cannon
Cannons use explosive propellant to launch projectiles. This topic is part of Weapons within History. This page currently draws on 11 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
cannon trivia questions
A cannon is a large weapon that fires what?
Answer: Projectiles
Bonus fact: Cannons use explosive propellant to launch projectiles.
Traditional cannons were historically loaded with what propellant?
Answer: Gunpowder
Bonus fact: Gunpowder gases accelerated cannonballs or shells.
What is the opening at the front of a cannon barrel called?
Answer: Muzzle
Bonus fact: Projectiles leave through the muzzle.
Artillery refers to large weapons designed to fire what?
Answer: Projectiles
Bonus fact: Artillery includes cannons, howitzers, and related weapons.
What happened to the original Globe Theatre in 1613?
Answer: It burned down
Bonus fact: A theatrical cannon ignited the thatched roof.
Which composer wrote the famous 1812 Overture?
Answer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Bonus fact: The work is famous for its use of cannon effects.
Which Shakespeare play was being performed when the Globe burned?
Answer: Henry VIII
Bonus fact: A theatrical cannon ignited the thatched roof.
Who transported captured artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston for the Continental Army?
Answer: Henry Knox
Bonus fact: Knox hauled heavy cannon across winter roads in a remarkable logistical feat later called the noble train of artillery.
What caused the Globe fire?
Answer: A stage cannon set the roof alight
Bonus fact: The building burned quickly but no deaths were recorded.
Which defensive technology played a major role in the siege?
Answer: Large cannons
Bonus fact: Ottoman artillery battered the Theodosian Walls.
What enormous engineering scheme drives the plot of "The Purchase of the North Pole"?
Answer: Using a giant cannon to alter Earth's axis
Bonus fact: The scheme is intended to change polar conditions so valuable Arctic resources can be exploited.