General Knowledge Quiz
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Seppuku in Japan: honor by suicide
*Seppuku (Japanese: 切腹, “cutting the belly”), sometimes referred to as harakiri… “Abdomen/belly cutting”, is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by Japan’s ancient samurai warrior class. The grisly act typically involved stabbing oneself in the belly with a short sword, slicing open the stomach and then turning the blade upwards to ensure a fatal wound.…
Flying in the 1930’s
Here is a picture of the interior of a plane in the 1930’s. Funny right? I laughed too. The fact with these planes was that they couldn’t fly higher than 13,000 feet because back then, the flight cabins were not depressurised. If you still don’t like the view, then here’s the first class cabin below.
My Lai Massacre: an unforgettable atrocity by the US Government
The picture above shows a woman as she cries and pleads for her life and that of her children, shortly before they are assassinated by American soldiers. The My Lai Massacre happened on 16th March 1968 in Vietnam. It was at the peak of the Vietnam War and the American forces were violently sweeping into…
The Spanish Inquisition: a religious bloodbath
For centuries, the Jews were accused of the crime of Deicide ( in this instance, the murder of Jesus Christ). They were segregated and often oppressed in several communities. This finally reached a peak in 1478 A.D, when Pope Sixtus IV set up a committee in Spain to hunt down and flush out any forms…
The Nigerian Earthquake: 28th July 1984
We have heard of earthquakes in places like USA and Japan. But if you think Nigeria is free from earthquakes, then think again. It was in the afternoon hours of 28th July, 1984 when an earthquake which measured magnitude VI (strong intensity) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale struck the South Western town of Ijebu…
Nigerian Women: champions of extra-marital affairs
In 2012, popular Condom manufacturer Durex, conducted a survey to find out the country with the highest amount of unfaithful couples. At the end of the survey, Thailand was said to have the highest number of unfaithful men, while Nigeria emerged with the highest number of unfaithful women. Of course, most Nigerian women claimed foul…
Oh Queen, Remain Immortal…
According to recent demographics, over 84 percent of the current entire population of the United Kingdom involving England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, had not yet been born when Queen Elizabeth II became ruler of Great Britain. Yes! She is the longest serving monarch in the history of Britain. We just have one thing to…
Ariel Cigar: “cancer is fine, as long as we make some money”.
In 1966, a company named Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation invented a new type of Cigarette named Ariel. It was found that the cigarette had little or no effects on health compared to other cigarettes. This was because in its production, the tobacco was heated rather than burnt in the usual way. However, when this…
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