FunTrivia History Mix: Vol 24 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Polyester

Polyester is a man-made fabric and was first marketed in the 1950s under the name of Dacron.

Question by player supersal1

Answer: Abu Dhabi

The Solar Impulse 2 left Abu Dhabi on 9th March 2015 to start its journey using only the solar power. Its 17-stage flight covered a distance of 42,438 km and consumed 558 hours of flight. Swiss pilots André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard manned the Solar Impulse 2 that completed its flight around the world on 26th July 2016, by landing in Abu Dhabi.

Question by player pomophagist44

Answer: Under-sea Boat

The original German long-form of "U-boot" is "unterseeboot". The German term actually refers to any submarine, not the particular U-boats used by the German navy. In World War II, even though the British navy was significantly larger than its German counterparts, the impact of the stealthy and speedy U-boats allowed the Germans to severely disrupt British military and merchant shipping.

Question by player dim_dude

Answer: Charles Cornwallis

After Washington's troops had defeated the Hessians at Trenton on December 26, 1776, British commander William Howe dispatched Cornwallis with 8,000 soldiers to fight what was left of Washington's surely exhausted troops. But Washington and company managed to hold Cornwallis at bay and escaped into the night heading toward Princeton.

They fought with two British regiments there and while those regiments were able to get through to Trenton as they intended, they were in bad shape. More American troops were rallied to join Washington, and the British had to cede Princeton, retreating to New Brunswick.

The remaining British took refuge in the College of New Jersey's Nassau Hall but were forced to surrender. Those other British generals, listed as choices, fought in World War I.

Question by player Billkozy

Answer: Grob

Grob is Russian for "coffin", an unlikely choice to ever be the name of a Soviet spacecraft. From 1987 to 1989, Soviet cosmonauts spent 366 consecutive days in orbit on the space station Salyut. In 1995, Valery Polyakov topped that by returning to Russian from the space station Mir, having spent 438 days in space.

In 2001, American Dennis Tito became the first person in the world to be a paying space tourist when he traveled aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

Question by player Billkozy

Answer: William Ewart Gladstone

The Gladstone bag is a small piece of hand luggage made of leather with two compartments. It was manufactured in the 19th century by J. G. Beard at his London premises. He was a great admirer of Gladstone and a keen supporter. To honor the four times British prime minister and knowing of his love of travel, he named the bag after him.

Question by player loopeyloo

Answer: Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec Empire, and was located on an island in the brackish Lake Texcoco. It was connected to the mainland by causeways which allowed easy access to the city for merchants and others. Bridges allowed canoes to pass underneath the causeways.

Question by player trident

Answer: Beans, corn, and squash

The Cherokee, whose ancestral lands comprise a large section of the Southeastern U.S., were a very sophisticated culture, with a complex agricultural system. Not surprisingly, this matriarchal society had a very healthy diet. The Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee, North Carolina is a wonderful source of information about this extraordinary people.

Question by player jabb5076

Answer: 1956

The Hungarian uprising was the result of discontent with the Hungarian government and their Soviet masters. The Soviet Union announced its intention to withdraw from Hungary, and life almost returned to normal but then Soviet tanks suddenly rolled into Hungary and crushed the rebellion. The Suez crisis resulted from Egypt nationalising the French and British owned Suez Canal after Britain and America withdrew their offer to fund the building of the Aswan Dam due to Egypt's new links with the Soviet Union. Israel attacked Egypt, and Britain and France intervened, fighting Egypt. Pressure from America and Russia later forced a withdrawal from Egypt.

Question by player Spontini

Answer: Pyramid

Henges, stone circles and long barrows are typical Neolithic structures of northern Europe. The first true pyramid was Sneferu's Red Pyramid, constructed c.2600 BCE during Egypt's Bronze Age.

Question by player Wizzid