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Ten Days In October Trivia Quiz

Ten questions about events that took place in the tenth month of the year. Good luck.

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

Author
Ikabud

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
63,220

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3066

Last 3 plays: GBfan (6/10), Guest 90 (4/10), Guest 98 (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who shouted 'Tierra! Tierra!', about two hours after midnight on 12h October 1492? Hint

Rodrigo de Triana

Rodrigo de Jerez

Christopher Columbus

Martin Alonso

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was sentenced to death on 25th October 1586? Hint

Charles l

Sir Thomas More

Mary, Queen of Scots

Sir Walter Raleigh

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Question 3 of 10

3. For what crime was Marie Antoinette guillotined on 16th October 1793? Hint

Embezzlement

Treason

Fraud

Adultery

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was born on 25th October 1881? Hint

Winston Churchill

Albert Einstein

Pablo Picasso

Charlie Chaplin

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which historical first happened on 6th October 1927? Hint

The first television pictures were broadcast from Alexandra Palace in London

'The Jazz Singer', the first movie 'talkie' was released

The first shipment of prisioners arrived in Alcatraz

The first circum-navigation of the globe by plane began

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Question 6 of 10

6. What gloomy name was given to 29th October 1929? Hint

Black Thursday

Black Tuesday

Black Monday

Grey Day

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Question 7 of 10

7. What special event took place on 30th October 1974? Hint

The Thrilla in Manila

The Rumble in the Jungle

Pele's last game for Brazil

Pele's first game for the New York Cosmos

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which world leader was assassinated on 6th October 1981? Hint

Indira Gandhi

Anwar Sadat

Rajiv Gandhi

King Faisal

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Question 9 of 10

9. For what is 23rd October 1983 remembered? Hint

The bombing of the marine barracks in Beirut

The Piper Alpha disaster

The start of the Falklands War

The sinking of the 'Herald of Free Enterprise'

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which world leader was murdered on Halloween 1984? Hint

Indira Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister

King Faisal, of Saudi Arabia

Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister

Olof Palme, Swedish Prime minister

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who shouted 'Tierra! Tierra!', about two hours after midnight on 12h October 1492?

Answer: Rodrigo de Triana

Rodrigo de Triana, who has also been called Juan Rodriguez Bermejo, was a sailor on the Pinta. The words he shouted signaled the discovery of the 'New World'.

2. Who was sentenced to death on 25th October 1586?

Answer: Mary, Queen of Scots

The plot of Mary's page, Anthony Babington, to assassinate Elizabeth I was discovered, and Mary who was a prisoner of Elizabeth, was made to stand trial for her part in the plot. She was executed in February of 1587.

3. For what crime was Marie Antoinette guillotined on 16th October 1793?

Answer: Treason

After a failed attempt to flee Paris, the French Royal family was arrested on suspicion of treason. The king was executed in January of 1793, his wife followed him to the guillotine some nine months later.

4. Who was born on 25th October 1881?

Answer: Pablo Picasso

Picasso was his mother's maiden name, Pablo's original name was Ruyz. He was born in Malaga, Spain.

5. Which historical first happened on 6th October 1927?

Answer: 'The Jazz Singer', the first movie 'talkie' was released

Starring Al Jolson and May McAvoy, and directed by Alan Crosland, the movie became a landmark in Hollywood history.

6. What gloomy name was given to 29th October 1929?

Answer: Black Tuesday

It was one of the worst days of the Wall Street Crash.

7. What special event took place on 30th October 1974?

Answer: The Rumble in the Jungle

Muhammad Ali met George Foreman in Zaire, in one of boxing's most memorable encounters.

8. Which world leader was assassinated on 6th October 1981?

Answer: Anwar Sadat

The Egyptian President was murdered by his own troops at a military parade, it is thought that it was because of his soft approach towards Israel.

9. For what is 23rd October 1983 remembered?

Answer: The bombing of the marine barracks in Beirut

Over 240 U.S. Military personnel were killed when a truck loaded with explosives crashed through the gates of the marine barracks in the Lebanese capital.

10. Which world leader was murdered on Halloween 1984?

Answer: Indira Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister

Mrs. Gandhi was shot dead by two of her Sikh body guards in New Delhi.

Source: Author Ikabud

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