Cities, empires and art movements quiz
Checked on 4 November 2026
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Nanjing (Nanking) was once the capital of which country?
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The answer is China.
Nanjing was the capital of several Chinese dynasties and governments, up to 1949.
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In which American city is the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum?
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The answer is New York.
The Guggenheim's Frank Lloyd Wright building stands on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.
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Ernő Rubik, the inventor of the famous cube, was born in which country?
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The answer is Hungary.
Ernő Rubik was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1944 and created the cube in 1974.
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In which city did the Dada art movement begin?
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The answer is Zurich.
Dada was founded in 1916 at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich.
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Who followed Claudius as Emperor of Rome?
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The answer is Nero.
Nero became emperor in AD 54, succeeding Claudius, his adoptive father.
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Who replaced Nivelle as French commander in chief in 1917?
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The answer is Philippe Pétain.
After the failed Nivelle Offensive, Philippe Pétain took over as commander in chief on 15 May 1917.
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Jacques Cousteau is noted for co-inventing what?
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The answer is The Aqua-Lung.
Cousteau and engineer Émile Gagnan invented the Aqua-Lung diving regulator in 1942 to 1943.
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Hibernia was the Roman name for which country?
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Vindobona was the Roman name for which European city?
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The answer is Vienna.
Vindobona was a Roman camp on the site of modern Vienna, Austria.
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The painter Gustave Courbet belonged to which artistic movement?
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The answer is Realism.
Courbet led the Realism movement in 19th century French painting.