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Ten Days In September Trivia Quiz

From terrorism to famous battles, to deaths of famous people, September has proved to be particularly bloody in the annals of history. These are just ten such events. Good luck.

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

Author
Ikabud

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
62,622

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. September 11, 2001 will forever be remembered as the day America was attacked. Of the four hijacked planes, two demolished the World Trade Center, one slammed into the Pentagon and the fourth went down in a field in Pennsylvania. What was the number of the flight that crashed into the field? Hint

TWA flight 63

United Airlines flight 93

Pan Am flight 73

Virgin Airlines flight 400

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Question 2 of 10

2. Oliver Cromwell and Vince Lombardi both died on the same day of the month that Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which famous battle took place on September 11, 1297? Hint

The Battle of Stirling Bridge

The Battle of Stamford Bridge

The Battle of Bannockburn

The Battle of Falkirk

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Question 4 of 10

4. September 30, 1955 saw the death of this movie star, near Paso Robles, California. Who was it? Hint

Humphrey Bogart

Jean Harlow

James Dean

Jayne Mansfield

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Question 5 of 10

5. What famous battle took place on September 17, 1862? Hint

The Battle of Antietam

The Battle of Vicksburg

The Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Fort Sumter

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which great disaster started on September 2, 1666? Hint

The Lisbon Earthquake

The Great Tsunami of Kyoto

The last eruption of Mount Etna

The Great Fire of London

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which event took place on September 5, 1972? Hint

The Munich Olympic Massacre

Grace Kelly died in a car crash in Monaco

Apollo13 'near' rendezvouz with disaster

Charlie Chaplin died at his home in Switzerland

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Question 8 of 10

8. September 1st saw the Nazi invasion of Poland, and the Soviet shooting down of a civilian Korean passenger aircraft.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. This long time leader died on September 9, 1976. Who was he? Hint

Mao Zedong

Leonid Brezhnev

Georges Pompidou

Willy Brandt

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Question 10 of 10

10. Most Americans know the origins of the 'Star Spangled Banner', the poem penned by Francis Scott Key, which became the National Anthem of the USA. What event on September 13, 1814 inspired the poem? Hint

The British attack on Fort McHenry

The burning down of the White House

The Battle of New Orleans

The Battle of Lake Champlain

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: United Airlines flight 93

The heroic actions of a group of passengers on the flight almost certainly saved the lives of many more innocent people.

2. Oliver Cromwell and Vince Lombardi both died on the same day of the month that Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939.

Answer: True

The day was September 3rd. Cromwell died on September 3, 1658. Vince Lombardi died on September 3, 1970 and World War II began on September 3, 1939.

3. Which famous battle took place on September 11, 1297?

Answer: The Battle of Stirling Bridge

The battle of Stirling Bridge was the famous clash between William Wallace's rag tag band and a numerically superior and better equipped English force. The result is history.

4. September 30, 1955 saw the death of this movie star, near Paso Robles, California. Who was it?

Answer: James Dean

James Dean ended a promising movie career when he died in a car crash.

5. What famous battle took place on September 17, 1862?

Answer: The Battle of Antietam

Antietam has been dubbed 'the bloodiest day' of the Civil War.

6. Which great disaster started on September 2, 1666?

Answer: The Great Fire of London

Started by accident or carelessness at a baker's shop in Pudding Lane the fire lasted for four days and destroyed 80 per cent of the city, including, 13,000 houses, 89 churches and 52 guild halls.

7. Which event took place on September 5, 1972?

Answer: The Munich Olympic Massacre

The massacre took place when members of a Palestinian terrorist organization called 'Black September' broke into the Olympic Village and killed 11 members of the Israeli team.

8. September 1st saw the Nazi invasion of Poland, and the Soviet shooting down of a civilian Korean passenger aircraft.

Answer: True

Hitler's troops invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The USSR plane shooting happened on September 1, 1983.

9. This long time leader died on September 9, 1976. Who was he?

Answer: Mao Zedong

Mao was the architect of the cultural revolution in China and one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century.

Answer: The British attack on Fort McHenry

The 25 hour bombardment of Fort McHenry, Baltimore, had little effect on its defenders. This so impressed the lawyer, Francis Scott Key, that he wrote the poem.

Source: Author Ikabud

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