When did Snakes and Ladders make it to the English-speaking world?

Daily Trivia / September 23, 2025

The morality of the game must have appealed to the Victorians, who took to the game when it was published in 1892 in England. Called Snakes and Ladders, the game play was pretty much the same but some of the vices and ...Read More

What's the difference in corundum?

Daily Trivia / September 23, 2025

The ruby, sapphire, emerald, and aquamarine are not specific minerals. The ruby is the red and the sapphire is the blue variety of corundum. An emerald is the green variety and an aquamarine is the blue variety of beryl.

Where did Brock rest?

Daily Trivia / September 23, 2025

Sir Isaac Brock, the hero of the War of 1812, was buried four separate times. He was first buried in a fort, then in the old Brock monument, then in a temporary grave after that monument was damaged in an explosion, and ...Read More

How large is the Mona Lisa?

Daily Trivia / September 23, 2025

Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa on a piece of pinewood, 77 cm x 53 cm (30 in. x 20 7/8 in.) in the year 1506.

What are the seven natural wonders of the world?

Daily Trivia / September 22, 2025

The seven natural wonders of the world are suggested to be Mount Everest in Nepal/Tibet; Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe; Grand Canyon in Arizona; Great Barrier Reef in Australia; the Northern Lights; Paricutin volcano ...Read More

Is there a variation in the toxicity of honybee venom?

Daily Trivia / September 22, 2025

The venom of the Africanized honey bee is no more toxic than that of the common honey bee's.