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Terms: |American History| |Pirates|
Published: 30. 4. 2026.
One of the last great pirates was active in the early nineteenth century and is remembered by Americans as a hero of the War of 1812, even though much of his career involved raiding Spanish ships and trafficking stolen goods around New Orleans. Who was he?
Jean Lafitte
Terms: |Bible| |Christianity|
Published: 30. 4. 2026.
Which apostle stepped out onto the water to go toward Jesus, only to grow afraid of the wind and start sinking?
Peter
Terms: |American History| |American Presidents|
Published: 30. 4. 2026.
Which American president was born under the name Leslie Lynch King Jr.?
Gerald Ford
Terms: |Adolf Hitler| |Munich| |Nazi Germany| |World War II|
Published: 30. 4. 2026.
What was the name of the prison not far from Munich where Hitler wrote Mein Kampf and where many Nazi war criminals were imprisoned after World War II?
Landsberg Prison
Terms: |Mathematics| |Scientific History|
Published: 30. 4. 2026.
The mathematician famous for calculating the value of pi was called Ludolph. What was his surname?
van Ceulen
Terms: |Philosophy| |Physics|
Published: 30. 4. 2026.
The earliest ideas about atoms and the first model of matter reach back to antiquity and are usually linked to a Greek philosopher whose theory Aristotle referred to as atomism. Who was he?
Democritus
Terms: |Ancient Greece| |Peloponnese|
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
The city in question had the Temple of Pythian Apollo, the remains of a temple of Aphrodite, a gymnasium, and a stadium, and in the classical age of Greek art it stood at the heart of an important sculptural school. Which Peloponnesian city is it?
Argos
Terms: |Great Britain| |Liverpool| |Military Engineering| |Thames| |World War II|
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
What was the name of the concrete-and-steel sea forts that defended the approaches to key industrial and port zones around Liverpool and in the Thames estuary during the Second World War?
Maunsell Forts
Terms: |American History| |Native American History|
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
At the beginning of the 19th century, after a major territorial purchase in the West, an American expedition set out to explore the lands all the way to the Pacific. One of the key figures was a young Shoshone woman who helped as an interpreter and guide. What was the name of this famous historical figure?
Sacagawea
Terms: |American History| |American Presidents|
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
One of the most important moves made by the young United States took place in 1803, when a vast territory west of the Mississippi River was purchased from Napoleonic France. The deal almost doubled the size of the country and opened the way for westward expansion. Which American president was responsible for this purchase?
Thomas Jefferson