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
The Marx Brothers Quiz. Hollywood was originally built upon the talents of a number of passionate individuals. In those early days, the pioneers who founded the movie industry were largely those who migrated from other art forms. For example, a large number of early movie star comedians and musicians got their starts in Vaudeville. Both … Read more
Oliver Hazard Perry Quiz. America has no shortage of war heroes. Even in spite of the brutal nature of war in general, countries latch onto those who help guide their people safely through the maelstrom of armed conflict. For America, in particular, such figures come to mind as Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, and of course … Read more