Trivia Question: True or False: Pablo Escobar was shot dead by police following a nationwide manhunt? Answer: True Escobar was one of the richest men in the world at the peak of his career. Colombian authorities finally placed him under house arrest. After he escaped, there came a manhunt that ended when Escobar was shot … Read more

Trivia Question: According to legend, Diogenes presented what to Plato claiming it was a man? Answer: A plucked chicken Plato and Diogenes reportedly debated how to define a human being. Plato eventually said a man was a featherless biped. Diogenes proved his sarcastic pettiness by plucking a chicken and yelling to Plato, “Behold! A man!” … Read more

Trivia Question: Which event began first: The Battle of Britain or The Battle of Stalingrad? Answer: The Battle of Britain Germany began to attack the British Isles in the 1940s. Stalingrad, however, was besieged two years later. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz   Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of the Day”

Trivia Question: Beowulf was said to have been the king of what people? Answer: The Geats The Geats were a maritime people from Scandinavia. It is believed that they were of Germanic ancestry and were closely linked with the Goths. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz   Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of the Day”

Trivia Question: The phrase “paper tigers” was popularized internationally by what Chinese dictator as he described his enemies? Answer: Mao Zedong A paper tiger is something that appears threatening but is not dangerous in the slightest. Modern scholars believe that “paper tigers” was a phrase that existed in the Cantonese language for centuries. However, Mao … Read more