Who discovered the Straits of Magellan?

History Trivia / December 22, 2024

Magellan. The Straits of Magellan is a waterway connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Who did Herbert Hoover label "Public Enemy No. 1"?

History Trivia / December 22, 2024

John Dillinger. John Dillinger was a womanizer whose ultimate demise was brought about by a woman in red.

What kind of geological feature is the exposed granite of Stone Mountain, Georgia?

History Trivia / December 21, 2024

Monadnock. Magma rises, cools, then the soil erodes away. This leaves a Monadnock. Stone Mountain is the World's largest Monadnock.

Before World War II Italy was involved in wars with two African states, what were those states?

History Trivia / December 21, 2024

Libya And Ethiopia. Ethiopia and Libya were under siege by Italy in the 1930's.

Which general did Harry Truman encourage to be the Democratic nominee for President in 1948?

History Trivia / December 20, 2024

Dwight Eisenhower. When President Franklin Roosevelt died in 1945, Vice President Harry Truman presumed he'd only carry out the rest of the term.

What military leader is quoted as saying "I came, I saw, I conquered"?

History Trivia / December 20, 2024

Julius Caesar. The original Latin phrase is "veni, vedi, vici", and was supposedly said during Caesar's campaigns in Gaul (now France).