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Do These Dates Stir Memories? Trivia Quiz

Here are some dates that have left a mark in world history, both cuts and carvings! Check out my first quiz. May fair fortune be yours!

A multiple-choice quiz by ashesk. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ashesk

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
345,491

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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539

Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (6/10), krajack99 (10/10), wjames (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This day will always be remembered as the end of the career of one great Frenchman at the hands of the Duke of Wellington and the day on which Winston Churchill delivered his famous 'Finest Hour' speech. Do your eyes spy that date in the options below? Hint

July 5

July 6

June 21

June 18

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Question 2 of 10

2. This was a day of tragedy at Amritsar (1919), when Dyer ordered 'Open fire'. It was also the day with this guy was born who later played with gunpowder and the life of the first Stuart king of England. Hint

February 27

May 16

April 13

April 2

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Question 3 of 10

3. On this day in 1066 William the Conqueror was crowned; in 1492 the Santa Maria ran aground and in 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as the President of USSR. Do you remember it? Hint

September 25

April 7

January 1

December 25

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1941 the two hours of bombing at Pearl Harbor shook the world. What was the date? Hint

December 17

December 7

December 23

December 11

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Question 5 of 10

5. Here is a date that is noteworthy in the history of two great nations. The Magna Carta was signed and George Washington became the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. Which is it? Hint

July 15

June 15

Aug 15

Sept 14

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Question 6 of 10

6. A day of tragedy. Marie Antoinette was beheaded on this day and Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated. Which day was that? Hint

November 15

October 16

January 30

May 27

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Question 7 of 10

7. Born on July 18 1918. Name this famous South African leader who remarked "For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." Hint

Desu Welt

Luther King

Nelson Mandela

Ganto Phil

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Question 8 of 10

8. It was on this day that one of the greatest leaders in the world was assassinated in 1948. The man who gave the world Satyagraha - non violence. Do you see it? Hint

February 15

March 10

January 30

December 31

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Question 9 of 10

9. A day that shook the world as Hitler invaded Poland. The beginning of the end. Is it here? Hint

3 September 1939

Hitler did no such thing; he invaded Czechoslovakia

30 September 1939

1 September 1939

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Question 10 of 10

10. It was on this day that Martin Luther was born, that Stanley met Livingstone and Juan Carlos asked Chavez to shut up at an international conference. It is also my birthday. So when can I expect that new book and the guitar you never promised me? Hint

November 10

November 4

November 23

November 28

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: June 18

Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo (1815) on this date by the Duke of Wellington.
The 'Finest Hour' speech was delivered by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons on 18 June 1940, just as news was coming in of the collapse of France.

Answer: April 13

On this date in 1919, hundreds of Indians assembled at Jalian Walla Bagh, a park in Amritsar. They were to protest peacefully against the Engiish for arresting Dr.Satyapal and Dr. Saifudin Kitchlew (renowned local nationalists).
The park had a well in the centre and only one entrance. When in an unexpected move, British General Reginald Dyer ordered the troops to open fire, people rushed to the gates and many jumped into the well. It is one of the most remembered tragedies in India.
Guy Fawkes was born on 13 April 1570. He was one of the conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was caught, tortured, confessed and convicted. As an act of mercy, James I (the main intended victim of the plot) ordered the Guy Fawkes should simply be hanged and spared the more gruesome aspects of a traitor's execution.

3. On this day in 1066 William the Conqueror was crowned; in 1492 the Santa Maria ran aground and in 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as the President of USSR. Do you remember it?

Answer: December 25

December 25, as well as being Christmas Day, is a date of many notable historic happenings!

4. In 1941 the two hours of bombing at Pearl Harbor shook the world. What was the date?

Answer: December 7

The attack on the Pearl Harbor in Hawaii by Japan led the US to declare war the very next day, and on December 11 Germany declared war on the US. World War II became truly global.

5. Here is a date that is noteworthy in the history of two great nations. The Magna Carta was signed and George Washington became the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. Which is it?

Answer: June 15

Magna Carta (The Great Charter) was sealed by King John on this date in 1215.

George Washington was made the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775. His role is considered matchless.

6. A day of tragedy. Marie Antoinette was beheaded on this day and Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated. Which day was that?

Answer: October 16

Marie Antoinette or 'Madame Deficit' as she was called was the queen of France during the Revolution. She was beheaded by guillotine in 1793.

Liaquat Ali Khan was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. He was assassinated on this day in 1951.

Answer: Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a South African leader who spent 27 years in prison for opposing apartheid, the cruel policy by which the races were separated and whites were given power over blacks in South Africa. When he was released from prison, Mandela became the first President of a black-majority-ruled South Africa in which apartheid was officially ended.

A symbol of hope for many, Mandela was also given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for Peace jointly with F.W. de Klerk.

8. It was on this day that one of the greatest leaders in the world was assassinated in 1948. The man who gave the world Satyagraha - non violence. Do you see it?

Answer: January 30

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathu Ram Godse a mad journalist. The Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru remarked, "The light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere".

9. A day that shook the world as Hitler invaded Poland. The beginning of the end. Is it here?

Answer: 1 September 1939

Hitler went to war against Poland following a faked Polish attack on Gliwice. Britain, France and the independent Commonwealth countries responded by declaring war on Germany.

Answer: November 10

Martin Luther is considered the founder of Protestantism. He burned the Pope's order of excommunication. Must have had a nerve!

Stanley went to the "Dark Continent" in search of Dr David Livingstone and when he found him, he allegedly said, "Dr Livingstone, I presume". The exact date is uncertain but this is the widely accepted date.

At an Ibero-American summit in Santiago, Chile, the Spanish King Juan Carlos I insulted the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who continually interrupted (even after his mike was switched off!) after all!) the Spanish Prime Minister. King Carlos said, "�Por qu� no te callas?" or" Why don't you just shut up?". These words became an overnight sensation.

Source: Author ashesk

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