Trivia

Trivia Question: What American Revolutionary figure rode from Boston toward Lexington one fateful night in 1775? Answer: Paul Revere Revere was carrying word of a British military detachment. Since those troops were bound for a rebel garrison and armory near Lexington, Revere rode to that city and warned every other patriot he met along the … Read more

Trivia Question: What historic prison is located near Ossining, New York? Answer: Sing Sing New York City has been one of America’s biggest cities consistently throughout the centuries. It’s only natural, therefore, that nearby Sing Sing Prison should hold some of the country’s most notorious criminals. The Rosenbergs and Willie Sutton are just a few … Read more

Trivia Question: What Incan capital was built in the rough shape of a Puma when viewed from above? Answer: Cusco The Incans revered pumas as symbols of might and noble authority. When designing their capital city, they took influence from the puma’s shape. The imperial palace rested where the puma’s head would be, and the … Read more

Trivia Question: The bobby soxers were rambunctious women who adored what historic singer? Answer: Frank Sinatra Like how the flappers symbolized a changing view of femininity in the 1920s, the bobby soxers did something similar in the 1940s. Many socially conservative groups from America and Europe viewed the bobby soxers as an attack on traditional … Read more

Trivia Question: What was the name of Don Quixote’s loyal squire who was, in fact, just a humble Spanish peasant? Answer: Sancho The comedy of Don Quixote centered on men trying to revive knighthood in an age long after the concept had died out. Though the titular knight-errant was quite mad, Sancho went along with … Read more