Who is the Viking that landed in Newfoundland in 1002?

History Trivia / March 01, 2025

Leif Ericson. Vikings were the first Europeans to explore America's East Coast.

President Reagan was wounded in an assassination attempt by which man?

History Trivia / March 01, 2025

John Hinckley, Jr.. Reagan was the only President that survived an assassination. Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy were less fortunate and were killed through assassination.

Which actor was elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee in 1994?

History Trivia / February 28, 2025

Fred Dalton Thompson. Tennessee Senator Fred Dalton Thompson also played a District Attorney on TV's "Law and Order".

Who was the youngest Vice-President of the United States?

History Trivia / February 28, 2025

Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon was just 39 when he became Ike's vice-President.

When was the Special Olympics first held?

History Trivia / February 27, 2025

1968. The Special Olympics began as a summer day camp for adults with intellectual disabilities.

In what modern country did Queen Artemisia built a tomb for her husband King Mausolus in 350 B.C.?

History Trivia / February 27, 2025

Turkey. The modern-day word "mausoleum" comes from the Mausoleum of King Mausolus.