Trivia

Trivia Question: What country’s armed forces enacted the Bataan Death March during World War Two? Answer: Imperial Japan Tens of thousands of American and Filipino prisoners of war were tortured during the Death March. With barely any food or water, these men were run across treacherous terrain. Some reports even claim the Japanese would entertain … Read more

Trivia Question: The Nazis were known for commonly adopting a unified parade step named after what animal? Answer: A Goose The goose step was intended to be a simple parade maneuver when it was first invented. Because members of the Third Reich were commonly seen goose stepping, though, the odd manner of walking became irrevocably … Read more

Trivia Question: What is a person from Luxembourg called? Answer: A Luxembourger Though a Luxembourger sounds like a delicious sandwich, that is not the case. Anyone from Luxembourg is said to be a Luxembourger. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz   Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of the Day”

Trivia Question: In 1789, Fletcher Christian led a mutiny that seized what British shipping vessel in the South Pacific? Answer: The Bounty This historical episode is widely called The Mutiny on the Bounty. Indeed, many films and books about the event share that attention-grabbing title. Much about the actual historical event remains shrouded in mystery … Read more

Trivia Question: What current American state, when it was a British colony, had the extra word “Bay” attached to its official name? Answer: Massachusetts During the Colonial Era, Massachusetts was called The Massachusetts Bay Colony. This distinction is fairly trivial, but some historians can get tripped up by referring to historical Massachusetts as the Massachusetts … Read more