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Throughout history, trivia has always been more than a game.

In ancient Greece, scholars tested each other’s wit in symposiums. In 12th-century Baghdad, thinkers debated questions in bustling libraries. Even in medieval Europe, monarchs used riddles and logic games to assess the sharpness of their advisors.

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Reagan spoke. Berlin listened.

Marquee Event of the Day

June 12, 1987: President Ronald Reagan delivers his “Tear down this wall” speech.
Standing at the Brandenburg Gate in divided Berlin, Reagan directly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, accelerating the symbolic and literal collapse of the Iron Curtain.

Why this matters:

The Berlin Wall wasn’t just concrete and barbed wire—it was the physical embodiment of Cold War division.

Built in 1961 to stop East Germans from fleeing to the West, the wall separated families, dreams, and ideologies for nearly three decades.

Then, on June 12, 1987, President Reagan stood before it and declared what millions had long hoped: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”

It was more than political theater. It was a turning point in rhetoric, diplomacy, and global momentum. Two years later, the wall fell.

And with it, a world order began to shift.

How much do you know about the wall that split a city—and the speech that helped end it?

From its rise to its fall, and the people caught in between, today’s quiz revisits a defining Cold War symbol.

👉 Take the Berlin Wall Quiz now.

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*Disclosure: Masters of Trivia is a quiz platform founded by Dom Einhorn and owned by Intelligent Games LLC—the same company that brings you the KRONIKL newsletter.