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It Happened Today Trivia Quiz

Can you identify which incidents actually happened on on the date specified, and which are the imposters?

A multiple-choice quiz by awkins. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
awkins

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
121,153

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
623

Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (5/10), Dagny1 (5/10), james1947 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. January 1st. New Year's Day. Julius Caesar implemented the Julian Calander in 45 BC. What did *NOT* happen on this day? Hint

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclaimation in 1863

The Soviet Union exchanged pilot Gary Powers for Rudolph Ivanovich Abel in 1962

Hank Williams Sr. died in 1953

Fidel Castro led his rebels to victory over Fulgencio Batista in 1959

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Question 2 of 10

2. February 14th. St Valentine's Day. Famous for the massacre that occurred in Chicago in 1929. Which one of these happened on another day? Hint

The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson began in 1868

Jack Benny, the entertainer, was born this day in 1894

Captain James Cook was killed by natives in Hawaii in 1779

Oregon was admitted into the union and became the 33rd State in 1859

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Question 3 of 10

3. February 29th. Leap Year Day. Which one of these events is trying to sneak into the wrong day in history? Hint

The World War II fight for air supremacy, The Battle of Britain, began in 1940

The 'Kerner Report' on racism in America was released today in 1968

The movie "Gone With The Wind" wins 8 Oscars in 1940

Italian born composer of "the Barber of Seville", Gioacchino Rossini, was born in 1792

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Question 4 of 10

4. March 17. St. Patrick's Day. Patron Saint of Ireland. What did *NOT" happen on this day? Hint

Lenin proclaims the establishment of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in 1922

The American singer Nat 'King' Cole was born

The British are forced to evacuate Boston in 1776

The Camp Fire Girls organization was formed in 1910

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Question 5 of 10

5. April 23rd. St. George's day. Patron Saint of England. Also the day celebrated for being William Shakespeare's birthday as well as the day he died. Which one of these doesn't belong? Hint

Shirley Temple was born in 1928

Miguel Cervantes died in 1616

The World War II siege of Bataan began today in 1942

Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 major-league home runs in 1954

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Question 6 of 10

6. July 4th. US Independence Day. Which of these happened on another day? Hint

Baseball player, Lou Gehrig, retired in 1939

Robert F. Kennedy was born in 1925

The Israeli commando raid on the AirFrance Jet at Entebbe airport in Uganda, returned the hostages to Israel in 1976

The 30th US President, Calvin Coolidge, was born in 1872

7. October 31st. All Hallow's Eve. Halloween. When Ghosties and Ghoulies and long legged beasties and things that go bump in the night, are abroad. Which of these did *NOT" happen on this day? Hint

The Wright Brothers achieved the first recorded heavier than air flight in 1903

Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated in 1984

Roy Rogers wife, Dale Evans, was born this date in 1912

Nevada achieved US Statehood in 1864

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Question 8 of 10

8. November 11th. Remembrance Day. Celebrating the signing of the Armistice between Germany and the Allies ending World War I which came into effect on this day back in 1918 at 11am Paris time. Which of these four did *NOT" happen on this day? Hint

Nat Turner, who led a slave uprising, was executed in 1831

King Tutankhamun's tomb was opened by Howard Carter in 1923

Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain in 1965

The Church of England voted to ordain women as priests in 1992

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Question 9 of 10

9. December 7th. The day that shall live in infamy. Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Which of these four did *NOT" happen on this day? Hint

Delaware becomes the 1st US State by ratifying the US Constitution in 1787

Apollo 17, the last US moon mission of the 20th Century is launched in 1972

Louis Prima, the voice of King Louie in Disney's "The Jungle Book" is born in 1910

Singer Billie Holiday was born in 1915

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Question 10 of 10

10. December 25th. Christmas Day. Which of these did *NOT* happen on this day? Hint

George Washington crossed the Delaware, in 1776

Sir Isaac Newton, inventor (sic) of gravity, is born in 1642

American Vice-President, Spiro T. Agnew, admits to charges of Tax Evasion, and resigns in 1973

Hirohito became Emperor of Japan, following his father Yoshihito, in 1926

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. January 1st. New Year's Day. Julius Caesar implemented the Julian Calander in 45 BC. What did *NOT* happen on this day?

Answer: The Soviet Union exchanged pilot Gary Powers for Rudolph Ivanovich Abel in 1962

This occurred on February 10th.

2. February 14th. St Valentine's Day. Famous for the massacre that occurred in Chicago in 1929. Which one of these happened on another day?

Answer: The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson began in 1868

The trial began March 13th.

3. February 29th. Leap Year Day. Which one of these events is trying to sneak into the wrong day in history?

Answer: The World War II fight for air supremacy, The Battle of Britain, began in 1940

"Our finest hour" as Winston Churchill called it, began July 10th and ended October 31st.

4. March 17. St. Patrick's Day. Patron Saint of Ireland. What did *NOT" happen on this day?

Answer: Lenin proclaims the establishment of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in 1922

This happened on December 30th.
There is no definitive year of birth for Nat King Cole.

5. April 23rd. St. George's day. Patron Saint of England. Also the day celebrated for being William Shakespeare's birthday as well as the day he died. Which one of these doesn't belong?

Answer: The World War II siege of Bataan began today in 1942

It actually started January 7th.

6. July 4th. US Independence Day. Which of these happened on another day?

Answer: Robert F. Kennedy was born in 1925

His birthday is November 20th.

7. October 31st. All Hallow's Eve. Halloween. When Ghosties and Ghoulies and long legged beasties and things that go bump in the night, are abroad. Which of these did *NOT" happen on this day?

Answer: The Wright Brothers achieved the first recorded heavier than air flight in 1903

This landmark event occurred December 17th.

Answer: King Tutankhamun's tomb was opened by Howard Carter in 1923

King Tut's tomb was opened on February 16th.

9. December 7th. The day that shall live in infamy. Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Which of these four did *NOT" happen on this day?

Answer: Singer Billie Holiday was born in 1915

She was born on April 7th. She shares her birthday with Jackie Chan.

10. December 25th. Christmas Day. Which of these did *NOT* happen on this day?

Answer: American Vice-President, Spiro T. Agnew, admits to charges of Tax Evasion, and resigns in 1973

He resigned on October 10th.

Source: Author awkins

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