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Quiz about This Magic Moment
Quiz about This Magic Moment

This Magic Moment Trivia Quiz


Here are some events whose witnesses or participants would no doubt have referred to as "magic moments." Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by shvdotr. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
shvdotr
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
372,634
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
1316
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: xchasbox (10/10), Guest 175 (6/10), Guest 50 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. It was at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field on Thursday, October 13, 1960. Bill Mazeroski was the magician. What was his magic wand? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. It was Lake Placid, New York, on February 22, 1980. David was a group of American college hockey players facing Goliath in the form of the Soviet juggernaut which had won every Olympic ice hockey title over the previous 20 years. By what name has the 4-3 American upset been known ever since? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Ten million British TV viewers experienced a magic moment on April 11, 2009, when they heard a vocal rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" on that evening's programme of "Britain's Got Talent." Can you name the singer, listed as Contestant Number 43212 in her initial 2008 audition? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. It was Chicago, Illinois, on November 3, 1948, and President Harry Truman is photographed holding up a copy of the "Chicago Tribune." What is the banner headline? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. An almost magical event occurred on January 15, 2009, an event now known as the "Miracle on the Hudson." Sully Sullenberger was the magician, can you identify the event? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Another group magic moment occurred for 33 miners on October 13, 2010, as they finally escaped from a mine that they had been trapped in for 69 days. In what country did this take place? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A magic moment occurred for Jaycee Lee Dugard on August 26, 2009, in Concord, California, as she was finally freed from captivity from an abusive kidnapper. How long had she been held captive? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Another magic moment (albeit a fictional one) occurs on June 21, 528, when Hank Morgan's (faulty) prediction of a solar eclipse enables him to avoid being burned at the stake, and instead raises him to a position of power. Can you identify the literary work, published in 1889, and its author? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. For Nigerian Harrison Okene, his magic moment came at 7:32 PM on May 28, 2013, when divers rescued him after spending 62 hours in a small bubble of air in a submerged tugboat's bathroom 100 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. The boat's depth was a crucial element which prevented the oxygen supply in his bubble from running out, thus allowing his survival. What "real thing" was his only nourishment while trapped for 62 hours? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Let's go back to sports for our quiz's final "magic moment." This event, also known as "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" and "The Miracle of Coogan's Bluff," took place on October 3, 1951. Although the game was televised, only fans on one of the radio stations would have heard Russ Hodges' voice in what some have called "arguably the most famous call in sports," according to David Halberstam in 2001. What was Hodges shouting into the microphone? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. It was at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field on Thursday, October 13, 1960. Bill Mazeroski was the magician. What was his magic wand?

Answer: a baseball bat

Mazeroski led off the bottom of the ninth inning in the seventh game of the 1960 World Series between his Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees by hitting a home run over the left field fence to win the game and the series, 10-9. It was the first time a Series title was won with a walk-off homer. For the seven games, the Yankees outscored the Pirates in total runs, 49-33.

Afterward, Mickey Mantle said it was the only time in his life he wept real tears after a loss.
2. It was Lake Placid, New York, on February 22, 1980. David was a group of American college hockey players facing Goliath in the form of the Soviet juggernaut which had won every Olympic ice hockey title over the previous 20 years. By what name has the 4-3 American upset been known ever since?

Answer: Miracle on Ice

Al Michaels' voice still resonates among those who witnessed the live TV broadcast of the waning moments of the game as he joyfully shouted, "Do you believe in miracles?...Yes!" Herb Brooks was the U.S. coach, played by Karl Malden in the 1981 docudrama titled "Miracle on Ice."
3. Ten million British TV viewers experienced a magic moment on April 11, 2009, when they heard a vocal rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" on that evening's programme of "Britain's Got Talent." Can you name the singer, listed as Contestant Number 43212 in her initial 2008 audition?

Answer: Susan Boyle

Boyle went on to finish second to Diversity, a dance troupe, on the final programme of the 2009 "Britain's Got Talent" competition on May 30. The native of Scotland went on to record six studio albums through 2014.
4. It was Chicago, Illinois, on November 3, 1948, and President Harry Truman is photographed holding up a copy of the "Chicago Tribune." What is the banner headline?

Answer: Dewey Defeats Truman

"That ain't the way I heard it," Truman told the press when holding up a copy of the "Tribune." All indications were that Dewey would win the election and the front page story was printed even before all of the East Coast results were in, let alone the rest of the country. The final electoral count was Truman 303, Dewey 189, Strom Thurmond 39.
5. An almost magical event occurred on January 15, 2009, an event now known as the "Miracle on the Hudson." Sully Sullenberger was the magician, can you identify the event?

Answer: A disabled passenger plane landed on the Hudson River.

A US Airways airbus took off from LaGuardia en route to Seattle, but was brought down by a flock of Canada geese just three minutes into the flight. Pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched the plane on the Hudson River. All 155 passengers were safely evacuated as the plane slowly sank, with dozens standing on the wings while others were in exit slides which were inflated and served as rafts.

There were only five serious injuries but no fatalities despite the temperature of the Hudson, as a few passengers were rescued from the water by boats.
6. Another group magic moment occurred for 33 miners on October 13, 2010, as they finally escaped from a mine that they had been trapped in for 69 days. In what country did this take place?

Answer: Chile

The San Jose mine in the northern Atacama Desert is a gold and copper mine in Copiago, Chile. Only one miner, 63-year-old Mario Gomez, already suffering from a lung disease called silicosis, suffered serious health issues during the ordeal. He was breathing from an oxygen mask during his rescue and subsequently treated for pneumonia.
7. A magic moment occurred for Jaycee Lee Dugard on August 26, 2009, in Concord, California, as she was finally freed from captivity from an abusive kidnapper. How long had she been held captive?

Answer: 18 years

Jaycee was kidnapped at age 11 from South Lake Tahoe, California, in June of 1991. While in captivity by Phillip Garrido and his wife, Dugard had given birth to two daughters by her captor. Garrido was subsequently found guilty of kidnapping, rape, and false imprisonment, and sentenced to 431 years in prison.

His wife, Nancy, was also found guilty of the same charges and sentenced to 36 years to life.
8. Another magic moment (albeit a fictional one) occurs on June 21, 528, when Hank Morgan's (faulty) prediction of a solar eclipse enables him to avoid being burned at the stake, and instead raises him to a position of power. Can you identify the literary work, published in 1889, and its author?

Answer: "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain

In "A Connecticut Yankee...," Hank Morgan is transported back to Arthurian England after being hit in the head with a crowbar. His knowledge of a solar eclipse in the year in which he finds himself accounts for a rise in prestige and power which he exploits to his advantage.

The plot was used in film versions and also in a musical by Rodgers and Hart in 1927, as well as several times in television programs. Will Rogers, Bing Crosby, and Tennessee Ernie Ford all played the title role at one time or another.
9. For Nigerian Harrison Okene, his magic moment came at 7:32 PM on May 28, 2013, when divers rescued him after spending 62 hours in a small bubble of air in a submerged tugboat's bathroom 100 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. The boat's depth was a crucial element which prevented the oxygen supply in his bubble from running out, thus allowing his survival. What "real thing" was his only nourishment while trapped for 62 hours?

Answer: a can of Coca Cola

Because the tug was 100 feet underwater, the pressure of the water Okene was submerged in increased the density of the air in his bubble by a factor of 4, so that the carbon dioxide did not build up as quickly as it would have on the surface. After his rescue, Okene vowed never to go to sea again. "It's the real thing" was a Coca Cola slogan beginning in 1969.
10. Let's go back to sports for our quiz's final "magic moment." This event, also known as "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" and "The Miracle of Coogan's Bluff," took place on October 3, 1951. Although the game was televised, only fans on one of the radio stations would have heard Russ Hodges' voice in what some have called "arguably the most famous call in sports," according to David Halberstam in 2001. What was Hodges shouting into the microphone?

Answer: "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!"

Hodges actually said, "The Giants win the pennant!" four times, not just the three in the correct answer. After the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers ended the 1951 season with identical 96-58 records, they faced a best two-out-of-three playoff to determine the NL World Series entry. The Giants trailed, 4-1 entering the bottom of the ninth, but Bobby Thomson homered with two men on after the Giants had scored a run. The game was the first major league game to be televised nationally.

"The band is on the field..." refers to "The Play," when Cal beat Stanford on November 20, 1982 by returning a kickoff after the clock had run out and while Stanford's band, believing the game to be over, had come onto the field.

"I don't believe what I just saw..." is from the 1988 World Series when an injured Kirk Gibson hit a game-winning homerun in the first game against the Oakland A's."

"Havlicek stole the ball..." is from the 1965 victory by the Boston Celtics over the Philadelphia 76ers in the seventh game of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Source: Author shvdotr

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