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Events of November 6th Trivia Quiz

Technological marvels, milestones in international relations, crucial historical happenings, great discoveries and a little political silliness all occurring on November 6th! (My wife's birthday, sigh...)

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

Author
uglybird

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
171,481

Updated
Feb 10 24

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following men did NOT win an American Presidential election on November 6th? Hint

Bill Clinton

Jefferson Davis

Ulysses Grant

Abraham Lincoln

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Question 2 of 10

2. On November 6, 1572 a 26 year old Danish astronomer left his alchemist's laboratory and walked out under the stars. His practised eye noticed what appeared to be a new star in the constellation Cassiopeia. He had just noted the appearance of a Supernova, a massive explosion that ends the life of stars. Because of his careful astronomical observation of this and other phenomena the remnant of the supernova is named after him. What is his name? Hint

Tycho Brahe

Galileo

Copernicus

Keppler

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Question 3 of 10

3. Caught in a Gulf storm, the barge piloted by Cabeza de Vaca washed up on an Island making him the first European to set foot on territory that would first become an independent republic and later an American State. In what future State did he land on November 6, 1528? Hint

North Carolina

Texas

Georgia

Mississippi

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Question 4 of 10

4. On November 6, 1936 an NBC transmitter beamed the first live entertainment and music television show from its tower atop New York's towering Empire State Building. Reporters viewed the demonstration broadcast on a television on the 62nd floor of the RCA building. This first ever entertainment broadcast included a black musical group. Who were they? Hint

The Platters

The Four Tops

The Temptations

The Inkspots

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Question 5 of 10

5. Adolphe Sax was born on November 6, 1814. He later made an invaluable contribution to Jazz music. What was it? Hint

He developed 8-Bar blues.

He became such a virtuoso player of a new type of large metal clarinet that it was renamed "saxophone"

He developed 12-Bar blues.

He invented the saxophone.

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Question 6 of 10

6. On November 6, 1869 Rutgers beat Princeton by a score of 6-4 in the first intercollegiate competition, in what sport?

Answer: ( One word )

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Question 7 of 10

7. On November 6, 1924 a cousin of Rudyard Kipling was elected Prime Minister of Great Britain. His speech to Parliament regarding the abdication of Edward VIII is held to be one of the finest made. Who was he? Hint

Stanley Baldwin

Winston Churchill

Lloyd George

Neville Chamberlain

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Question 8 of 10

8. On November 6, 1429 Henry VI was crowned King of England. What was his age at the time of his coronation? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. On November 6, 1999 an Australian election decided the issue of whether Australia would break its ties to the British monarchy and become a Republic. Did they vote to become a republic?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. On November 6, 1962 what American politician claimed he wouldn't be available for the press to kick around any more? Hint

Richard Nixon

George McGovern

Adlai Stevenson

Shirley Temple Black

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following men did NOT win an American Presidential election on November 6th?

Answer: Ulysses Grant

Abraham Lincoln was elected on November 6, 1860, Bill Clinton on November 6, 1996. Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States of America on November 6, 1861.

Answer: Tycho Brahe

Only four supernovae have been known to occur in our galaxy in recorded history, the last in 1604. The one observed by Tycho Brahe was seen for 16 months and for some days was bright enough to be observed in the daytime sky.

Answer: Texas

The Spanish explorer, Cabeza de Vaca, had set out from Florida overland. Problems with terrain and natives forced him onto improvised barges. After being barge-wrecked, de Vaca became separated from his companions and lived alone among the Indians. He became a merchant and a medicine man apparently enjoying success in both roles.

Answer: The Inkspots

In 1936 it could only have been the Inkspots; the other groups were not yet in existence. Other acts included comedians and singers. The show was viewed on RCA's new "Big Screen" 12 inch TV.

5. Adolphe Sax was born on November 6, 1814. He later made an invaluable contribution to Jazz music. What was it?

Answer: He invented the saxophone.

Adolphe Sax was a Belgian musical prodigy who was able to properly drill a clarinet's body by age 6. He also became an accomplished flute and clarinet player. At age 20 he developed what proved to be the first musically reliable Bass Clarinet. Although the exact time of the invention of the saxophone is disputed, Sax was apparently demonstrating the instrument that bears his name by the time he was 30 years of age.

6. On November 6, 1869 Rutgers beat Princeton by a score of 6-4 in the first intercollegiate competition, in what sport?

Answer: football

In the 1820s both rugby and soccer developed in England. As colleges in America began playing their own "football" it evolved into a blend of both games.

The game played on November 6, 1869 represented the first true intercollegiate game; it was played with a soccer ball and the rules for the game were the Football Association rules from England -- Princeton won 6 goals to 4. By the 1870s the first Intercollegiate Football Association had come into being.

Answer: Stanley Baldwin

Edward VIII wished sanction to marry a divorced American woman. Baldwin communicated to the King that this was unacceptable. His managing of the crisis represented what many consider to be his greatest triumph. A perceived failure to stand up to Mussolini ultimately sullied his reputation.

8. On November 6, 1429 Henry VI was crowned King of England. What was his age at the time of his coronation?

Answer: 8

Only a few months old when his father died, Henry was crowned at age 8. He did not begin to rule until age 16. Shakespeare chronicled the events of his reign in three plays, Henry VI, Parts I,II, and III - arguably creating the first miniseries.

9. On November 6, 1999 an Australian election decided the issue of whether Australia would break its ties to the British monarchy and become a Republic. Did they vote to become a republic?

Answer: No

The monarchists carried the day by the slimmest of margins, 50.16% to 49.84%. Oddly enough, despite the closeness of the result, the Australian Prime Minister indicated that the proposal had been clearly rejected.

10. On November 6, 1962 what American politician claimed he wouldn't be available for the press to kick around any more?

Answer: Richard Nixon

A mere 2 years after his narrow loss to John F Kennedy for the presidency Nixon returned to his native California and ran for Governor against democrat Edmund G (Pat) Brown. Following his defeat a petulant Nixon claimed, "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference..."

Source: Author uglybird

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