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Trivia Question: What American entrepreneur was the world’s first billionaire? Answer: John D. Rockefeller Rockefeller made his fortune in the oil business. Constructing pipelines and oil refineries across the U.S. ended up making him rich beyond human imagination. So great was his business empire that John Rockefeller had his company broken up by the American … Read more

Trivia Question: The Roundheads of the English Civil War were members of what faction? Answer: The Parliamentarian Faction The origin of this derisive nickname came from the fact that many Parliamentarians kept their hair cropped closely. Such was meant to be a rejection of the curls that aristocrats commonly wore in English society at the … Read more

Trivia Question: What was the true name of the pilot called “The Black Swallow of Death”? Answer: Eugene Bullard Eugene Bullard was one of the few Black pilots to fly during World War One. Yet, he flew with great distinction on behalf of France. In a time when aerial warfare was still in its infancy, … Read more

Trivia Question: Sargon the Conqueror was a ruler of what very early human civilization? Answer: The Akkadian Empire Sargon is often recorded as one of humanity’s first great conquerors. His armies ended up creating an empire out of loose tribal societies and small regional powers. However, following Sargon’s death, his empire began to shrivel and … Read more

Trivia Question: Honolulu is a city on Oahu, that is a part of what island chain? Answer: Hawaii   Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz   Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of the Day”