Trivia Question: What puppeteer debuted his character of Rowlf the Dog on The Jimmy Dean Show? Answer: Jim Henson Henson is, of course, known as the pioneer of Sesame Street and The Muppets. Rowlf the piano-playing canine was a regular staple of The Jimmy Dean Show which was a western-themed variety series. In fact, Rowlf … Read more
Trivia Question: What Danish author wrote The Little Mermaid and The Little Match GIrl? Answer: Hans Christian Andersen Andersen was inspired by Grimm’s Fairytales. To that end, he composed more contemporary morality stories. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of the Day”
Trivia Question: In World War One, the Pact of London arranged for what country to betray the Central Powers? Answer: Italy Italy had found themselves in the Central Powers because of a tangled web of alliances. Once they felt that the Allied Powers had a better chance of winning, Italy swapped sides. They would go … Read more
Trivia Question: Dancer Bill Robinson was better known by what nickname? Answer: Bojangles Robinson was a man of many talents. He could sing, tap dance, and act as well. For much of the early 20th Century, he was America’s highest-paid Black entertainer. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of the … Read more
The History by the Decades Quiz: The 1990s Part Two. The second half of the 1990s were a period of unusual stability. That isn’t to say this was a time of perfect harmony where nothing unusual happened, but given the peculiar upheavals that defined much of the 80s and 90s, the relative calm of the … Read more