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Ten Days In November Trivia Quiz

Bonfire night in England, Thanksgiving in the United States are just two of the 'special days' in November. Here are ten eventful dates. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ikabud. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Ikabud

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
63,283

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
5066

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Guy Fawkes' plan to overthrow the English Government on November 5, 1605 is better known as what? Hint

The Catholic Rebellion

The Republican Revolution

The War of the Roses

The Gunpowder Plot

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Question 2 of 10

2. One of the most memorable speeches in history took place in the dark days of the American Civil War, on November 19, 1863. What was it? Hint

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Frederick Douglas' The Hypocrisy of American Slavery

Susan B. Anthony on Women's Right to Vote

Elizabeth Cady Stanton - The Destructive Male

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Question 3 of 10

3. This important 20th century figure was born on November 30, 1874. Who was he? Hint

Adolf Hitler

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Joseph Stalin

Winston Churchill

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Question 4 of 10

4. What happened at the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, of the eleventh month of 1918? Hint

The presidential address to the nation was broadcast on radio for the first time

Prohibition started

Fighting in World War I ended with an armistice

The Panama Canal opened

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which future action film star was born on November 27, 1940? Hint

Chuck Norris

Paul Newman

Charles Bronson

Bruce Lee

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Question 6 of 10

6. Dealy Plaza, Dallas, November 22, 1963, the President's motorcade just entered the square, a man is filming this historic event. Who was the man? Hint

Walter Cronkite

Abraham Zapruder

Ed Sullivan

Oliver Stone

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which dictator died on November 20, 1975? Hint

Francisco Franco

Ferdinand Marcos

Marshall Tito

Augusto Pinochet

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Question 8 of 10

8. On November 18, 1978 over 900 cult members comitted suicide on the orders of their leader Jim Jones. What was the cult called? Hint

The Branch Davidians

The Chosen People

The Jonestown Gang

The People's Temple

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Question 9 of 10

9. On November 4, 1979, Iranian terrorists stormed the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran, and held 53 people hostage for over one year. What was their initial reason for doing this? Hint

The presence of the former Shah of Iran in the U.S.

America's aid to Iraq

American aid to Israel

America's refusal to clear Iran's foreign debt

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Question 10 of 10

10. What started to come down on November 9, 1989? Hint

Inflation in Europe

The Shoemaker- Levy comets

The Soyuz spacelab

The Berlin Wall

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Guy Fawkes' plan to overthrow the English Government on November 5, 1605 is better known as what?

Answer: The Gunpowder Plot

The failure of the plot is celebrated every year and is known as Fireworks Night or Guy Fawkes Night.

2. One of the most memorable speeches in history took place in the dark days of the American Civil War, on November 19, 1863. What was it?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Lincoln's historic speech is often quoted in school plays.

3. This important 20th century figure was born on November 30, 1874. Who was he?

Answer: Winston Churchill

Sir Winston was born in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England. Accounts vary on where exactly in the palace he was born.

4. What happened at the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, of the eleventh month of 1918?

Answer: Fighting in World War I ended with an armistice

The significance of the event was celebrated as Armistice Day. It later became Veterans Day in the USA.

5. Which future action film star was born on November 27, 1940?

Answer: Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee died in Hong Kong when he was just 32 years old.

6. Dealy Plaza, Dallas, November 22, 1963, the President's motorcade just entered the square, a man is filming this historic event. Who was the man?

Answer: Abraham Zapruder

Mr. Zapruder had no idea that his 26 second, eight millimeter film, would become one of the most analyzed pieces of film in history.

7. Which dictator died on November 20, 1975?

Answer: Francisco Franco

Franco ruled Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975.

8. On November 18, 1978 over 900 cult members comitted suicide on the orders of their leader Jim Jones. What was the cult called?

Answer: The People's Temple

The macabre event took place in the middle of the jungles of Guyana, at a place named after the cult leader, Jonestown.

9. On November 4, 1979, Iranian terrorists stormed the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran, and held 53 people hostage for over one year. What was their initial reason for doing this?

Answer: The presence of the former Shah of Iran in the U.S.

The hostages' plight was publicised every night on prime time tv. They were not released until January 1981.

10. What started to come down on November 9, 1989?

Answer: The Berlin Wall

Erected in 1961, the wall stood as the vivid symbol of the Cold War for nearly thirty years.

Source: Author Ikabud

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