Is there a Mexico in the U.S?

Daily Trivia / September 13, 2024

Many cities in our country bear the names of other countries. The U.S. city of Mexico can be found in the states of Indiana, Maine, and Missouri.

How did Miles win Henry's bells?

Daily Trivia / September 13, 2024

St. Miles Partridge once played dice with Henry VIII for the bells of St. Paul's church. He won, and collected the bells.

Did a crossword puzzle reveal Allied secrets in WWII?

Daily Trivia / September 13, 2024

In 1944, Allied security officers were disturbed by the appearance, in a series of crossword puzzles published in The Daily Telegraph, of words that happened to be secret code names for military operations. On June 2, just...Read More

How many books did Margaret write?

Daily Trivia / September 13, 2024

Margaret Mitchell, who wrote Gone With the Wind, never wrote a book before that, and never wrote a book after that. Her original title for the book was Tomorrow Is Another Day; her publisher changed it to Gone With the ...Read More

Who were the Pink Panthers?

Daily Trivia / September 13, 2024

The theory of camouflage led the Special Air Service to use pink as the primary color on the desert camouflaged Land Rover Series IIA patrol vehicles, leading to the nickname The Pink Panthers.

Did Clyde survive the kitten's fire?

Daily Trivia / September 12, 2024

The Associated Press reported in December 1985, in Eugene, Oregon, a 6-month-old kitten set a Christmas tree on fire while batting at the lighted bulbs. The heat of the fire cracked a nearby fishbowl, and water from the ...Read More