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A Day To Remember Trivia Quiz

Recent events, such as the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, remind us of other times in our history when we have suffered devastating loss. Somehow, we have survived and flourished in spite of our grief. Match the date to the event.

A multiple-choice quiz by DillPickle. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
DillPickle

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
52,855

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
9946

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: wycat (10/10), shuehorn (10/10), Guest 5 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. It happened May 4, 1970. Hint

Kent State incident

U.S. attacked Cambodia

Vietnam War ended

Watergate scandal broke out

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Question 2 of 10

2. It happened January 30, 1948. Hint

Winston Churchill died

World War II began

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated

Pearl Harbor was bombed

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Question 3 of 10

3. It happened June 5, 1968. Hint

Robert Kennedy was shot

Vietnam War began

3 civil rights workers found dead in Mississippi

Kent State incident

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Question 4 of 10

4. It happened 1961-1975. Hint

Cuban Missile Crisis

Watergate Scandal

Vietnam War

Korean War

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Question 5 of 10

5. It happened September 11, 2001. Hint

All of these

Terrorists attack U.S.

Thousands killed at the World Trade Center

Nearly two hundred killed at the Pentagon

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Question 6 of 10

6. It happened April 14, 1865. Hint

The Civil War ended

Slavery abolished

Atlanta burned

Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater

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Question 7 of 10

7. It happened November 22, 1963. Hint

John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas

Bay of Pigs incident

Martin Luther King Jr. was killed

Cuban Missile Crisis began

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Question 8 of 10

8. It happened April 19, 1995. Hint

Bill Clinton impeached

Oklahoma City Bombing

Gulf War begins

Richard Nixon dies

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Question 9 of 10

9. It happened February 21, 1965. Hint

Robert Kennedy killed

Malcolm X killed

Kent State incident

3 civil-rights workers found dead in Mississippi

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Question 10 of 10

10. It happened April 4, 1968. Hint

Malcolm X killed

Robert Kennedy assassinated

Martin Luther King Jr. killed

Civil Rights March on Washington

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. It happened May 4, 1970.

Answer: Kent State incident

Four students were killed and nine wounded while protesting the U.S. attack on Cambodia. 'The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.' Richard Nixon.

2. It happened January 30, 1948.

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated

'Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.' Mahatma Gandhi

3. It happened June 5, 1968.

Answer: Robert Kennedy was shot

He died the next day. 'What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.' Robert Kennedy.

4. It happened 1961-1975.

Answer: Vietnam War

'The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you've been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.' Richard Nixon.

5. It happened September 11, 2001.

Answer: All of these

'We will make no distinction between terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them.' President George W. Bush.

6. It happened April 14, 1865.

Answer: Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater

'With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds.' Abraham Lincoln.

7. It happened November 22, 1963.

Answer: John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas

'A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers - and this is the basis of all human morality.' John Kennedy

8. It happened April 19, 1995.

Answer: Oklahoma City Bombing

'... unfortunately, we can't control the actions of everyone.' Bill Clinton

9. It happened February 21, 1965.

Answer: Malcolm X killed

'The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.' Malcolm X.

10. It happened April 4, 1968.

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr. killed

'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.' Martin Luther King Jr.

Source: Author DillPickle

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