Pick The Date Trivia

1. What ship sank on April 15, 1912?

From Quiz This Date In History

Answer: Titanic&The Titanic & RMS Titanic and R.M.S. Titanic

The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. The Titanic was captained by Edward Smith and was a part of White Star Line. The ship was ordered in 1908 and built in Belfast.

From Quiz Pick A Date

Answer: 1 September 1939

Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, and on 3 September 1939 Britain and France declared war on Germany.

From Quiz Famous Historical Dates

Answer: 1348

It is also known as the bubonic plague. The disease could kill you within a week! It killed about 1.5 million people in England alone.

From Quiz Wanted: Dead or Alive

Answer: Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria died on January 22, 1901. Susan B. Anthony died on March 13, 1906. Ibsen died on May 23, 1906. Samuel Clemens stopped writing on April 21, 1910.

From Quiz "We Interrupt This Broadcast"

Answer: October 28, 1962

The thirteen day crisis began in the early morning hours of October 16, 1962 when President Kennedy was awakened and shown pictures of nuclear missile sites in Cuba. On October 18, Soviet Minister Andrei Gomyko said the missiles were only defensive. October 21, President Kennedy set up a quarantine plan banning any ships and planes from sending weapons into Cuba. On October 28, the Soviet Premier ordered all weapons out of Cuba in exchange for Cuba's safety against U.S. invasion. The U.S. also gave up its bases in Turkey.

From Quiz One Moment In Time

Answer: World War One

"The Great War", or "The War To End All Wars" as it was also known claimed about 16 million lives, both military and civilian, on all sides. More than 20 million were injured.

From Quiz Dates You Really Should Know, Part 2

Answer: 1974

A native of California, the Republican Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the USA. He was the first, and only, incumbent to resign from the office. He won the 1968 presidential election and won a second term four years later. However, his presidency became mired in controversy after the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington DC were burgled. Nixon was ultimately implicated and quit on August 9, 1974. He was succeeded by Gerald Ford, who issued a presidential pardon for any crimes Nixon had committed. In a press conference in November 1963 Nixon said: "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got."

From Quiz When Did That Happen? 2

Answer: 1995

South Africa and Australia are the only two nations to have won the Rugby World Cup twice. South Africa beat England in the 2007 final.

From Quiz Name the Date! 1

Answer: 1666

The fire started in the bakery of Thomas Farriner on Pudding Lane. He claimed the fire was extinguished but two hours later it turned into a major inferno, leaving seven out of eight of London's residents homeless.

From Quiz On This Day in History...

Answer: Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase was on April 30th 1803 and it doubled the size of the US virtually overnight. Hitler's birthday was on April 20th and the Berlin Wall was torn down on no specific date but was started on November 9th 1989 and Germany was re-united on October 3, 1990.

From Quiz On This Day IX

Answer: Montreal

British news reels were constantly reporting the marriage of two of Hollywood's superstars. Burton, the handsome Welshman - whose work on Broadway and on the London stage was well known even to those who had only seen him in films - and Taylor, the violet eyed beauty famed her smouldering looks and awesome acting. They both appeared in the 1967 film "Taming of the Shrew". These two love birds never really got over each other, even after divorcing and marrying other people.

From Quiz On This Day VIII

Answer: France

The marriage was the end of the Royal scandal that rocked the British Empire, after Edward and Mrs. Simpson had met in 1931. His relationship with her caused a major rift in the Royal family and outraged the Church of England hierarchy. Mrs. Simpson had divorced in October 1936 and in November Edward, realising that he might have to choose between his crown and the woman he loved, told Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin that if he could not marry her and remain king, he was 'prepared to go'. A possible solution was suggested that would have been constitutionally acceptable, the couple could marry but Mrs. Simpson would not be given Royal status. Given time, the idea might have won popular support had the story not become headline news in the British press soon afterwards, forcing an instant decision. A week later Edward abdicated.

From Quiz On This Day: VII

Answer: Andy Warhol & Warhol

The man, who found art in a soup can, died on the operating table in New York. Warhol was the pope of pop art. In the early 1960s he started reproducing blown up comic strips scenes for New York shop window displays, using a new technique of silk screening outsized photographic enlargements. His 'factory' churned out mass media images, each slightly different, examples being that of Marilyn Monroe's face. Warhol often hinted that he was taking both the public and the critics for a ride.

From Quiz On This Day: VI

Answer: Birth Control Centre

The Mothers' Centre in North London had been opened by Dr Marie Stopes, the author of the much publicised book 'Married Love'. The idea was to help reduce the high levels of child birth that had occured after the Great War among the poor. Stopes was a well known womens' rights campaigner and suffered large amounts of resistance from church leaders and doctors who insisted that by making contraceptives freely available to poor women, immorality would increase. She was also a Social Darwinist - hence her particular fear of a high birth-rate among the working classes.

From Quiz On This Day: V

Answer: Parking meters

Exclusive Mayfair had meters placed to help ease the growing traffic problems in London. The trial scheme had slot machine meters, and if a car was parked illegally then the owner would be liable for a fine. Meters were first used in the USA in 1935. However, the fine was nothing new as one Mr William Marshall had found out in 1896 when he parked his car illegally in the City of London.

From Quiz On This Day: IV

Answer: South Africa

The Cullinan was literally priceless when found, it far outweighed the previous record-holder, the 995.2-carat Excelsior, found in South Africa in 1893. The stone was then cut into a number of stones, and many of them ended up in the British crown jewels.

From Quiz On This Day: II

Answer: Fulgencio Batista

Fulgenico Batista fled the war torn country after failing to secure the support of the US in his struggle against the revolutionary forces of Castro. Castro who was 32, declared his victory by bringing in Manuel Urrutia as the new president of Cuba. Urrutia flew to Havana, which brought an end to the 25 month struggle against the hated Batista regime. Castro's ragged army had grown from a core of 81 guerrillas who also returned from exile in Mexico in 1956 to harry Batista's army from hideouts in the Sierra Maestra mountains. Castro had thousands turn out to celebrate the victory as mobs burned down casinos, the government newspaper buildings and other symbols of Batista's rule.

From Quiz On This Day: I

Answer: Jennifer Capriati

At 13 years of age, young Capriati played in her first professional tournament in Florida. The hype surrounding her advance to the final of the event was more akin to a Hollywood film premiere. After reaching and losing the final to Argentinian Gabriela Sabatini (6-4, 7-5), Tinling stated "What a gift to American tennis".

From Quiz Famous Dates in Modern History

Answer: July 1, 1997

Under the British, Hong Kong emerged as a showcase for free trade and the success of capitalism with minimum government regulation. In the transfer agreement with the British, the Communist Chinese agreed to maintain Hong Kong's capitalist system and allow the residents to govern themseves for a 50-year period.

From Quiz A Day to Remember

Answer: King George VI was buried at Windsor today in 1952

King George was laid to rest on February 15, 1952. Julius Ceasar implemented the Julian calendar in 45 BC.

From Quiz It Happened Today

Answer: The Soviet Union exchanged pilot Gary Powers for Rudolph Ivanovich Abel in 1962

This occurred on February 10th.

From Quiz Basic Dates

Answer: June 18, 1815

Napoleon's forces were defeated and he fled back towards Paris. On June 22nd he surrendered to allied forces. Napoleon Bonaparte spent the rest of his life as a prisoner on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic.

From Quiz Important Dates in World History

Answer: 5 March 1953

Georgi Malenkov, designated by Stalin himself, succeeded as Chairman of Council of Ministers.

From Quiz This Date In History

Answer: July 20, 1969

They landed on the moon on July 20, 1969 at 20:18 UTC (8:18 pm). They first walked on the moon six hours later on July 21, 1969 at 02:56 am UTC. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon while Michael Collins commanded the spacecraft.

From Quiz Pick A Date

Answer: 6 April 1652

Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck departed from Texel in the Netherlands on 24 December 1651, accompanied by his wife and son, and arrived in the Cape of Good Hope on 6 April 1652.

From Quiz Famous Historical Dates

Answer: 1167

King John was born in this year and was sent to go and rule over Ireland at the age of only 18.

From Quiz Do These Dates Stir Memories?

Answer: April 13

On this date in 1919, hundreds of Indians assembled at Jalian Walla Bagh, a park in Amritsar. They were to protest peacefully against the Engiish for arresting Dr.Satyapal and Dr. Saifudin Kitchlew (renowned local nationalists). The park had a well in the centre and only one entrance. When in an unexpected move, British General Reginald Dyer ordered the troops to open fire, people rushed to the gates and many jumped into the well. It is one of the most remembered tragedies in India. Guy Fawkes was born on 13 April 1570. He was one of the conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was caught, tortured, confessed and convicted. As an act of mercy, James I (the main intended victim of the plot) ordered the Guy Fawkes should simply be hanged and spared the more gruesome aspects of a traitor's execution.

From Quiz It Happened on a Tuesday

Answer: Barack Obama

Barack Obama, formerly a Democratic Senator from Illinois, was chosen to be the United States of America's first African-American president. He defeated his Republican opponent John McCain, Senator from Arizona, in the election. A note about the incorrect choices: Colin Powell is a retired U.S. Army General and the former Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush. Bill Cosby was a popular stand-up comedian and star of his own sitcom "The Cosby Show". Louis Armstrong was an influential jazz musician, noted for his trumpet play and unique singing voice.

From Quiz Wanted: Dead or Alive

Answer: J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan passed away March 31, 1913. Henry James died on February 28, 1916. No more Jack London after November 22, 1916. Henry Ford was still around for WW II and died April 7, 1947.

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