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5th January Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by natz1027. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
natz1027

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
307,049

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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383

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Question 1 of 10

1. Charles the Bold died today in 1477. What was his title? Hint

Archduke of Austria

King of France

Duke of Burgundy

Prince of Wales

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Question 2 of 10

2. Today in 1066, Edward the Confessor died in London. He was the second last Anglo-Saxon King of England. Who was his successor? Hint

William I

Harold II

Henry II

Canute

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Question 3 of 10

3. Walter Raleigh was knighted this day in 1585. In 1592, Queen Elizabeth I had him sent to the Tower. What was his crime? Hint

He had murdered one of the Queen's servants

He had stolen from the royal treasury

He was accused of being involved in a plot against the Queen

He had married a member of the Queen's household without her consent

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Question 4 of 10

4. Shah Jahan was born today in 1592. What did he build in India that is world famous today? Hint

The India Gate

Taj Mahal

Charminar

Bibi Ka Maqbara

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which American president married today in 1759? Hint

James Madison

John Adams

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which American serial killer was executed today in 1993? Hint

John Wayne Gacy

Ted Bundy

Westley Allan Dodd

Jeffrey Dahmer

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which famous composer's wife, Constanze, was born on this day in 1762? Hint

Ludwig van Beethoven

Joseph Haydn

Johann Christian Bach

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Question 8 of 10

8. Brian Hugh Warner was born on this day in 1969. What is he better known as? Hint

Eminem

Marilyn Manson

50cent

Elton John

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which American president died on this day in 1933? Hint

Calvin Coolidge

Woodrow Wilson

Warren G. Harding

Herbert Hoover

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Question 10 of 10

10. Today is the feast day of which saint? Hint

St Titus

St Terentian

St Theonistus

St Telesphorus

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Charles the Bold died today in 1477. What was his title?

Answer: Duke of Burgundy

Charles was the last Valois Duke of Burgundy. He had three wives, Catherine of France, Isabella of Bourbon and Margaret of York. He only had one child, Mary, who succeeded him as Duchess of Burgundy on his death. Charles held a total of fifteen titles. Following his death in 1477 Burgundy began to disintegrate.

2. Today in 1066, Edward the Confessor died in London. He was the second last Anglo-Saxon King of England. Who was his successor?

Answer: Harold II

Edward was canonized in 1161 by Pope Alexander III. He is the patron saint of kings, difficult marriages and separated spouses. He was also recognised as the patron saint of England until he was replaced by St George in 1348.

3. Walter Raleigh was knighted this day in 1585. In 1592, Queen Elizabeth I had him sent to the Tower. What was his crime?

Answer: He had married a member of the Queen's household without her consent

In 1591 Raleigh married Elizabeth Throckmorton, one of the Queens ladies in waiting, without the consent of the Queen. When the Queen heard of this, she dismissed Elizabeth from court and had Raleigh put in the Tower, but she later released him.

4. Shah Jahan was born today in 1592. What did he build in India that is world famous today?

Answer: Taj Mahal

Shah Jahan was born as Prince Khurram Shihab-ud-din Muhammad. He built the Taj Mahal as the tomb for his third wife and only true love, Arjumand Banu Begum who was given the title "Mumtaz Mahal" meaning "Jewel of the Palace". He was later buried beside her.

5. Which American president married today in 1759?

Answer: George Washington

George Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis, a widow. Together they raised two of Martha's children from her first marriage, but never had children of their own.

6. Which American serial killer was executed today in 1993?

Answer: Westley Allan Dodd

Dodd was given the choice of execution by hanging or by lethal injection, and chose hanging. His hanging was the first legal hanging to occur in America since 1965. Dodd was executed at 12:05am on the 5th of January 1993.

7. Which famous composer's wife, Constanze, was born on this day in 1762?

Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The soprano solo in Mozart's "Mass in C Minor" was intended for Constanze who sang in the 1783 premiere of his work in Salzburg. The couple had six children together.

8. Brian Hugh Warner was born on this day in 1969. What is he better known as?

Answer: Marilyn Manson

Eminem's real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III and also goes by the name "Slim Shady". 50cent's name is Curtis James Jackson III. Sir Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight.

9. Which American president died on this day in 1933?

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

His full name was John Calvin Coolidge Jr. He died suddenly of a heart attack at his Northampton home, "The Beeches". He was born in Vermont and he is buried in Notch Cemetary in Vermont.

10. Today is the feast day of which saint?

Answer: St Telesphorus

Saint Telesphorus was Pope from 126-137 AD. He is venerated as the patron saint of the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel since some historical sources depict him living as a hermit on Mount Carmel.

Source: Author natz1027

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