Trivia For May 13, 2026

The five rings on the flag represent the inhabited continents of the world (the Americas were considered to be a single continent). It contains the colours blue, black, red, yellow, and green, which are common on national flags globally.

Today, the site is a museum, maintained by the National Park Service. Also preserved is The Petersen House across the street, where an unconscious Lincoln was taken after he was shot and where he died.

Quasimodo is the half-blind and almost completely deaf bell-ringer of the cathedral. He was abandoned by his mother as a baby and adopted by the cathedral's Archdeacon.

The college is located in Carlisle, PA. Unlike the other service academies, the purpose of the Army War College is to train senior military officers. Army colonels and lieutenant colonels can earn a masters degree in Strategic Studies after a two-year program.

His epithet comes from the Old English word unræd meaning "poorly advised"; it is a pun on his name, which means "well advised". He would rule until his death in 1016, with a year's gap due to a Danish invasion. His 37-year combined reign wouldn't be surpassed until the thirteenth century.