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September 23rd

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September 23rd game quiz
"This is the day of the autumnal equinox (the first day of fall) and my wife's birthday. This is for her."

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1. What Japanese business giant got its humble start on September 23, 1889?
    Nintendo
    Sony
    Mitsubishi
    Toshiba


2. On September 23, 1779, what famous quote did John Paul Jones utter from the burning deck of the warship 'Bonhomme Richard'?
    'Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.'
    'I have not yet begun to fight.'
    'We have met the enemy and he is ours.'
    'You may fire when ready, Gridley.'


3. On September 23, 1908, New York Giants first baseman Fred Merkle made major league baseball history by performing what unforgettable feat?
    The Merkle Boner
    Merkle's Magic
    Merkle's Shot Heard Round The World
    The Merkle Miracle


4. On September 23, 1949, U.S. President Harry S Truman announced that the temperature of the Cold War took another dip because what event happened?
    China got the atomic bomb
    India got the atomic bomb
    France got the atomic bomb
    The U.S.S.R. got the atomic bomb


5. A lot of brand new U.S. geography was about to be learned after this duo returned to St. Louis, Missouri on September 23, 1806. Who were they?
    Marquette and Joliet
    Padilla and Coronado
    Casson and La Salle
    Lewis and Clark


6. In one of the first major uses of television to reach a wide audience, who basically saved his own political career on September 23, 1952?
    Harry Truman
    John F. Kennedy
    Dwight Eisenhower
    Richard Nixon


7. What U.S. TV show, first aired September 23, 1962, was the first series filmed in color for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)?
    American Bandstand
    The Fugutive
    Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea
    The Jetsons


8. What planet was officially discovered September 23, 1846?
    Pluto
    Uranus
    Neptune
    Saturn


9. There's more than a few people who wish this person was NOT born September 23, 1869. What was the nickname of this unfortunate?
    'Scurvy Nate'
    'Typhoid Mary'
    'Molly Hatchett'
    'Dysentery Dave'


10. It was on September 23, 1957 that U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower signed an executive order doing what?
    Going back to Korea
    Establishing NATO
    Investigating wrong-doing by former Senator Joe McCarthy
    Sending federal troops to Little Rock, AR


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