Historical Facts
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Q: Which American President was born in Corsica?
A: William Harding Corsica Ohio
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Q: Who coined the term gossip column?
A: Mark Twain
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Q: In Harry S Truman, what did the S stand for ?
A: Nothing
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Q: Paul Revere was a silversmith, copper engraver and what?
A: Dentist
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Q: What did Dick Turpin the highwayman serve an apprenticeship for?
A: Butcher
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Q: The Eisenhower trophy is given annually to what best amateur team?
A: Golf
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Q: In 1927, who was Time Magazines first man of the year ?
A: Charles Lindbergh
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Q: Who was it who once said "To err is human, but it feels divine"?
A: Mae West
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Q: Little Eva introduced what popular dance in 1962?
A: The Locomotion
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Q: Janette Rankin, in 1917, was the first woman to do what?
A: Be elected to Congress
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Q: The book, Gone to Texas, by Forest Carter, is the basis for what movie?
A: The Outlaw JoseyWales
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Q: What U.S. city was named after a British Prime Minister?
A: Pittsburgh
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Q: Which American state flag is triangular in shape?
A: Ohio
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Q: Arthur Flegenheimer died in Oct 1935 and was better known as who?
A: Dutch Schultz
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Q: Who or what was introduced to America in 1964?
A: G I Joe
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Q: What 1910 act made it illegal to transport woman across state lines for immoral purposes?
A: The Mann Act
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Q: Whose last words were "let's do it"?
A: Garry Gilmore
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Q: Who was the runner up in the 1979 Le Mans 24 hour race?
A: Paul Newman
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Q: The 1862 Sioux uprising started in which state?
A: Minnesota
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