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All Those Tragedies Trivia Quiz

Many tragedies happened around this world of ours. Can you identify where they took place, in which form or even in which year? Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Eisenherz. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Eisenherz

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
346,135

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1259

Last 3 plays: Guest 74 (6/10), Guest 51 (10/10), PHILVV (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people. From which port did it depart? Hint

Dublin

Blackpool

Southampton

New York

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Question 2 of 10

2. A terrible event took part in Lisbon during the year of 1755, but which? Hint

Outbreak of cholera

Deadliest heat wave in European history

First black plague epidemic case surfaced

Earthquake

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Question 3 of 10

3. In January of 2012 a ship sank in Italian waters. What was the name of this ship? Hint

Oriana

Costa Concordia

RMS Queen Mary

Costa Victoria

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Port Said stadium clashes happened as a result of the match between the local team Al-Masry and which other Egyptian team? Hint

Petrojet

Zamalek

Al-Ahly

Ismaily

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 2011 Egypt Revolution took down which Middle Eastern leader? Hint

Gadaffi

Hosni Mubarak

Sadam Hussein

Osama Bin Laden

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Question 6 of 10

6. MS Estonia sank in 1994 in the Baltic Sea in one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century. How many died? Hint

852

528

925

952

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Waco Siege took place in which state? Hint

Texas

Nevada

Oklahoma

Arizona

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Question 8 of 10

8. The 2004 tsunami took place mainly in which ocean? Hint

None in particular, actually.

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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Question 9 of 10

9. A tsunami in the Pacific in 2011 mainly affected which country? Hint

New Zealand

Australia

Indonesia

Japan

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Question 10 of 10

10. An attack by a lone terrorist took place in the summer of 2011 in Scandinavia. In which country was this? Hint

Denmark

Sweden

Norway

Finland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people. From which port did it depart?

Answer: Southampton

It departed in the 10th of that month, sinking about five days later after the ship hit an iceberg.

2. A terrible event took part in Lisbon during the year of 1755, but which?

Answer: Earthquake

Happened on the first day of November. Marqu�s de Pombal was handled the hard task of planning the reconstruction of Lisbon, which he completed.

3. In January of 2012 a ship sank in Italian waters. What was the name of this ship?

Answer: Costa Concordia

The ship sank on 13th January 2012 after hitting a rock just off the coast of the Giglio Island.

4. The Port Said stadium clashes happened as a result of the match between the local team Al-Masry and which other Egyptian team?

Answer: Al-Ahly

Following the confrontations the death toll rose to 79 people. Over one thousand were injured, but only 47 people were arrested.

5. The 2011 Egypt Revolution took down which Middle Eastern leader?

Answer: Hosni Mubarak

Mubarak was the fourth president of Egypt, having been in office from 14th October 1981 until the 11th February 2011 - nearly 30 years.

6. MS Estonia sank in 1994 in the Baltic Sea in one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century. How many died?

Answer: 852

It happened on the 28th September 1994. The rough weather in the Baltic Sea was the main reason for this disaster.

7. The Waco Siege took place in which state?

Answer: Texas

76 people lost their lives, 24 of them citizens of British nationality. Another 20 were just children at the time of the attacks.

8. The 2004 tsunami took place mainly in which ocean?

Answer: Indian Ocean

Over 230,000 people died. Affected countries were namely: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Maldives and Somalia.

9. A tsunami in the Pacific in 2011 mainly affected which country?

Answer: Japan

There were about 16,000 deaths, with the epicenter being located off the coast of Japan with a magnitude of 9.0. A further 6,000 people were reported injured and over 3,000 missing.

10. An attack by a lone terrorist took place in the summer of 2011 in Scandinavia. In which country was this?

Answer: Norway

Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people, both on Utoya Island and in Oslo. He was the sole perpetrator of the attack.

Source: Author Eisenherz

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