President Trump got some historical facts mixed up when he mentioned George Washington’s troops taking over airports.
Social media really went with it.
For your team name this week we want you to make another historical mistake.
Abraham Lincoln got the Hebrews out of Egypt.
Luke Skywalker blew up Pearl Harbour.
The Vikings discovered Australia.
Any obvious historical mistake will get you a bonus point.
Have an interesting week.
Armstrong’s Law states that as a conversation continues, the likelihood of an American mentioning what event increases.
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To Anacreon in Heaven was an 18th Century drinking song sung by the members of a gentlemen’s club in London.
It is also the tune of what national anthem.
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In 1880, an Irish community began a campaign of ostracising a British land agent they felt had been treating them unfairly, refusing to harvest his crops, cook his meals, wash his clothes, deliver his letters, or serve him in shops.
What was the land agent’s surname? (His name became a word describing the campaign of exclusion.)
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There was a man named Albert in Nazi Germany.
He had a truck sent to a concentration camp with a request for labourers. He then had it driven to a remote location where he released the prisoners and let them escape.
What was his surname?
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Donald Trump does not have a pet.
How long has it been since the last US President who didn’t have a pet?
Note: We are not considering any human members of his entourage or anything on his head to be a pet.
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Carrots DON’T make you see better in the dark.
But why did British authorities promote the idea that they DID make you see better?
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What is represented by the red dots on this map?
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Arthur Gore & Herbert Roper Barrett won their first round match at Wimbledon in 1926 in straight sets.
Name one of their opponents.
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When King George V was on his deathbed, his doctor gave him a fatal injection of morphine and cocaine.
Why?
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