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On This Day: V

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On This Day V game quiz
"A number of events for you to try and remember. The date is provided, but can you remember what happened on that date?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. February 5th 1958 saw which 'experimental' scheme start in London's Mayfair?
    The first one way route in London
    The first set of double yellow lines (this prevents British road users from parking in an area of danger)
    Parking meters
    Traffic wardens with electric hand holds


2. February 6th 1983 saw which Nazi fugitive charged in Lyon, France, with crimes against humanity? Clue: he was known as the "butcher of Lyon" during World War Two, when he headed the local Gestapo.
    Helmut Wendy
    Peter Cindy
    Klaus Barbie
    Wolfgang Bratz


3. February 7th 1685 saw the death of which monarch who died in mysterious circumstances?
    Charles II
    James II
    George II
    Edward III


4. February 8th, 1983 saw which champion horse kidnapped in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland?
    Answer: (One Word)


5. On February 9th 1964 who said "It's easy, you turn left at Greenland", when asked how he found America?
    John Lennon
    Frank Zappa
    Bob Hope
    Burt Reynolds


6. February 10th 1955 saw a sorry state of affairs in South Africa. Which event in Johannesburg captured the front pages of the world's newspapers?
    The removal of black only business' that were deemed to be on white only land
    The killing of 350 black youths who were watching a boxing match
    The removal of 60,000 black people to a different township
    The murder of seven black women who were demonstrating outside a 'Whites Only' store


7. February 11th 1990 saw which man in South Africa say the following?
"I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities ... If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die".
    Answer: (Two Words)


8. February 12th 1554 saw "The nine day Queen" lose her head. Who was she?
    Mary Tudor
    Kathryn Howard
    Anne Boleyn
    Lady Jane Grey


9. February 13th 1990 saw a huge shock in the boxing world two days after the fight, little known journeyman, James 'Buster' Douglas knocked out the unbeaten heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. But why was there a two day delay before the result stood?
    The IBF and WBC versions did not recognise the fight as Douglas was not the number one challenger
    Douglas had failed a preliminary urine sample test
    Tyson claimed that Douglas had stayed down to the count of 12 in the eighth round
    Tyson refused to accept the defeat and held on to his belts


10. February 14th 1779 saw the great explorer Captain James Cook die. But how did he perish?
    The boom on his vessel hit him hard and killed him instantly
    A native's spear in Hawaii
    An outbreak of smallpox wiped out half his crew and ultimately him
    Cook fell overboard and hit the rocks below in a tropical storm


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Compiled Jun 28 12