Trivia Question: In what American state is Mt. St. Helens? Answer: Washington As part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, Mt. St. Helens has existed for time immemorial. Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980. This event became the costliest volcanic disaster in American history. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz Yesterday’s “Trivia Question … Read more
Trivia Question: What scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake? Answer: The Richter Scale Charles Francis Richter was the inventor of this system. Along with his collaborator Beno Gutenberg, Richter developed a way to categorize earthquakes from the smallest to the apocalyptic. To accommodate such variety, the Richter Scale is exponential in nature. Click Here … Read more
James Buchanan Quiz The American union was in danger. With domestic politics growing more and more polarized, radicalization was running rampant. Violent outbursts and extremist demonstrations became more and more frequent in the U.S.A. all due to a central issue that divided the country cleanly down the middle. This question was, of course, the issue … Read more
Native American Wars Quiz Though the American nation was born in 1776, this democratic republic was far from the first civilization to inhabit North America. Some archaeologists believe that the first humans arrived in the Americas by following a land bridge across the Bering Sea which connected Russia and Alaska. Such a land bridge, these … Read more
Tsar Nicholas II Quiz In the 20th Century, Russia became the host to some of the most dramatic political changes the world had ever seen. For centuries prior, the nation of Russia had been a power often considered a part of the European sphere of influence while also being treated as an outsider within that … Read more