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What happened on January 15? Trivia Quiz

January 15th is the birthday of American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. How much do you know about what else happened on that date in history?

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

Author
GWU_Boy

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,976

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Muammar al-Qaddafi was proclaimed by the General People's Congress the premier of what country in 1970? Hint

Algeria

Libya

Egypt

Morocco

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Question 2 of 10

2. What 25 year-old daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was crowned queen of England in 1559 at Westminster Abbey? Hint

Mary I of England

Elizabeth I

Lady Jane Grey

Queen Victoria

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Ford Foundation, which once had more than $4 billion in assets, was created on January 15th in what decade? Hint

1950s

1920s

1930s

1940s

4. What landmark crime drama debuted on NBC on January 15, 1981 and won a record number of Emmys before it went off the air in 1987? A famous line from this show was "Let's be careful out there", spoken by Sergeant Ezterhaus.

Answer: (Three Words ... HSB)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What famous French work was finally finished in 1831 by Victor Hugo after he had put it off for quite a few years? Hint

Time Machine

Les Mis�rables

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Around the World in 80 Days

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the break-away republic from Nigeria which surrended on January 15, 1970 after its oil fields had been taken away and the capital, Owerri, was captured by Nigerian troops? Hint

Igbos

Ojukwu

Hausas

Biafra

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Question 7 of 10

7. The wife of a former Nazi concentration camp commandant was sentenced to life in jail on January 15, 1951 for crimes against humanity. She had taken an active part in comitting atrocities and was aptly named "The Witch of ____________". Hint

Auschwitz

Dachau

Birkenau

Buchenwald

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which one of these people, who all had a birthday on January 15th, was born in the 20th century? Hint

Moli�re

Rex Ingram

Lloyd Bridges

Pierre S. DuPont

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Question 9 of 10

9. Tim Berners Lee released the first Web browser on the Internet in what year? Hint

1994

1990

1992

1988

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what decade was famous civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. born? Hint

1910s

1920s

1930s

1900s

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Muammar al-Qaddafi was proclaimed by the General People's Congress the premier of what country in 1970?

Answer: Libya

Al-Qaddafi deposed ruling King Idris in September 1969 and made Libya an Islamic Republic.

2. What 25 year-old daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was crowned queen of England in 1559 at Westminster Abbey?

Answer: Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I strengthened England's domination of the seas and began exploring with Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh's expeditions.

3. The Ford Foundation, which once had more than $4 billion in assets, was created on January 15th in what decade?

Answer: 1930s

Just a sampling of projects the Ford Foundation helps support are to prevent famine, promote the arts, work for peace, and protect the environment.

Answer: Hill Street Blues

"Hill Street Blues" was filmed in Chicago, but the northern town it takes place in is never mentioned.

5. What famous French work was finally finished in 1831 by Victor Hugo after he had put it off for quite a few years?

Answer: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

"Les Mis�rables" was finished by Hugo in 1862 when he was in exile, and was from then on, he was hailed as a hero.

6. What was the name of the break-away republic from Nigeria which surrended on January 15, 1970 after its oil fields had been taken away and the capital, Owerri, was captured by Nigerian troops?

Answer: Biafra

The Muslims in northern Nigeria, called Hausas, began massacring the Christians, called Igbos, six years after Nigeria gained its independence from Britain in 1960. The leader of the Igbos, Lieutenant Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu, started the Republic of Biafra with other Nigerian states in 1967.

Answer: Buchenwald

Ilse Koch, aka The Witch of Buchenwald, had previously been jailed for life by an American military tribunal but was released after only two years. A new trial by a German court sent her back to jail for life. She committed suicide in prison in 1967.

8. Which one of these people, who all had a birthday on January 15th, was born in the 20th century?

Answer: Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges was born in 1913 and is known for such movies as "Airplane!" and "High Noon". Moli�re was born in 1622 and is known for writing such works as "Tartuffe" and "The Misanthrope". Rex Ingram was a film director born in Ireland in 1892. Pierre S. DuPont was Chairman of the DuPont Corporation and was born in 1870.

9. Tim Berners Lee released the first Web browser on the Internet in what year?

Answer: 1992

Lee proposed the Web in 1990 and showed early versions of it in 1991. It was not until 1992, however, that he launched a successful browser on the World Wide Web.

10. In what decade was famous civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

Answer: 1920s

He was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia and is famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Source: Author GWU_Boy

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