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Trivia Question: What Christian saint cut down Thor’s Oak according to legend? Answer: St. Boniface Thor’s Oak was one of the pagan trees to which believers would make sacrifices. Boniface detested this barbarity and cut down the oak invoking the wrath of the god it was dedicated to. When no divine retribution came down, he … Read more
Trivia Question: What actress was mocked as “Hanoi Jane” after she criticized the Vietnam War effort? Answer: Jane Fonda Fonda’s remarks were highly critical of America’s purpose in Vietnam. Beyond that, many interpreted some of her words as being disrespectful toward the men who died in the conflict. For years, she was openly berated by … Read more
Trivia Question: Shintoism began in what country? Answer: Japan Shintoism is an animist religion. For centuries, it was the most common faith practiced in Japan. Due to the flexibility of the Shinto faith, it gradually adopted elements of Buddhism as time went on. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of … Read more
Trivia Question: What is the English name for the Schwarzwald? Answer: The Black Forest The Schwarzwald is a thick deep forest found in Germany. The name Schwarzwald is simply German for “Black Forest.” Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of the Day”
Trivia Question: What did Archimedes reportedly shout as he rose from his bathtub? Answer: Eureka! Eureka is an exclamation that roughly means “I have found it!” Archimedes reportedly was trying to puzzle out liquid displacement and how it worked. As he sat in his bathtub and caused it to overflow, he realized that his own … Read more