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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

Trivia Question: What historic tragedy occurred in Chicago on February 14th, 1929? Answer: The Valentine’s Day Massacre The mastermind of this brutal killing was none other than Al Capone. During the Twenties, gangs ruled Chicago. Because of their bloody feuds, events like the Valentine’s Day Massacre took place, victimizing the people for the ambitions of … Read more

Trivia Question: Graz and Linz are major cities found in what European country? Answer: Austria Graz and Linz are some of Austria’s largest cities. Like most of Austria’s other urban centers, the Danube fueled the growth of both of these cities. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz   Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of the Day”

Trivia Question: What American Revolutionary figure rode from Boston toward Lexington one fateful night in 1775? Answer: Paul Revere Revere was carrying word of a British military detachment. Since those troops were bound for a rebel garrison and armory near Lexington, Revere rode to that city and warned every other patriot he met along the … Read more