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November 1st Happenings Trivia Quiz

An "On This Day in History" quiz for November 1st, which is coincidentally the quiz author's birthday.

A multiple-choice quiz by uglybird. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
uglybird

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
168,240

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1423

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. On 1st November 1512 the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was opened to the public for the first time. Which Italian master painted it? Hint

Raphael

Donatello

Da Vinci

Michelangelo

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Question 2 of 10

2. On 1st November 1611 a William Shakespeare comedy was staged for the first time. This play features spirits, sorcery and a character name Prospero. What was it? Hint

Pericles

Love's Labour Lost

The Tempest

A Midsummer's Night's Dream

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Question 3 of 10

3. On 1st November 1765 there was rioting in the streets of New York because of what legislation passed by the British Parliament? Hint

The Boston Port Act

The Quebec Act

The Quartering Act

The Stamp Act

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Question 4 of 10

4. Abraham Lincoln replaced General Winfield Scott as commander of the Union army on 1st November 1861. Who was General Scott's replacement? Hint

Ulysses Grant

George McClellan

William Sherman

Robert Anderson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which great empire, founded in the 1300s, finally collapsed on 1st November 1922? Hint

Austrian

Persian

Ottoman

British

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Question 6 of 10

6. On November 1, 1941 a new bridge over Niagara Falls opened. What is it called? Hint

The Rainbow Bridge

Niagra Bridge

Falls Bridge

Bridge of the Mists

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Question 7 of 10

7. On 1st November 1944 a play opened in New York. One the characters was a six foot invisible rabbit. What was the rabbit's name? Hint

Clarence

Brer Rabbit

Elwood

Harvey

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Question 8 of 10

8. An assassination attempt was the top news on 1st November 1950. Who was the intended victim? Hint

Harry S Truman

Thomas Dewey

General Douglas MacArthur

Senator Joseph McCarthy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Operation Ivy achieved success on 1st November 1952 on Eniwetok Island. What occured? Hint

The first bikini was worn on a public beach.

US Marines captured an isolated contingent of Japanese soldiers who did not realize WWII had ended.

The Bali-Hai sequence of the musical South Pacific was filmed.

The first hydrogen bomb was detonated.

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Question 10 of 10

10. On 1st November 1979 the wife of the 34th President of the United States died at a town that gave its name to a famous Civil War Battle. In what year did her husband first take office? Hint

1949

1933

1953

1958

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On 1st November 1512 the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was opened to the public for the first time. Which Italian master painted it?

Answer: Michelangelo

The Sistine Chapel was completed in 1483 but Michelangelo's painting was not finished until 1541. The Sistine Chapel was built to the exact dimensions of the temple of Solomon.

2. On 1st November 1611 a William Shakespeare comedy was staged for the first time. This play features spirits, sorcery and a character name Prospero. What was it?

Answer: The Tempest

This was one of two November 1 opening nights for Shakespeare plays. Othello opened on 1st November 1604. Both were performed first at Whitehall Palace. Queen Elizabeth I did not live to see either performed.

3. On 1st November 1765 there was rioting in the streets of New York because of what legislation passed by the British Parliament?

Answer: The Stamp Act

The Stamp Act revenues were intended to defray the military costs of defending the colonists. The other three acts were all among the "Intolerable Acts". On November 1, rioters in New York lit a bonfire using the Governor's coach as kindling and burned the Governor in effigy.

4. Abraham Lincoln replaced General Winfield Scott as commander of the Union army on 1st November 1861. Who was General Scott's replacement?

Answer: George McClellan

Scott, knicknamed "Old Fuss and Feathers" because of his attention to detail, had a detailed plan to win the war. After firing him, Lincoln ended up implementing most of Scott's plan despite the opinion of many that Scott was already senile when his plans were made.

5. Which great empire, founded in the 1300s, finally collapsed on 1st November 1922?

Answer: Ottoman

Six hundred years might seem a respectable lifespan for an empire but the Ottomans did not manage to take Constantinople until 1453 by which time Constantinople had stood as the capital of the Byzantine Empire for more than 1100 years!

6. On November 1, 1941 a new bridge over Niagara Falls opened. What is it called?

Answer: The Rainbow Bridge

Ice had destroyed the previous bridge nearly three years earlier. The bridge was renovated and re-opened in 2000.

7. On 1st November 1944 a play opened in New York. One the characters was a six foot invisible rabbit. What was the rabbit's name?

Answer: Harvey

Harvey was the rabbit and Elwood the seemlingy daft man who could see him. Most of us know that James Stewart was Elwood in the movie. Perhaps you are aware that Frank Fay played Elwood on Broadway, but who played the rabbit?

8. An assassination attempt was the top news on 1st November 1950. Who was the intended victim?

Answer: Harry S Truman

In the "Shootout on Pennsylvania Avenue" two Puerto Rican Nationalists were foiled in their attempt to kill the President. One terrorist and one guard was killed and one the other terrorist and two other guards wounded in the gunfight. The attack was on Blair House where the president was living while the White House was being rennovated.

9. Operation Ivy achieved success on 1st November 1952 on Eniwetok Island. What occured?

Answer: The first hydrogen bomb was detonated.

The Bomb, codenamed Mike, was tested in the Bikini Atoll on Eniwetok Island. The musical South Pacific was filmed in Hawaii and not released until 1958.

10. On 1st November 1979 the wife of the 34th President of the United States died at a town that gave its name to a famous Civil War Battle. In what year did her husband first take office?

Answer: 1953

Mamie Eisenhower, wife of General and President Eisenhower, died at Gettysburg where the Eisenhowers had purchased a farm in 1948. It was the first home the Eisenhowers had owned and Mamie was 52 when they moved in.

Source: Author uglybird

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