Interments to Independence: Navigating Anarchy’s Introduction

Arlington National Cemetery east entrance
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Sorry that this is a few hours later today, hope you enjoy.

  1. Who, on 11 March, became the first US president to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia?
    • Ulysses S. Grant
    • William Howard Taft
    • John F. Kennedy
  2. Today in 1811, in Nottingham, England textile workers broke machinery that was taking their jobs in what was the first major Luddite riot. The term “Luddite” derives from…
    • Someone’s name
    • The riot’s location
    • The machinery’s manufacturer
  3. Hawaii was admitted into the union as the 50th US state, on 11 March in…
    • 1941
    • 1950
    • 1959
  4. In 1928, Alexander Fleming, a Scottish bacteriologist who died today in 1955, discovered…
    • Penicillin
    • Aspirin
    • Codeine
  5. The first Soviet republic to declare its independence from the USSR did so today in 1990. Which of these was it?
    • Latvia
    • Estonia
    • Lithuania

Good luck! The answers will be posted later today or tomorrow.

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Author: Scott F

As a retired trivia writer, editor and quiz compiler, I wholeheartedly agree with Bertrand Russell’s quote: “There’s much pleasure to be gained in useless knowledge.” Trivia of all sorts has always fascinated me, and for many years, I’ve written and compiled trivia for various media, including traditional TV and radio quiz shows, newspapers and magazines, apps, and other digital platforms.

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