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Trivia Question: What two animals are on the Mexican flag? Answer: An eagle and a snake This national symbology comes from a tale of Mexico’s founding. According to legend, the original settlers of Mexico were guided by a vision that they needed to settle a land where they saw an eagle eating a snake. So, … Read more
Trivia Question: The Black Death is the nickname for what actual illness? Answer: Bubonic Plague The Black Death killed entire swaths of Europe when it raged during the Middle Ages. Historians believe that rats and the parasites they carried were the reasons why the plague was able to spread so quickly. Click Here To Take … Read more
Trivia Question: What prolific author wrote Brave New World? Answer: Aldous Huxley Huxley was one of the modern founders of Dystopian fiction. He imagined the future as possibly being worse than the present. Such a thought was quite uncommon at the time, and it caused the novel to send ripples throughout western literature. Click Here … Read more
Trivia Question: In what year did the Titanic sink? Answer: 1912 Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of the Day”
Trivia Question: What was the name of Blackbeard’s famous pirate ship? Answer: Queen Anne’s Revenge The exact reason behind this name remains unclear because of the understandable lack of primary sources of Blackbeard’s inner thoughts. Some believe the name comes from Queen Anne of the War of Spanish Succession whom Blackbeard served as a navy … Read more