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”

Trivia Question: The planet of our solar system nearest the sun is named after what Roman god? Answer: Mercury Mercury was a god with many charges. He was considered to a god of wealth and alacrity. In addition, he was called the messenger of the gods. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz   Yesterday’s … Read more

Trivia Question: “The Charge of the Light Brigade” was a poem about what war? Answer: The Crimean War Alfred Lord Tennyson was the writer behind “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” He composed it to celebrate a unit of British soldiers who engaged in a suicide charge to capture a cannonade. As for the Crimean … Read more