History Trivia and Answers

Answer: Fillbuster

Answer: Whale - The baleen, the parts of their mouths used to filter food, were cut into tough, flexible strips.

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe - The famous piece is The Tell-Tale Heart.

Answer: John Hancock
More information: He became very popular in Massachusetts when British officials seized his sloop (sail boat) Liberty in 1768 and charged him with smuggling (although the charges were eventually dropped).

Answer: John Adams
More information: John Adams was president of the United States from 1797-1801, serving one term.

Answer: Pony Express
More information: The Pony Express transferred mail between Missouri and California on horseback.

Answer: James Madison
More information: James Madison recommended an Immediate Declaration of War against Great Britain.

Answer: John Wilkes Booth
More information: John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.

Answer: Nieuw Amsterdam
More information: Nieuw Amsterdam became New York city on September 7th, 1964.

Answer: Piccadilly, London
More information: The first Hard Rock Cafe opened on June 14, 1971 at Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London.