March 19th Trivia Quiz

Answer: Robert Cavelier de La Salle

On March 19th, in 1687, Robert Cavelier de La Salle was murdered by his men while trying to find the mouth of the Mississippi for the second time. He had claimed the mouth of the Mississippi River for France in 1682 but when they went back to colonize the area, his ship miscalculated its coordinates and was shipwrecked in Texas.

Although, most of the people who were shipwrecked with him returned to France, Robert Cavelier de La Salle stayed behind with some of his men in hopes of finding the river again.

It is during this time that his men mutinied and murdered him.

Answer: SS Georgiana

While trying to get past a Federal Blockading Squadron on her way to Charleston, the SS Georgiana was hit by a single shot. The shot destroyed her rudder and propeller so her captain ran her aground. Once she was on shore, the Yankees set her on fire. She blew up three days later.

The ship was discovered exactly 102 years later by a teenage diver.

Answer: Pluto

Pluto was photographed for the first time on March 19, 1915 but was not said to be discovered until 1930. Originally called a planet, Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006 because it doesn't dominate the Kuiper belt.

Answer: False

Although most of the U.S. already used time zones and Daylight Savings Time before then, the United States Congress passed a law making it mandatory on March 19, 1918.

The idea of time zones was thought up by Sir Sandford Fleming. He though that the world should be divided into 24 time zones, each spaced fifteen degrees apart because the Earth completes a rotation every 24 hours and there are 360 degrees of longitude, so each hour the Earth rotates 1/24th of a circle or 15 degrees.

The United States has nine different time zones making it the country with the second highest number of time zones after Russia.

Answer: Nevada

In early mining towns in Nevada, gambling was legal but in 1909, it was banned as part of a nationwide anti-gambling campaign. Due to economic decline as a result of the Great Depression, it was re-legalized.

Answer: Sydney Harbour Bridge

When it opened, the Sydney Harbour Bridge was the world's largest steel arch bridge. It is one of Sydney's main tourist attractions. It was designed by Dr. J.J.C Bradfield and officers of the NSW Department of Public Works and took about six years to complete.

Answer: 99th Fighter Squadron

The 99th Fighter Squadron was activated at Chanute Field in Illinois. When they were ready for combat duty, they were shipped to Casablanca, Morocco to fight in the North African campaign where they were under the leadership of Captain Benjamin O. Davis Jr., one of only two black line officers in the Army.

Answer: All of these reasons.

Although most people believe the TV mast fell due to ice build up, a jury found that it was a combination of bad weather and faulty construction. When it fell over 6 million television viewers lost service but no one was injured or hurt.

According to Absolute Astronomy.com, it was one of the tallest free standing stuctures of the world during its time.

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Emley_Moor

Answer: India and Bangladesh

The Indo-Bangladeshi Treaty of Cooperation, Friendship and Peace basically stated that each country would get advice from the other if they were attacked by other countries. It was signed after the the Indo-Pakistani War 0f 1971 when India freed East Pakistan and it became Bangladesh.

Answer: Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan returned to play for the Chicago Bulls on March 19, 1995. He had been retired for 17 months. During the game against the Indiana Pacers, he scored 19 points to help the Bulls win the game 103-96.



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