The unofficial random Triva thread.......

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Ok, this is for any subject, history, politics, art, music, sports, whatever.

And all the answers to be deemed correct must start with,

"The answer is"........

For example, 

History, "What group of people were eventually were overthrown out of Spain by the Moors in 711ce"

"The answer is, the Visagoths".

Or, 

Sports, "What was the name of the early days of pro football formation, that was eventually banned due to too many severe injuries."

"The answer is, "The Flying V, or the Flying Wedge, a kickoff strategy where players would interlock their arms."

I'll go first. This one should be easy considering I have talked about it in recent posts in the past couple of months.

"Name the code name of the failed operation Hitler used in is major attempt at attacking Russia".

Then after the question is answered, you ask your own.

The answer is Operation Barbarossa.


From who did Europeans buy New York?