Monthly Archives: November 2020
TRIVIA TRAIL: COOK COTTAGE
Question: The famous English explorer, Captain James Cook, was born in Marton, Yorkshire, on November 7th, 1728, and grew up in Great Ayton, Yorkshire. Where is his parents’ house? Answer: Melbourne, Australia, transported there brick by brick (save one, which a local is said to have absconded with) in 1934. Cook never actually visited Melbourne, […]
TRIVIA TRAIL: ELECTIONS IN THE U.S.A.
Question: Why are American elections held on the first Tuesday in November? Answer: Because it was deemed the most likely date on which to get people out to vote. A lot of the electorate were originally farmers, and a Tuesday wouldn’t interfere with market days (Wednesdays) or Sunday church attendance, and November wouldn’t interfere with […]
HISTORY SHARE: CHOOSE YOUR LIQUOR
Elections are supposed to be a serious, sober affair, but in days gone by, ‘sober’ was one thing they weren’t! https://www.history.com/news/colonial-america-election-day-parties
