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1. April 14, 1935, was a very windy Sunday. As if the drought wasn't enough, the biggest dust storm I ever saw destroyed all my crops. I had to move my family to California to make a living. Where in the United States was I living when this Black Sunday happened?
2. I'm a soldier in the English army. We have invaded France, as our king, Edward III, is claiming the French throne. The war was going well and we were camping outside Paris, but on April 14, 1360, there was a huge storm and many soldiers died, struck by lightning and hailstones. The rest of us had to run for cover and the horses were scattered. This Black Monday may have cost us the war, but which war?
3. I took my life's savings out of the mattress and decided to invest them in the stockmarket. The decision seemed wise, until October 29, 1929, when stock prices fell abruptly. Was this Black Tuesday the first day of the Wall Street crash?
4. We were working as air controllers in New York City, on September 15, 1954, a day with very bad weather. Several planes were delayed that day, since we couldn't handle all the traffic we had to direct. Why did we have to direct so much air traffic on that Black Wednesday?
5. As a British pilot, I consider August 15, 1940 "The Greatest Day". However, if I were a Luftwaffe pilot, I would call it Schwarzer Donnerstag, which is German for Black Thursday. During what war did that day happen?
6. I really hate today! There's too much traffic and the stores are crowded with people taking advantage of the sales. Black Friday is just not my thing. I do love the day before, though. What day would that be?
7. I remember when the Soviet Union deployed missiles in Cuba, seriously threatening to replace the Cold War with a Nuclear War. The situation was resolved, though, but there was a black day, when tensions were at its peak. What day was that, knowing it's the only day I haven't ask you about in this quiz?
8. I'm a single South Korean boy. Since I didn't have a date on Valentine's Day (which we also call White Day), I get to celebrate another traditon. What happens on April 14, the Black Day?
9. My name is Gordon Lightfoot and I wrote a song called "Black Day in July", about a riot that followed a police raid of an unlicensed bar. In what American city did the 12th Street Riot took place?
10. I'm an English sailor. July 31st, 1970 was a very dark day for me, as it was the Black Tot Day, the last day the Royal Navy gave me my daily tot. But what was a tot?
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