Trivia

Trivia Question: According to Irish folklore, St. Patrick drove out what animal from Ireland’s shores? Answer: Snakes Click Here To Take This Week’s History Quiz

Trivia Question: Mansa Musa was a powerful leader of what African nation? Answer: The Mali Empire Click Here To Take This Week’s History Quiz

Trivia Question: What is the name of the Ancient Japanese ritual of disemboweling oneself to make up for failure or restore lost honor? Answer: Seppuku or hara-kiri To the Japanese in ancient times, conducting oneself with honor was paramount. So, a number of nobles and revered warriors committed seppuku to maintain honor they were in … Read more

Trivia Question: The alleged prophet Nostradamus was a native of what country? Answer: France Nostradamus claimed to receive predictive knowledge by studying the stars. He recorded these prophesies in the book Les Propheties. While some of his predictions can be argued to have come true, many others can be equally argued to have not come true. … Read more

Trivia Question: In 1518, citizens of Strasbourg in Alsace began to uncontrollably perform what action continuously over the course of days? Answer: Dance This event is known as The Dancing Plague. Unprovoked, villagers began to dance about not knowing why they were doing so and claiming they were unable to stop. After a few days of … Read more