It Happened on July 9th Trivia Quiz

Answer: Anne of Cleves

Historians believe their marriage was doomed from the start as the king allegedly found his new wife ugly and unpleasant. After the annulment, Anne of Cleves was treated quite well by the king and was given the former home of Anne Boleyn's parents.

Answer: Austria

Austria was led by Prince Eugene of Savory, while France was led by Nicolas Catinat. France almost immediately retreated after seeing Eugene's army. This caused controversy within the French Army as many soldiers believed Austria was ill-prepared for battle. Catinat countered that he did not believe Austria was going to attack France and felt no reason to attack them first.

He was replaced by René de Froulay de Tessé because of this incident.

Answer: Argentina

Independence was declared formally by a meeting of the Congress of Tucumán. In 1816, Argentina was made up of land that included present-day Argentina, Uruguay and part of Bolivia. A street, the widest in the world, in Buenos Aires is named the 9 de Julio Avenue, after its independence date.

Answer: Some kind of unknown stomach ailment

During a Fourth of July festival, Taylor is said to have eaten an abnormally large amount of fruit (which may not have been suitable to eat) and iced milk. The concoction gave him some kind of illness, which was believed to have been incorrectly diagnosed as cholera.

In July 1991, Taylor was exhumed and the Kentucky Medical Examiner determined that Taylor had not been murdered (which was a increasingly popular theory in the 1990s) and had died of acute gastroenteritis or cholera, as originally believed.

Answer: Elastic Clause

The elastic clause gives Congress the right to legislate beyond what was stated in the Constitution, should new items of concern arise. The 14th Amendment was controversial in the South, who were mandated to ratify it in order to be readmitted into the Union.

Among the rights in the amendment are that each citizen must be treated equally under the law (Equal Protection Clause,) each citizen must not be arbitrarily denied their rights without just cause (Due Process Clause) and that anyone born or naturalized within U.S. borders has automatic citizenship (Citizenship Clause.)

Answer: Wimbledon

Spencer Gore of Great Britain won the championship that year. This Wimbledon was the world's first lawn tennis tournament and is the only one of the Grand Slam Tournaments still played on grass.

Answer: William Jennings Bryan

Although this was his first nomination for president, Bryan would later be the Democratic nominee in 1900 and 1908. The Cross of Gold speech was given in opposition to William McKinley's gold standard approach. Bryan believed that the common people would benefit if currency was based on free silver and not the gold standard, which would benefit the wealthy more.

In the speech Bryan said "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."

Answer: Johnny Weissmuller

Weissmuller won a grand total of five gold medals and one bronze, the latter of which was for water polo. He played Tarzan in twelve films and his iconic yell is still used in present-day Tarzan films.

Answer: Mario

"Donkey Kong" was an attempt by Nintendo to reach out to American audiences as other games had only been successful in its native Japan. In the game, the players control Jumpman who must dodge obstacles thrown at him by Donkey Kong to save Pauline, the lady.

Answer: South Sudan

While the secession was relatively peaceful, despite being in the middle of a civil war, there were some controversies involved. Sudan relied heavily on oil as a source of revenue but nearly 75% of its oil fields were located in South Sudan. There were also some border disputes. Previous to the split, Sudan was the largest country in Africa, but it lost its title to Algeria.