Trivia Question: Nicholas Flamel was a mystic said to have created what mythological relic? Answer: The Philosopher’s Stone In short, the Philosopher’s Stone was a hypothetical artifact that many alchemists tried to create. It would grant the user long life and help them transmogrify matter to gold. Naturally, there was no scientific or historical validity … Read more

Trivia Question: The Dreyfus Affair was a military scandal that embroiled what country in the 1900s? Answer: France The Dreyfus Affair saw the wrongful imprisonment of one Captain Alfred Dreyfus on charges of selling state secrets. When the press discovered that testimony and documents used to convict Dreyfus were forged by public officials, France entered … Read more

Trivia Question: Hannah Arendt’s historical book Eichmann in Jerusalem bears what famous subtitle? Answer: A Report on the Banality of Evil To be banal is to be commonplace or unimpressive. Arendt’s book explored the trial of a Nazi war criminal while reflecting on how Germany had been fooled into perpetrating atrocities. Though we think of … Read more

Trivia Question: Beacon Hill is the administrative district of what American city? Answer: Boston The State House of Massachusetts resides on Beacon Hill. True to its name, the district rises above the city at large. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz   Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of the Day”

Trivia Question: True or False: Franz Ferdinand’s wife Sophie was also killed during his assassination. Answer: True Sophie was murdered by Gavrilo Princip just like her husband. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz   Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of the Day”