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Trivia Question: The Ramayana recounts holy tales important to what world faith? Answer: Hinduism Ramayana tells the tale of the hero and deistic figure Rama. Legends surround Rama describing him as a destroyer of supernatural evils and as a benevolent ruler on Earth. Modern scholars consider the Ramayana as one of the foundational texts of all … Read more
Trivia Question: What world leader ordered the Saturday Night Massacre? Answer: Richard Nixon Contrary to its macabre name, the Saturday Night Massacre didn’t result in bloodshed. Instead, it was one of the events that marked the Watergate Scandal. Nixon sparked this event when he forced the resignations of many key staff members by asking them to … Read more
Trivia Question: The city of San Francisco was named for what man? Answer: St. Francis of Assisi The name San Francisco is a Spanish translation of Saint Francis. This historic holy man inspired the creation of the Franciscan order of monks. Catholic settlers on the California coast named their city after Saint Francis hoping to invoke … Read more
Trivia Question: Cairo is the capital city of what nation? Answer: Egypt Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz
Trivia Question: Jacqueline Kennedy commissioned what writer to produce The Death of a President? Answer: William Manchester The subject of this text was naturally the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Even though she commissioned the work, Jacqueline Kennedy ended up taking Manchester to court to censor some of the material which he wrote about. Regardless, when … Read more