Trivia Question: What is the term for portable hide huts used by nomads in landlocked Asia? Answer: Yurts Yurts are similar in design to teepees. Both dwellings are meant to be portable so that nomadic cultures can pack up and move around during the changing of seasons. Mongolia was especially known for using yurts. Click … Read more
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Trivia Question: What biologist came up with the system of Binomial Nomenclature? Answer: Karl Linnaeus Linnaeus sought to create a system that could effectively catalog all living creatures. To that end, Binomial Nomenclature was his answer. Each species is given a scientific genus and species name under this system. Click Here To Take Today’s History … Read more
Trivia Question: What sprite of Irish folklore had the appearance of a headless horseman? Answer: Dullahan The dullahan was a creature that appeared in a few Celtic fairytales. Later on, the creature would serve as the basis of Washington Irving’s short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz … Read more
Trivia Question: What is the name of the famous arms manufacturer who saved Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factory? Answer: Oskar Schindler Oskar Schindler is estimated to have saved 1,200 people during the Holocaust. He was able to convince concentration camp administrators that he needed extra hands to make bullets for … Read more