FunTrivia History Mix: Vol 6 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Fulgencio Batista

His takeover of Cuba led to one of the most dangerous periods in recent world history when the Soviet Union placed nuclear weapons on the island. The United States seemed prepared to go to war over this perceived threat and fortunately for everybody, the weapons were withdrawn before it got that far.

Question by player Spontini

Answer: George W. Bush

The saying runs: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me". George W. Bush is known for his many sayings, known as Bushisms. Famous Bushisms are usually slips of the tongue: for example, Bush once referred to Africa as a country.

Question by player Penguin4512

Answer: Richard III

Richard III lived from 1452-1485, but he only reigned for two years. He lost his life at the Battle of Bosworth Field, with his last words being (according to Shakespeare), 'A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!'. He did not get one and was killed by Henry, the Duke of Richmond, who became Henry VII.

Henry VIII was Henry VII's son, but he died of natural causes, in 1547.
Mary I was Henry VIII's daughter, and ruled from 1553-58. She also died naturally, possibly from uterine cancer. Edward VIII ruled for less than a year, before giving up the kingship in 1936, and marrying Wallis Simpson. He died in 1972.

Question by player ozzz2002

Answer: 1936

"Gone with the Wind" was published in June of 1936 and Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937. Owens won his gold medals in track and field taking the 100m and 200m races as well as 4 x 100m relay and the Long Jump. The Presidential election on November 3rd saw President Roosevelt defeat Republican Governor from Kansas, Alf Landon, by a count of 523 Electoral votes to 8.

Question by player johnnycat777

Answer: Mediterranean Sea

The trireme was a galley warship, propelled by three levels of oars on each side (the source of its name). Various types of triremes were sailed by the ancient Phoenicians, the ancient Romans, and the ancient Greeks - in fact, it's not clear which civilization originated the basic design. For hundreds of years these ships, each sailing with about 200 crew, dominated the Mediterranean, and trireme navies shaped the Persian War and the Peloponnesian Wars.

Question by player CellarDoor

Answer: Boiled Sweets

Spangles were actually introduced in 1950, while post war rationing was still going on in UK and were made until 1984 when apart from a brief comeback in the mid 90s they sadly disappeared from sweet shops.
The sweets came in several different flavours and my favourite was the Old English which contained an assortment including mint humbug, aniseed and treacle.

Question by player 480154st

Answer: Humperdink

Four hurricanes made a Florida landing in 2004, much to the chagrin of citizens and insurance companies.

Question by player RexKramer

Answer: It has never been found

Roman historians tell us that the emperor Augustus allowed Cleopatra and her lover, Mark Antony, to be buried in the same tomb after their deaths. Every so often stories emerge that her tomb has been found, but none of them have proved true. Some historians believe that her tomb may now be underwater, in the ocean off the coast of Alexandria.

Question by player daver852

Answer: Tiberius

The parsnip has had a long rooted history whose cultivation dates back to ancient times. One of the earliest references to the parsnip notes that the Roman emperor Tiberius who ruled from 14 AD to 37 AD was particularly fond of the parsnip. In fact, he was so picky about his parsnips that he was known to have them imported from the Rhineland. Considering that the water hemlock (the poison that killed Socrates) was also common to the Rhine region and was similar in appearance, he was willing to jeopardize his own health to access these parsnips.

Question by player apathy100

Answer: Battle of Bosworth

The Battle of Towton was fought March 29, 1461, between Edward, Duke of York, later King Edward IV and Henry VI (House of Lancaster). The Battle of Barnet, on April 14, 1471, and later, the Battle of Tewkesbury, May 4, 1471, secured the throne for Edward IV.

After this one died, in 1483, Richard III, his brother, became king of England. He was then challenged by a Henry Tudor, in the Battle of Bosworth Field, which Henry won, who became Henry VII. The Battle of Agincourt, of the Hundred Year War, precedes the other battles as it took place on October 25, 1415.

Question by player Babilonia