Trivia Question: The city of Mecca is located in what modern country? Answer: Saudi Arabia Mecca is considered the holiest city in most Muslim sects. That is because Mecca was the original home of the prophet Muhammad. Every year, Mecca is filled with Muslim pilgrims who take the Hajj to visit this site as a … Read more
Trivia Question: What American entrepreneur was the world’s first billionaire? Answer: John D. Rockefeller Rockefeller made his fortune in the oil business. Constructing pipelines and oil refineries across the U.S. ended up making him rich beyond human imagination. So great was his business empire that John Rockefeller had his company broken up by the American … Read more
Trivia Question: The Roundheads of the English Civil War were members of what faction? Answer: The Parliamentarian Faction The origin of this derisive nickname came from the fact that many Parliamentarians kept their hair cropped closely. Such was meant to be a rejection of the curls that aristocrats commonly wore in English society at the … Read more
The Vincent van Gogh Quiz. Art is often intertwined with history. In the works of music, literature, and even painting, w can often see reflected the values and fears of an age. This is why history and art are so often tied together. Today, we are examining one of history’s most peculiar artists. Van Gogh … Read more
The Frank Sinatra Quiz. The miracle of music has been a hallmark of human culture for centuries. Each distinct group of people has its own distinct musical identity. However, when cultures meet and mingle, peculiar evolutions begin to take place within the music of those cultures. Sinatra can be said to be one of the … Read more