FunTrivia History Mix: Vol 27 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Notre Dame Cathedral burned

Most of Notre Dame's wooden roof and its spire were destroyed. The famous bell tower and much of the inside remained all right, including its stained-glass windows and pipe organ. French President Emmanuel Macron arrived on the scene at 7:50 PM. Authorities determined the fire in the 12th-century Roman Catholic church was an accident. It took 500 firefighters to put out the blaze, as a hundred of them scrambled to save as much of the art and religious objects as possible, including a crown of thorns believed to have been worn by Jesus. About 13 million people visit the cathedral each year.

Cryptocurrency was invented in 2009. The ExxonMobil merger was finalized on November 30, 1999; at the time they became the world's largest corporation.

Question by player Billkozy

Answer: The Eagle

"The Eagle has landed", said astronaut Neil Armstrong over speakers at NASA's Mission Control in Houston at 4:18 p.m. on the 20th of July, 1969. The late President John F. Kennedy's dream of putting humans on the moon by the end of the 1960s, expressed in a 1961 speech, had come true with only a few months to spare.

The lunar lander called the Eagle was piloted by Armstrong accompanied by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, who collected samples of rocks and soil and left behind the first human footprints on the Earth's only natural satellite.

Question by player gracious1

Answer: Colombia

On 13 November 1985, despite the government having been warned by volcanologists to evacuate the area over the previous two months, the Nevado del Ruiz stratovolcano in Tolima, Colombia, erupted, causing mudflows, landslides, and debris flows (lahars) to engulf the town of Armero, with the death of 20,000 of the almost 29,000 population.

Other nearby towns raised the death toll to 23,000. I was a fairly news-aware person then and I do not remember this at all - hence the wrong answers, which I am sure would have received worldwide news coverage and appeals.

Question by player Quiz_Beagle

Answer: New Orleans

Einstein had one of the highest arrest records during Prohibition, and he was known for his elaborate disguises that put many illegal bars out of business. He didn't need that in New Orleans - when he first arrived, he asked his taxi driver where he could get a drink. His driver simply handed him one!

Question by player penguinhunter

Answer: Shark face nose art on planes

The Tigers were also known as the 1st American Volunteer Group and were some of the first US airmen to see combat in the Pacific theater. The distinctive "shark grin" nose art painted on the front of their Curtiss P-40 Tomahawks has become iconic.

Question by player H0lyAerith

Answer: burned up on re-entry

Sputnik I burned up on re-entry to the Earth's atmosphere 3 months after it was launched. It transmitted information for 22 days until its on-board batteries died. It also launched the space race between the USA and USSR.

Question by player paulmalo

Answer: Battle of Asculum

The Battle of Asculum in 279 BC was one of two during the Pyrrhic War when the victory won proved costly for the Greek king Pyrrhus. Although he lost fewer men during this battle and the Battle of Heraclea (280 BC), he lost too many experienced soldiers and commanders who could not be replaced, unlike the Romans who were on home territory.

The other battles listed were Pyrrhic victories from the 20th century.

Question by player suomy

Answer: Turkey

You can visit Gordium, the capital of ancient Phrygia-- it's about 70-80 km southwest of Ankara. The Phrygians had their own distinct culture, and a mysterious and poorly-attested language, which was perhaps most closely related to ancient Greek. Even King Midas himself was probably a historical figure.

Question by player pu2-ke-qi-ri

Answer: The Russian October Revolution

The Russian October Revolution, was led by the Bolsheviks. It is sometimes called the Proletarian Revolution of Russia.

Question by player jamespark888

Answer: Great Lakes

During and immediately following the War of 1812, America and Britain increased the number of ships patrolling the Great Lakes, especially Lake Erie and Ontario given their geographic position on the border. The Battle of Lake Erie in 1813 was one of the important naval battles during the war. U.S. Minister to Great Britain, John Quincy Adams, proposed disarmament of the area in January 1816 and British Foreign Secretary Viscount Castlereagh responded favorably. Charles Bagot was sent as Minister to the United States and reached the Pact with Acting Secretary of State Richard Rush.

Question by player jmac5cicada