NILE EXPLORER QUIZ
In 1857, Richard Burton & John Speke began their
journey to find the source of the Nile. Both men
battled disease & exhaustion, but Speke went on
without the ailing Burton to make the claim he found
proof of the river's source at Lake Victoria.
A bitter rivalry grew between the two men
ending with Speke found shot dead.
Was John Speke's death murder,
accident or suicide?
Monte Cristo QUIZ ANSWER:
Edmond Dantes of the novel "Count of Monte Cristo"
was a real person by the name of Pierre Picaud
whose life & tragedy was very similar to Edmond Dantes'.