January 11

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1. Most students of U.S. history will know the name of Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson from the Civil War. There was another Confederate general, named Alfred Eugene Jackson, born January 11, 1807. His nickname wasn't as cool. What was it? Fly on the Wall Back to the Wall Against the Wall Mudwall

2. For the first time in recorded history, residents of downtown Los Angeles, California woke up to a copious amount of this on January 11, 1949. What was it? Blue skies Homicides Major traffic problems Snow

3. What British colonial war began January 11, 1879? The Boer War The Crimean War The Irish War of Independence The Zulu War

4. What Confederate stronghold, which surrendered to the Union Army January 11, 1863, was one of the parcels taken during the Vicksburg campaign that gained control of the Mississippi River? Miliken's Bend, Louisiana Champion Hill, Mississippi Fort Hindman, Arkansas Fort Donelson, Tennessee

5. What magazine, dedicated to science and technology, first appeared on news stands January 11, 1902? Scientific American Wired Road and Track Popular Mechanics

6. What U.S. national park, one of the oldest in the nation, was first dedicated as a national monument on January 11, 1908? Grand Canyon Yosemite Yellowstone Everglades

7. It was on January 11, 1922, that this milestone medicine was first administered to a patient. What was the medicine? Insulin Aspirin Penicillin Viagra

8. What Beatles classic was first introduced to the U.K. music charts January 11, 1963? 'Love Me Do' 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' 'Please Please Me' 'I Saw Her Standing There'

9. A cartoon in 'Harper's Weekly' on January 11, 1868 warned of it, exactly 96 years before the release of the first U.S. Surgeon General's report on it. What was 'it'? Unprotected sex Alcoholism Smoking Drug Abuse

10. Many famous 'firsts' people celebrated their birthday on January 11. Which one of the following did not? The first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury The first Earl of Sandwich The first French Duke of Broglie The first Prime Minister of Canada