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Do You Have the Time? Trivia Quiz


The dates of famous events are sketched indelibly in many a memory, but what about the exact times? See if you can guess at what time these very significant 20th century events occurred. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
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Multiple Choice
Quiz #
143,915
Updated
Jul 23 22
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10
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Question 1 of 10
1. One of the most traumatic events in American history, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 officially brought the United States into World War II. What was the time in Hawaii at the moment the first wave of Japanese planes attacked? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. On November 9, 1989 a member of the newly formed East German government responded to an inquiry about when restrictions would be lifted on travel for denizens of that former communist country. His response, "Well, as far as I can see, ... straightaway, immediately." The Berlin Wall was soon no more. What time of day was it in Germany were these words immortalized? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. At 11:38 AM on January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger was launched from pad 39B at Cape Canaveral. How long into the flight was the Challenger lost forever to mankind? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which war ended at the '11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month' (in other words, November 11th at 11 o'clock), according to an armistice agreement? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. On May 13, 1981, while Pope John Paul II was making rounds at St. Peter's Square, assassin Mehmet Ali Agca fired several shots at the pontiff, hitting him four times. At what time of day in the Vatican was this monumentally ill-advised assassination attempted? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. At approximately what time of day did Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Indira Gandhi, longtime prime minister of India, was shot at close range by two of her bodyguards at what time of day (local time) on October 31, 1984? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Many people remember precisely what they were doing when the horrific events of September 11th, 2001 unfolded. Which of these September 11th events occurred at exactly 9:43 A.M. EDT?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The births of many modern children are very carefully and precisely recorded, but some births receive much more notoriety than others. Which famous baby (or babies) was born at exactly 11:47 BST on July 25, 1978? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. No disaster has been more discussed, written about and generally exploited than the sinking of the Titanic. At what time of day did the Titanic set out on April 11, 1912 from Queenstown, Ireland? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. One of the most traumatic events in American history, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 officially brought the United States into World War II. What was the time in Hawaii at the moment the first wave of Japanese planes attacked?

Answer: 7:55 AM

With the attack ordered by Lt. Cmdr. Mitsuo Fuchida at 7:49, the first bombs began falling by 7:55. A second wave of Japanese planes attacked the Pearl Harbor area 15 minutes later. When all was said and done, there were over 3,000 U.S. casualties and eight U.S. battleships were damaged or sunk. Most Americans living during the time remember well what they were doing the moment the news hit that fateful Sunday morning/afternoon.
2. On November 9, 1989 a member of the newly formed East German government responded to an inquiry about when restrictions would be lifted on travel for denizens of that former communist country. His response, "Well, as far as I can see, ... straightaway, immediately." The Berlin Wall was soon no more. What time of day was it in Germany were these words immortalized?

Answer: 6:53 PM

It was in the evening of November 9th, 1989 when the newly formed East German government held a press conference regarding the changing status of the former Soviet satellite. It was the low-key statement of this now-forgotten East German minister that finally broke the back of the Communist Bloc, and prompted thousands to take to the Berlin Wall with axes and picks. It was not long before the wall crumbled to pieces...
3. At 11:38 AM on January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger was launched from pad 39B at Cape Canaveral. How long into the flight was the Challenger lost forever to mankind?

Answer: 73 seconds

A mere one minute, thirteen seconds into the flight of the ill-fated space shuttle Challenger, an o-ring malfunctioned and the American space vehicle was lost over the Atlantic Ocean. This occurred before the eyes of millions, who watched intently as the first American civilian, teacher Krista McAuliffe, was to grace the heavens. Sadly she, along with commander Dick Scobee, pilot Mike Smith, mission specialists Ellison Onizuka, Judy Resnik and Ron McNair, and payload specialist Greg Jarvis, never made it through Earth's atmosphere.

Much like the attack on Pearl Harbor, many folks remember precisely what they were doing at the time of this tragic disaster.
4. Which war ended at the '11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month' (in other words, November 11th at 11 o'clock), according to an armistice agreement?

Answer: World War I

Armistice Day, the day that World War I ended, was celebrated first on November 11th, 1918, when the armistice officially took effect (negotiations on the Treaty of Versailles would begin the following year, and would be completed in March of 1920). This occurred at exactly eleven o'clock in the morning on that historic November, ending 'the war to end all wars', or so they said.

The phrase 'the 11th hour', meaning 'at the last moment', comes from this historic event. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson made November 11th an official holiday, which he called 'Armistice Day'.

It is now called 'Veteran's Day' in the United States. In Poland, November 11th is celebrated as their Independence Day.
5. On May 13, 1981, while Pope John Paul II was making rounds at St. Peter's Square, assassin Mehmet Ali Agca fired several shots at the pontiff, hitting him four times. At what time of day in the Vatican was this monumentally ill-advised assassination attempted?

Answer: 5:17 PM

Mehmet Ali Agca was pardoned by Pope John Paul II three days after the former's attempt on the latter's life. Though the pope was hit by four bullets, he miraculously survived the attack, as no vital organs were punctured. He has credited this 'miracle' to an intervention by the Virgin Mary of Fatima in Portugal.

As for the aspiring assailant, he was finally pardoned by the Italian president in June of 2000 and extradited to his native Turkey, where he began serving a 10-year sentence (commuted from an earlier death sentence in absentia).
6. At approximately what time of day did Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969?

Answer: None of these

Ah ha...you realize now that this was a trick question! Our time system does not apply on the moon, of course, and I did not signify a certain time zone on the Earth. My apologies for the 'trick', but it was irresistible. Let us say, for information's sake, that I asked what time it was on the U.S. east coast at the moment when Armstrong made his famous footfall.

The answer: 10:56 PM EDT. The 'Eagle' moon lander had touched down several hours before, at 4:18 PM EDT.
7. Indira Gandhi, longtime prime minister of India, was shot at close range by two of her bodyguards at what time of day (local time) on October 31, 1984?

Answer: 9:00 AM

Indira Gandhi was shot 16 times by two of her bodyguards, both Sikhs, in New Delhi on October 31, 1984. The assassination was most likely politically motivated, as Gandhi had ordered a military operation earlier in the year, an attack on what the government claimed was a 'terrorist occupation' of the Golden Temple in Amritsar (Operation Bluestar). Mohandas Gandhi (no relation to Indira) was assassinated on January 30th, 1948, at approximately 5:00 PM local time.
8. Many people remember precisely what they were doing when the horrific events of September 11th, 2001 unfolded. Which of these September 11th events occurred at exactly 9:43 A.M. EDT?

Answer: American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon

The complete timeline of the awful events of that September morning are recounted at the following web link: http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/11/chronology.attack/
9. The births of many modern children are very carefully and precisely recorded, but some births receive much more notoriety than others. Which famous baby (or babies) was born at exactly 11:47 BST on July 25, 1978?

Answer: Louise Brown (Test tube baby)

Louise Brown, the world's first 'test tube' baby, was born in Oldham General Hospital (near Manchester), England, she was delivered via C-section from her mother Lesley Brown. The procedure by which she was born is nothing more than in-vitro fertilization, where a human egg cell is fertilized with a sperm cell outside the womb.
10. No disaster has been more discussed, written about and generally exploited than the sinking of the Titanic. At what time of day did the Titanic set out on April 11, 1912 from Queenstown, Ireland?

Answer: 1:30 PM

The Titanic was destined for New York City on its fateful maiden cruise that was cut short 4 days later, on April 14 at 11:40 PM, when the huge ocean liner collided with an iceberg in the north Atlantic. By 2:20 AM, April 15, the stern section of the gigantic ship settled into the water, not to be seen again for over 80 years.

The Carpathia, another ocean liner, picked up the 705 survivors and was off on its way to New York just six hours later. Thank you for having played this quiz, I hope you enjoyed it. I invite you to try more of my quizzes if you did.
Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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