March 25, 2025
Easy History Trivia
Take a fascinating journey through time with Mark Ellison as he tests your knowledge of key historical events, ancient civilizations, and world-changing moments. From ancient wonders to maritime disasters, this episode covers centuries of human...
Take a fascinating journey through time with Mark Ellison as he tests your knowledge of key historical events, ancient civilizations, and world-changing moments. From ancient wonders to maritime disasters, this episode covers centuries of human history.
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Calarugus Shark Media.
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Reading's Trivia Fans.
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I'm Mark Allison, and today we're taking a fascinating journey
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through the annals of history with some random historical facts
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that might just surprise you. Question one, in what year
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did Christopher Columbus first reach the Americas thinking he had
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found a route to Asia?
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Question two?
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Which ancient wonder of the world was a massive lighthouse
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built on the island of Pharaohs in Alexandria, Egypt. Question three?
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What historical event began on April fourteenth, nineteen twelve when
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a British passenger liner struck an iceberg in the North
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Atlantic Ocean. Question four? Which US president delivered the famous
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Gettysburg address in eighteen sixty three during the American Civil War?
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Question five? What ancient civilization built the famous stepped pyramid
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at chichen Itza in what is now Mexico. We'll be
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right back with these historical answers after this break. Welcome back,
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trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one, in what
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year did Christopher Columbus first reach the America's answer fourteen
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ninety two.
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Columbus set sail.
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With his three ships the Nina, the Pinta and the
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Santa Maria and reached what is now the Bahamas on
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October twelfth, fourteen ninety two. He believed until his death
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that he had reached the East Indies, not realizing he
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had found a continent previously unknown to Europeans.
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Question two, Which ancient.
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Wonder of the world was a massive lighthouse? Answer the
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Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as the Pharaohs of Alexandria.
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Built between two hundred eighty and two hundred forty seven BCE,
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it was one of the tallest man made structures of
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its time, standing approximately three hundred thirty to four hundred
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fifty feet tall. It guided sailors into the harbor of
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Alexandria for centuries before being destroyed by earthquakes. Question three.
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What historical event began on April fourteenth, nineteen twelve. Answer
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the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The unsinkable British passenger
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liner struck an Iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank
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in the early morning hours of April fifteenth, resulting in
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the deaths of more than one thousand, five hundred passengers
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and crew. It remains one of the deadliest commercial peacetime
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maritime disasters in history.
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Question four.
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Which US president delivered the famous Giddysburg Address?
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Answer?
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Abraham Lincoln. On November nineteenth, eight, eighteen sixty three. President
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Lincoln delivered this concise but powerful speech at the dedication
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of the Soldier's National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Beginning with the.
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Now iconic phrase four score and seven years ago. The
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address redefined the purpose of the Civil War and has
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become one of the most quoted speeches in American history.
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Question five. What ancient civilization built the stepped pyramid at
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chichen Itza Answer the Maya. Chichen Itza was a major
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focal point of the Maya civilization around six hundred CE
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to twelve hundred CE. The famous stepped pyramid, known as
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El Castillo or Temple of Kukulkin, demonstrates the Maya's advanced
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knowledge of astronomy. During the spring and autumn equinoxes, the
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setting sun creates a shadow pattern that looks like a
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serpent slithering down the north stairway. That concludes today's five
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daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were
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crafted with the help of AI technology. If you'd like
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to enjoy five daily trivia questions without ads, check the
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link in our show notes.
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See you tomorrow.
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