Don't Know Much About History Trivia Quiz

Answer: Berlin wall erected

The Berlin wall, dividing the East from the West part of the city, went up in August 1961.
On February 20, 1962, astronaut John H. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth during the three-orbit Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, aboard the spacecraft he named Friendship 7.
President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963.
The Beatles appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" on February 9, 1964.

Answer: Larva

Larva is the active immature form of an insect that forms the stage between egg and pupa, e.g., a caterpillar or grub.
Lahar is an Indonesian term that describes a hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flows down the slopes of a volcano.
Lanthanum is a chemical element with the symbol La and atomic number 57.
Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet or a moon onto its surface.

Answer: Study of the earth

Geo in Greek pertains to earth and the -ology part means the study of something. The study of places is called geography.

Answer: Frere

The word comes from the Latin frater.
Soeur is sister, oncle is uncle and tante is aunt.

Answer: Jackson

Jackson is also the most populous city of Mississippi. It was named in honour of General Andrew Jackson, who also served as the seventh president of the US from 1829 to 1837.

Answer: Tangent

In a right-angled triangle, the sine is equal to the ratio of the side opposite a given angle to the hypotenuse.
Go on a tangent also means to depart from the subject under consideration.

Answer: Arabic

Algebra means "the reunion of broken parts" from the Arabic al-jabr.
Algebra was known since ancient times and it is generally accepted that the first to use it were people from Babylon, closely followed by the Egyptians.

Answer: Making rapid calculations

The slide rule was used for mathematical computations such as multiplication and division. It was also used to calculate square roots, perform trigonometric functions and find logarithms. It was a very essential tool in science and engineering. It fell into disuse when portable calculators appeared on the market.

Answer: Binary

In binary notation one plus one equals ten. The binary system has two digits 0 and 1. For example: 01 equals one, 10 equals 2 and 11 equals three. In all the other systems one plus one does equal two.

Answer: Lou Adler

Lou Adler also co-wrote the lyrics to the song "Bim Bam" with Herb Albert, "Honolulu Lulu" with Jan Berry and Roger Christian, and "Poor Side of Town" with Johnny Rivers.