Trivia Question: Ronnie Biggs was the mastermind known for executing what famous 1963 crime? Answer: The Great Train Robbery In this event, Biggs and his cohorts managed to steal over two million pounds from a British carrier train. Biggs was captured, but he would escape from prison only to be captured again. Click Here To … Read more
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Trivia Question: Goldfinger was a famous antagonist of what literary superspy? Answer: James Bond (007) Ian Fleming was the author who wrote the original James Bond stories. In the process, he helped establish the superspy subgenre of thriller stories. Auric Goldfinger proved to be the antagonist of one of Fleming’s most famous books. Click Here … Read more
Trivia Question: The Boxer Rebellion took place in what country? Answer: China The Boxers were a league of anti-foreigner radicals who arose in China hoping to kick out all other countries’ influences. To that end, they perpetrated massacres. The name “Boxers” refers to the fact that most of these radicals practiced martial arts which the … Read more
Trivia Question: Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on what religious holiday? Answer: Good Friday Easter and its accompanying holidays are determined by the lunar calendar. It so happened that Lincoln was murdered in Ford’s Theater on Good Friday of 1865. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of the Day”