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Name That Event Trivia Quiz
I will give you a historic date. You give me the event that happened on that date.
A multiple-choice quiz by
twrgod
. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
twrgod
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
187,442
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
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Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1.
7th December 1941
Hint
Germans test first long range rocket (V2)
Citizen Kane was released
German army comes within 15 miles of the Kremlin
Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
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Question 2 of 10
2.
4th May 1865
Hint
End of the Civil War
Beginning of the Civil War
The Emancipation Proclamation is issued
President Lincoln laid to rest
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Question 3 of 10
3.
12th October 1492
Hint
Columbus leaves Spain
Columbus lands at San Salavador in the Bahamas
Columbus discovers the American mainland
Ferdinand and Isabella sign decree to expel all Jews who don't convert to Christianity
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Question 4 of 10
4.
21st October 1879
Hint
The United States Geological Survey is created
The Anglo-Zulu War begins
Thomas Edison invents the light bulb
The Pirates of Penzance is first performed
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Question 5 of 10
5.
20th July 1969
Hint
Colonel Gaddafi becomes Libyan leader
First trial flight of Concorde
First day of Woodstock
Americans land on the moon
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Question 6 of 10
6.
26th January 1986
Hint
Legend of Zelda video game was released in Japan
Chernobyl accident
Space shuttle Challenger explodes
Chicago Bears win Super Bowl XX
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Question 7 of 10
7.
22nd November 1963
Hint
Nuclear Test Ban treaty
San Francisco prison Alcatraz closed its doors
Million Man March began
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated
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Question 8 of 10
8.
17th December 1903
Hint
Wilbur & Orville make the first heavier-than-air flight
A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago kills 600
USA recognizes independence of Panama
Bob Hope was born
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Question 9 of 10
9.
29th October 1929
Hint
Museum of Modern Art opens (NYC)
Stock Market Crashed
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1st Academy Awards
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Question 10 of 10
10.
19th October 1781
Hint
George Washington crossed the Delaware River
Cornwallis signed surrender to end Revolutionary War
John Hanson is elected President of the Continental Congress
Los Angeles is founded by a group of 44 Spanish settlers
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 7th December 1941
Answer:
Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
"A date which will live in infamy." The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor propelled the United States into WWII and "awakened a sleeping giant."
2. 4th May 1865
Answer:
President Lincoln laid to rest
Abraham Lincoln is laid to rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery, outside Springfield, Illinois. This is a beautiful monument to the former president.
3. 12th October 1492
Answer:
Columbus lands at San Salavador in the Bahamas
On October 10, Columbus had told his crew that if no land was sighted in two days they would turn around and go home.
4. 21st October 1879
Answer:
Thomas Edison invents the light bulb
On October 21, 1879, Thomas Alva Edison illuminated a carbon filament light bulb that glowed continuously for 40 hours.
5. 20th July 1969
Answer:
Americans land on the moon
Neil Armstrong touched down and said "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
6. 26th January 1986
Answer:
Chicago Bears win Super Bowl XX
Chernobyl accident happened on 26th April 1986. Challenger disaster happened on 28th January 1986. Legend of Zelda was released on 21st February 1986.
7. 22nd November 1963
Answer:
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated
In a twist of irony, or perhaps foreshadowing, Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy and Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
8. 17th December 1903
Answer:
Wilbur & Orville make the first heavier-than-air flight
The flight lasted only 12 seconds and covered a mere 120 feet, but was the first major stepping stone for aviation.
9. 29th October 1929
Answer:
Stock Market Crashed
"Black Tuesday" was the launching point for the Great Depression.
10. 19th October 1781
Answer:
Cornwallis signed surrender to end Revolutionary War
Two years later, the British signed the Treaty of Paris (1783), recognizing the United States and promising to remove all its troops from the country.
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twrgod
This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor
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