Fact Monster

Fact Monster
Type of site
Fact center
OwnerInfoplease
Created byInfoplease
URLwww.factmonster.com
CommercialYes
Registrationnone
Launched2000

Fact Monster is an educational technology website geared towards children.[1] It is owned by Infoplease[1] and, like the Infoplease site, it contains several reference works under one umbrella, including the Columbia Encyclopedia, Random House Dictionary, an atlas and an almanac. It also features quizzes, flashcards, a homework center and Flash-based games.[citation needed]

Fact Monster launched in 2000, initially as Infopleasekids.com.[1][2][3] In August 2000, Pearson PLC acquired Family Education Network (FEN) which included infoplease.com.[4] In May 2015, Pearson sold FEN to Sandbox Partners.[5]

The website contains facts on thousands of subjects, including sports, entertainment, geography, history, biography, education, and health.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "About Us". Infoplease. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  2. ^ "Getting a jump on homework help". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  3. ^ admin (2006-12-14). "MARSBestRef2003". Reference & User Services Association (RUSA). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  4. ^ staff, eSchool News; Reports, Wire Service (2000-08-01). "Pearson PLC acquires FamilyEducation Network". eSchool News. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  5. ^ Rosen |, Judith. "New Owner for Poptropica and FEN". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  6. ^ "Fact monster". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-01-09.