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Trivia Question: Conspiracy theorist Nancy Lieder convinced thousands of people during the 1990s that what infamous nonexistent meteor would wipe out mankind? Answer: Nibiru Lieder claimed that her psychic communication with alien beings revealed this information to her. Thousands of people became wrapped up in her delusion, going as far as to forfeit all of … Read more

Trivia Question: What “founder of modern nursing” was an English medical professional who helped soldiers during the Crimean War? Answer: Florence Nightingale Nightingale had the revolutionary theory that keeping soldiers in sanitary conditions would help them recover without taking on further illness. That might sound like common sense to us now, but Nightingale saved many … Read more

Trivia Question: How many people were depicted in da Vinci’s The Last Supper? Answer: 13 Those thirteen individuals are Jesus Christ and his twelve disciples. To this day, people consider the number 13 unlucky because that was the number of people seated at the Last Supper. Due to what happened to Jesus Christ after he … Read more

Trivia Question: Boers were the descendants of Dutch colonists in what other country? Answer: South Africa The Boers are particularly known for their two namesake wars. Since both the Dutch and the British settled South Africa, their colonial communities were often at each other’s throats. The Boer Wars resulted from these tensions. Click Here To … Read more

Trivia Question: What famous academic came up with psychoanalysis? Answer: Sigmund Freud Freud is generally regarded as the father of modern psychology. One of his key ideas was that every person’s actions are impacted by layers of subconscious fears and desires. While many of his more outlandish ideas are generally rejected by wider academia, his … Read more