8th January Trivia Quiz

Answer: New York City

At the time, New York City was the provisional capital of the U.S. The speech was originally known as "the President's Annual Message to Congress", until 1935 when President Franklin Roosevelt referred to it as the "State of the Union Address".

Answer: African National Congress

The party was originally called the South African Native National Congress. It changed its name to the ANC in 1923 and in the same year it formed its military wing "Umkhonto we Sizwe" ("Spear of the Nation").

Answer: The Mona Lisa

The "Mona Lisa", by Leonardo da Vinci, was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. It then moved on to New York. The piece is owned by the French government and can be seen at the Louvre in Paris.

Answer: Poverty

This policy saw the lowest poverty rates the U.S. has ever seen, at 11.1%. Johnson was JFK's vice president and succeeded him as president on his assassination. Johnson was then elected president in the following elections.

Answer: Johnny Depp

Abberline was a clockmaker before moving to London and joining the Metropolitan Police in 1863. When he retired from the police force in 1892, he had received 84 commendations and awards. He then worked as a private enquiry agent.

Answer: Bruce Mitchell

Mitchell was a right-handed opening batsman and played in every game South Africa played from 1929-1949. At the time of his retirement, he held the national record for the most test runs with 3471.

Answer: Wales

Her second name is Veronica and she is the only singer to have recorded more than one "James Bond" theme song. She is the youngest of eight children. She was created Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1999.

Answer: Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus was inspired by Marco Polo's writings. From 1299 to his death in 1324, Polo never left Venice. He married Donata Badoer in 1300 and they had 3 children together.

Answer: Kenya

Baden-Powell founded the Scout Movement. He served in the British Army in India and South Africa. In October 1912, Baden-Powell secretly married Olave St Clair Soames. They shared the same birthday!

Answer: St Gudula

St Gudula is the patron saint of the city of Brussels and of single laywomen. Her mother is St Amalberga. Both her sisters and her brother are also saints. She shares the patronage of Brussels with St Michael.