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Ten Days In April Trivia Quiz

So much has happened in April that the hard part was selecting what to leave out... Good luck.

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

Author
Ikabud

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
60,342

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
6929

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: jmac5cicada (9/10), rlandi1 (8/10), boon99 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This great navigator died on April 27th, 1521. Who was he? Hint

Pedro Alvares Cabral

Vasco Da Gama

Ferdinand Magellan

Henry the Navigator

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Question 2 of 10

2. Church records show that this Englishman was baptised on 26th April 1564 ... April 23rd is widely accepted as his birth date. Who was he? Hint

William Shakespeare

Francis Drake

Francis Bacon

Walter Raleigh

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Question 3 of 10

3. A dreadful list of U.S. Presidential assassinations began on 14th April 1865, with the shooting of this great man. Who was he? Hint

Zachary Taylor

Franklin Pierce

Abraham Lincoln

James Buchanan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the comedic giant born on 16th April 1889 in Walworth, London, England? Hint

Buster Keaton

Charlie Chaplin

Stan Laurel

Harold Lloyd

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Question 5 of 10

5. This dictator was born on 20th April 1889. Who was he? Hint

Lenin

Hitler

Stalin

Mussolini

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Question 6 of 10

6. One of the most talked about incidents of the 20th century took place on 14th April 1912. What was it? Hint

Start of the Great War

Opening of the Panama Canal

Titanic struck an iceberg and sank early the next day

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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Question 7 of 10

7. This genius died on 18th April 1955, in Princeton, New Jersey. Who was he? Hint

Thomas Edison

Albert Einstein

Alexander Graham Bell

Nikola Tesla

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Question 8 of 10

8. One of the most senseless murders of the 20th century took place on 4th April 1968. Who was killed? Hint

Malcolm X

Robert Kennedy

Martin Luther King Jr.

John Kennedy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Spanish giant died in Mougins, France, on 8th April 1973? Hint

Bartolomeo Murillo

Salvador Dali

Pablo Picasso

Francisco Goya

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Question 10 of 10

10. One of the worst acts of U.S. domestic terrorism took place on 19th April 1995. What was it? Hint

Oklahoma City bombing

Bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania

Bombing of the car park at the World Trade Center, N.Y.

Explosion of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This great navigator died on April 27th, 1521. Who was he?

Answer: Ferdinand Magellan

Magellan was killed in the Philippines. Despite never completing his voyage, he was credited with being the first man to circumnavigate the globe because, on an earlier trip EASTWARD, he had reached the Moluccas Islands. The place where he was killed, was a point further WESTWARD than the point to which he had travelled before. Boy that was a mouthful.

2. Church records show that this Englishman was baptised on 26th April 1564 ... April 23rd is widely accepted as his birth date. Who was he?

Answer: William Shakespeare

He died on 23rd April 1616, at his home in Stratford-on-Avon.

3. A dreadful list of U.S. Presidential assassinations began on 14th April 1865, with the shooting of this great man. Who was he?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater, Washington DC, by John Wilkes Booth.

4. Who was the comedic giant born on 16th April 1889 in Walworth, London, England?

Answer: Charlie Chaplin

Sir Charles Chaplin became one of Hollywood's impresarios. He died on Christmas Day 1977, at his home in Switzerland.

5. This dictator was born on 20th April 1889. Who was he?

Answer: Hitler

Few things can be said about this man, that have not been said already. He remains one of the most hated figures in history. Strangely, he is also revered by some.

6. One of the most talked about incidents of the 20th century took place on 14th April 1912. What was it?

Answer: Titanic struck an iceberg and sank early the next day

The 'unsinkable' Titanic struck an iceberg at 11.40 pm on its maiden voyage and sank 2 hours later, killing over 1,500 people. It remains one of the worst maritime disasters of all time.

7. This genius died on 18th April 1955, in Princeton, New Jersey. Who was he?

Answer: Albert Einstein

Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921, for his explanation of the Photoelectric Effect.

8. One of the most senseless murders of the 20th century took place on 4th April 1968. Who was killed?

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr King was one of the most eloquent speakers of all time. He led the civil rights movement from the mid fifties until his assassination.

9. Which Spanish giant died in Mougins, France, on 8th April 1973?

Answer: Pablo Picasso

Picasso is considered the greatest artist of the twentieth century. He lived in France from 1901 until his death.

10. One of the worst acts of U.S. domestic terrorism took place on 19th April 1995. What was it?

Answer: Oklahoma City bombing

The Murrah Federal Building was torn apart by the huge explosion causing heavy loss of life. Timothy McVeigh has since been executed for his act of terrorism.

Source: Author Ikabud

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