FunTrivia History Mix: Vol 27 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Santa Maria

The Santa Maria, also known as La Gallega, was owned by and mastered by the Spaniard Juan de la Cosa. It was requisitioned by Queen Isabella of Spain for Columbus' voyage and, whilst it remained afloat, would be his flagship. Columbus, in his journals, describes the other two ships as being caravels, small but highly manoeuvrable ships. For all the glory that the voyages placed upon Columbus, the Santa Maria did not survive the full journey. Thanks to an inexperienced helmsman it ran aground on the island of Haiti. Part of the ship was dismantled, and the timbers were used to construct Fort Navidad, which would become Spain's first settlement in the New World.

Question by player pollucci19

Answer: Small bags or pouches

Before pockets (as we know them) became fashionable most people carried a small leather or cloth pouch or bag strapped over their shoulder. Sometimes a pouch would be attached to a belt for ease and convenience. In 14th century Europe vertical slits were made in outer clothing to provide access to the hanging bag.

By the 17th century pockets were being sewn into men's clothing but not women's - they still had to carry the bag, most of the time hidden under outer clothes. Even today pockets in women's clothing are much smaller or are just a fake slit sewn closed.

The term "pocket" was used in Middle English and appears to be from Old French "poque".

Question by player H53

Answer: bee

A symbol of diligence, industriousness and hard work, bees were used as emblems by a number of noble European families, such as the Roman House of Barberini. In the early Middle Ages, they were the emblem of the Frankish Merovingian dynasty, which ruled what is now France from the mid-5th century to 751. Over 300 gold jewels in the shape of bees were found in the tomb of Childeric I (457-481), discovered in 1653.

As a departure from the traditional fleur-de-lys of the Capetian dynasty, when he was crowned Emperor in 1804 Napoleon chose the bee as his personal emblem and that of his family. Golden bees decorated Napoleon's coronation robes, as shown in various portraits of the French Emperor.

Question by player LadyNym

Answer: 1776

Washington's daring raid came at a bleak time in the Revolutionary War and did much to lift the spirits of the people as well as Washington's Continental Army. It also proved to be a military turning point of the war. The event was captured by artist Emanuel Leutze in his painting "Washington crossing the Delaware".

Question by player StetsonHat

Answer: 1920s

The 1920s was a breakout decade for American women who had just won the right to vote. The Roaring Twenties was a liberal post-war decade that evokes images of young "flappers" like the animated character Betty Boop, wildly dancing to the Charleston at age sixteen.

They were called "flappers" because of they were said to resemble a baby duck flappings its wings before being able to fly. "Flapper" is also an old word meaning a girl too young to conceive. The "Dirty Thirties" ushered in a wave of global conservatism and the Second World War effectively ended the flapper era.

Question by player BRY2K

Answer: Mule and horse baggage trains

Supply lines proved critical during the fighting in the mountainous Alps and Dolomites. Often there were no roads or rail lines near the fighting so there was heavy dependence of pack animal transport. As a result, such baggage trains were often targeted and retreats or advances after battles were hampered by disrupted supplies. Weather conditions played a part as well as difficulty in managing the pack animals.

Question by player suomy

Answer: 2002

She went on to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and her Platinum Jubilee in 2022. The Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II was the international celebration held in 2002 marking the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.

It was intended by the Queen to be both a commemoration of her 50 years as monarch and an opportunity for her to officially and personally thank her people for their loyalty.

Question by player BrightonDragon

Answer: English Channel, 1909

French aviator Louis Blériot won a £1,000 prize from the 'Daily Mail' newspaper for making the first trans-Channel crossing on July 25, 1909. Alcock and Brown were the first to cross the Atlantic (from Newfoundland to Ireland) in 1919. Charles Lindbergh was the first solo aviator to fly across the Atlantic, from New York to Paris in 1927.

Question by player MikeMaster99

Answer: Cock Fighting

The blood sport of cock fighting sets two roosters (male chickens) against each other in a "cock pit" and it is a fight to the death - that is, until one of the two is dead or deemed too weak or maimed to continue. The males of many bird species have a natural inclination to compete with one another but the "cocks" who participate in this egregious sport have most often been bred and conditioned to exemplify combative characteristics.

Question by player cowboybluedog

Answer: Earliest mention of Israel

The Merneptah Stele was found in 1896 in the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes. Merneptah was the son and successor of Ramses II the Great. Most of the stele deals with Merneptah's victory over the Libyans but the last lines mention "I.si.ri.ar" with hieroglyphs representing a throw stick (the determinative for "foreign"), a sitting man and woman (the determinative for "people") over three vertical lines (a plural marker). "Israel waste (negative) seed its" refers to a victorious campaign by Merneptah c 1208 BCE that destroyed the crops and seeds of Israel.

Question by player chabenao1