FunTrivia World Mix: Vol 6 Trivia Quiz

Answer: It is curved

A scimitar is a curve-bladed sword that originated in the Middle East but was also popularly used by Mongol warriors. It comes from the Persian word "shamsher" which means paw claw, a reference to how claws are curved like this sword is.

Question by player Joepetz

Answer: Nikita Khrushchev

The Cuban Missile Crisis is widely considered the absolute pinnacle of Cold War tensions, and the closest the world has come to nuclear war. US President John F. Kennedy was able to stand fast and hold a naval blockade of Cuba, despite Khrushchev's best efforts to intimidate.

Question by player oldmanbacon

Answer: Versailles

The Hall of Mirrors is 239 ft long, 34 ft wide and 40 ft high. It was decorated by Master Le Brun with scenes depicting victories of Louis XIV. It has 257 mirrors on one wall, reflecting the beautiful gardens designed by Andre Le Notre. The other wall has wide windows opening to the gardens.

It is Versailles' main gallery. It was used by Louis XIV to go from his chambers to the chapel and courtiers could see him and seek invitations to one of his parties.

Question by player Babilonia

Answer: Milhous(e)

Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, CA.

Question by player Iceman61

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

FDR served as president for twelve years from March 1933 to April 1945.

Question by player shellypoo75

Answer: Hagia Sophia

The Hagia Sophia was originally a Christian church built in the 500s by the Roman emperor Justinian. It remained the world's largest enclosed space for centuries and its city, Byzantium, remained standing for nearly a thousand years even as its empire slowly deteriorated.

In 1453, the Ottoman emperor Mehmed made a name for himself by breaking the large walls of the city, and took the Hagia Sophia in the name of Islam. The domed structure served as a template for mosques afterwards. The Hagia Sophia was turned into a museum under modern day Turkey in 1935, but in 2020 plans were made to turn it back into a mosque.

This decision became a point of contention and drew condemnation from organizations such as UNESCO and the World Council of Churches.

Question by player nautilator

Answer: They committed seppuku

Oda Nobugana (1534-1582) was one of the most powerful daimyo (feudal lord) of the Sengoku period, a pivotal figure in the unification of the Japanese provinces and the end of the feudal wars. At the height of his power, he was betrayed by one of his retainers, Akechi Mitsuhide, and was beaten at the temple of Honnō-ji where he committed seppuku (a method of Japanese ritual suicide) with his son Oda Nobutada.

Question by player tiye

Answer: William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison died of natural causes after being president for one month.

Question by player asand44

Answer: Rheinish Carnival

Rheinish Carnival is celebrated in the cities along the Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. The so-called "Session" is kicked off on November 11 with the presentation of the Prince and Princess of Carnival who rule for the season.

Question by player Changeling_de

Answer: James Monroe

In 1795, the British Parliament enacted a tax on wig powder which ended the fashion.

Question by player marianjoy