the Median king Astyages around 550 BCE?
Answer
Battle of Pasargadae
What name is given to the canal Darius I cut between the Nile and the Red Sea?
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Darius Canal
Who commanded the Persian army at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE?
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Mardonius