History trivia questions & answers
Strange-but-true stories from the past, minus the dates you were made to memorise. Every question comes with the real story behind the answer and its sources.
HistoryDid a stray dog really start a war between Greece and Bulgaria?Myth: Most people assume the "War of the Stray Dog" is a made-up internet joke…Guess the answer →HistoryDid a wave of molasses really kill people in Boston?Myth: Most people assume molasses is far too slow and gooey to hurt anyone, so…Guess the answer →HistoryDid Abraham Lincoln create the Secret Service on the day he was shot?Myth: Most people assume Lincoln had Secret Service bodyguards at Ford's Theatre who failed to…Guess the answer →HistoryDid people really dance themselves to death in 1518?Myth: Most people believe the dancing plague of 1518 definitely killed dancers by the dozen,…Guess the answer →HistoryHow long did the Hundred Years’ War actually last?Myth: Most people assume the Hundred Years' War lasted exactly a century of nonstop fighting.Guess the answer →HistoryDid the Olympics once give out medals for art?Myth: Most people believe Olympic medals have only ever been awarded for athletic events.Guess the answer →HistoryDid Cleopatra live closer to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid?Myth: Most people picture Cleopatra living in the same era that the great pyramids of…Guess the answer →HistoryHow fast was the first driver ever fined for speeding going?Myth: Most people assume the first speeding fine went to someone doing a properly dangerous…Guess the answer →
