Where did the "Velvet Revolution" take place?

History Trivia / October 18, 2025

Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia no longer exists as a unified country; it split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.

Malta became an independent nation in this year?

History Trivia / October 17, 2025

1964. The city of Washington, D.C. could almost fit twice into the country of Malta.

What purpose did the Bastille serve before it was stormed on July 14, 1789?

History Trivia / October 17, 2025

Prison. The Bastille was a prison for political prisoners until it was stormed at the beginning French Revolution.

Who set a record for days in space by a woman in 1995?

History Trivia / October 16, 2025

Elena Kondova. Valentina was the first woman in space, but Elena Kondova set the 1995 record.

What U.S. politician was granted honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002?

History Trivia / October 16, 2025

Rudy Giuliani. Rudy Giuliani was also named "Time" magazine's 2001 Person of the Year.

What was the first ship sunk by a German U-boat during "Operation Drumbeat"?

History Trivia / October 15, 2025

Cyclops. In Germany's first U-boat mission against America's East Coast, U-123 sank the British ship Cyclops on January 11, 1942.