Memorable Times Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1066

The Normans were led by the Duke of Normandy, William in the battle of Hasting. He later became conqueror after he defeated King Harold II of England. He conquered England after this battle. King Harold II died in battle. This battle took place on Senlac Hill which was 6 miles (10 km) away from Hastings on October 14 of 1066.

Answer: True

The three presidents are John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. John Adams was the second president. He was born on October 30, 1735 and died on July 4, 1826. He was president from 1797-1801. Thomas Jefferson was the third president. He was president from 1801-1809.

He was born on April 13, 1743 and died on July 4, 1826 also. James Monroe was the fifth president. He was president from 1817-1825. He was born on April 28, 1758 and died on July 4, 1831.

Answer: June 6, 1944

The Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy to liberate the Nazi-held territories in World War II. This was known as D-Day or the Normandy Landings. The Normandy coast was divided into five sections: Gold, Juno, Utah, Omaha and Sword. General Eisenhower (later, the President of US) was the supreme commander of the Allied forces.

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. was in Memphis when he was killed. He was staying in the Lorraine Motel. He was hit with one bullet and rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital. He died shortly afterwards. The killer was James Earl Ray who was escaping away with a fake passport.

Answer: 480 BCE

The battle of Thermopylae was fought between the Greeks who were led by Leonidas I and the Persians who were led by Xerxes I. The Greek had 7,000 soldiers at first but 3,700 were dismissed, leaving them with 3,300 (not 300). The Persians had 80,000 soldiers. The Persians won and went on to destroy Athens. The Greeks did put up a good fight. The movie "300" was based on this battle.

Answer: Soviet Union

The Soviet Union was predicted to fall by many people. When it was disestablished, 15 new countries were created. The Soviet Union (USSR) lasted from 1922-1991. Vladimir Lenin was the first General Secretary and Mikhail Gorbachev was the last.

Answer: Wall Street crashed

The economy was going well in the twenties until the stock market crashed. The economy started declining in the summer of 1929. In October, there were three days of sharp falls on the stock market - Black Thursday (October 24), Black Monday (October 28), and Black Tuesday (October 29).

These falls were followed by a deep and prolonged economic depression - the Great Depression which caused many people to become poor in the USA. It lasted an exceptionally long time and didn't end till World War II.

Answer: December 21, 1620

The Mayflower carried the Separatist Puritans known as the "Pilgrims" who wanted to escape religious persecution. They landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The pilgrims hoped to land near the mouth in Virginia but they got off course and landed at Cape Cod.

Answer: Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a war between the South Vietnam and its allies and North Vietnam and its allies. North Vietnam was Communist and wanted to take over South Vietnam. Ultimately, North Vietnam won and the whole country became Communist. The war was the longest war that the US had fought. Five presidents served through the war.

Answer: The Moon Landing

Canada's flag was adopted on February 15, Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, India declared war on Pakistan on September 7. The moon landing was on July 20, 1969. Other things that happened in 1965 are Ferdinand Marcos became president of the Philippines, JK Rowling was born, and Charles de Gaulle announced his re-election plans.