What explorer discovered Alaska?

History Trivia / April 26, 2025

Vitus Bering. The Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia is named for Danish-born explorer Vitus Bering.

Who signed the German surrender in World War II?

History Trivia / April 26, 2025

Alfred Jodl. Alfred Jodl signed the German WWII surrender on May 7, 1945.

What Russian leader and his family were murdered in July 1918?

History Trivia / April 25, 2025

Czar Nicholas II. The Bolshevik murder of Czar Nicholas II and his family signaled the end of the 300-year reign of the House of Romanov.

When was Hillary Rodham Clinton inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame?

History Trivia / April 25, 2025

October 2005. Hillary Rodham Clinton was the first First Lady to be elected to the U.S. Senate and was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in October 2005.

For what specific discipline was Marie Curie awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903?

History Trivia / April 24, 2025

Physics. Pierre and Marie Curie won the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work with radioactivity.

Which of these events happened first?

History Trivia / April 24, 2025

World War I. It occurred in 1914 with a lot of advancement in technology.