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When July 6 Comes Along Trivia Quiz

July 6 is a date where loads of things happened - quite apart from my birthday. How much do you think you know about this strangely historical, eventful, and random date?

A multiple-choice quiz by xxFregiltxx. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
xxFregiltxx

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
315,319

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
533

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Question 1 of 15

1. This former United States President was born on July 6, and is closely related to another former United States president. Hint

Jimmy Carter

George W. Bush

Benjamin Harrison

Zachary Taylor

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which family went into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" on July 6? Hint

The Rosenbergs

The Franks

The Gieses

The Salvequarts

3. The monarch of the Kingdom of ______ was forced at gunpoint, on July 6, 1887, at the hands of the Americans, to sign the Bayonet Constitution. Not only did this give Americans more power in the kingdom, but it stripped the citizens of their rights. Hint

Stratsboro

Prussia

Cyprus

Hawaii

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Question 4 of 15

4. On July 6, 1885, the first vaccine for this disease, which causes inflammation of the brain in warm-blooded animals, was successfully tested on nine-year-old Joseph Meister. Hint

Borrelia

Tularemia

Henipavirus

Rabies

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Question 5 of 15

5. On July 6, 1947, this dangerous assault rifle was first put into production. Hint

Ribeyrolle 1918 automatic carbine

Assault Rifle

Avtomat Kalashnikova

Special Forces Combat Assault Rifle

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Question 6 of 15

6. On this day, 1999, we grieved the death of Barry Winchell. He was a man with *this occupation* who was murdered for a ludicrous reason: his peers disapproved of him dating a transgender woman, Calpernia Addams. Hint

Factory Worker

Army Soldier

Fast-Food Employee

Bellhop

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Question 7 of 15

7. This man became the first American bicyclist to emerge victorious in a road stage during the Tour de France. Hint

Clarence Knickman

Lance Armstrong

Frankie Andreu

Davis Phinney

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Question 8 of 15

8. This day is the annual holiday in this north European country to celebrate the coronation of the country's one and only king. Hint

Sweden

Latvia

Lithuania

Belarus

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Question 9 of 15

9. This English lawyer, scholar, author, and statesman, who coined the word "Utopia," was beheaded in 1535 for high treason. Hint

James Connolly

Julius Fu��k

Robert Southwell

Thomas More

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Question 10 of 15

10. On June 5, 2004, the 40th United States president tragically passed away from Alzheimer's Disease. Identify his wife. (You will be given their maiden names in order to keep the president's last name a secret). Hint

Thelma Catherine Ryan

Elizabeth Bloomer Warren

Anne Frances Robbins

Laura Lane Welch

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Question 11 of 15

11. These two twin actresses, who also share *this* last name, starred in the Disney Channel movie, "Twitches." Hint

Sagal

Collins

Hennessy

Mowry

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Question 12 of 15

12. She was an exotic dancer, actress, and model of the 20th century and born on July 6, 1935. She tragically passed away on December 30, 2005. Hint

Dita von Teese

Candy Samples

Candy Barr

Honey Harlow

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Question 13 of 15

13. George Stanley, who was born on July 6, 1907 and died on September 13, 2002, designed the flag for this country in the Western Hemisphere. Hint

The Falkland Islands

The Dominican Republic

Guyana

Canada

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Question 14 of 15

14. This Mexican painter and amputee was married to muralist Diego Rivera. She was born on July 6, 1907 and painted many self-portraits. Hint

Frida Kahlo

Mar�a Izquierdo

Lola Alvarez Bravo

Olga Costa

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Question 15 of 15

15. Rocky Balboa, the lead character in the smash-hit 1976 film "Rocky," wouldn't have come to life on the big screen had it not been for *this* United States actor. The actor was born on July 6, 1946 and played the role of Rocky, the boxer who boxed for love and glory. Hint

Burgess Meredith

Sylvester Stallone

Jack Klugman

Carl Weathers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This former United States President was born on July 6, and is closely related to another former United States president.

Answer: George W. Bush

George Walker Bush, the 43rd president of the United States of America, was born on July 6, 1946 and served as the United States president from 2001 to 2009. He sure was closely related to another president; his father was George Herbert Walker Bush and served as the 41st president from 1989 to 1993.

2. Which family went into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" on July 6?

Answer: The Franks

Anne Frank is a famous martyr of the Holocaust; she died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen in March 1945 (exact date unknown). Her diary was later published by her father. It has sold many millions of copies in several languages. None of the Franks, or the people hiding with the Franks, survived, except for Anne Frank's father, Otto.

Answer: Hawaii

The monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, David Kalakaua, signed the Bayonet Constitution in 1887. It lost its independence when it was illegally annexed to the United States in 1898.

4. On July 6, 1885, the first vaccine for this disease, which causes inflammation of the brain in warm-blooded animals, was successfully tested on nine-year-old Joseph Meister.

Answer: Rabies

Louis Pasteur successfully created the first vaccine that fights against Rabies. Joseph was bitten by a rabid dog when he was nine years old. The treatment was successful, and the boy did not develop signs of developing rabies.

5. On July 6, 1947, this dangerous assault rifle was first put into production.

Answer: Avtomat Kalashnikova

This weapon is better known as the AK-47. It was created in the Soviet Union in the 1940s. In 1947, it was put into production in the same country.

Answer: Army Soldier

Because of his murder, the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was emphasized in the U.S. army. His murderer, Calvin Glover, was sentenced to life imprisonment for beating Barry to death with a baseball bat.

7. This man became the first American bicyclist to emerge victorious in a road stage during the Tour de France.

Answer: Davis Phinney

Phinney was a part of the 7-Eleven Cycling Team, a professional U.S. team founded by Jim Ochowicz.

8. This day is the annual holiday in this north European country to celebrate the coronation of the country's one and only king.

Answer: Lithuania

Mindaugas's coronation took place in 1253.

9. This English lawyer, scholar, author, and statesman, who coined the word "Utopia," was beheaded in 1535 for high treason.

Answer: Thomas More

Thomas More is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. Three years before the end of his life, he was Lord Chancellor of England. Ironically, all three of the other choices were executed. James Connolly was shot by a British firing squad; Robert Southwell was hanged, drawn, and quartered in the infamous Tyburn; and Julius Fu��k was beheaded by Nazis.

Answer: Anne Frances Robbins

Ronald Reagan was married to Anne Frances Robbins, better known as Nancy Reagan. He passed away from Alzheimer's Disease at the age of 93 after suffering from it for ten years. Elizabeth Bloomer Warren was the bride of Gerald Ford. Laura Lane Welch was the bride of George H. W. Bush. Thelma Catherine Ryan was the bride of Richard Nixon.

11. These two twin actresses, who also share *this* last name, starred in the Disney Channel movie, "Twitches."

Answer: Mowry

"Twitches" also had a sequel, in which the Mowry twins also starred. They were also lead characters in the ABC and WB sitcom, "Sister, Sister."

12. She was an exotic dancer, actress, and model of the 20th century and born on July 6, 1935. She tragically passed away on December 30, 2005.

Answer: Candy Barr

She was also notorious for her relationships with Jack Ruby (the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, who was suspected of assassinating John F. Kennedy) and Mickey Cohen (a Jewish Mafia). Her maiden name was Juanita Dale Slusher.

13. George Stanley, who was born on July 6, 1907 and died on September 13, 2002, designed the flag for this country in the Western Hemisphere.

Answer: Canada

He was born in Calgary, Alberta and was also a soldier, author, teacher, public servant, and historian. He lived to be 95 years old.

14. This Mexican painter and amputee was married to muralist Diego Rivera. She was born on July 6, 1907 and painted many self-portraits.

Answer: Frida Kahlo

Kahlo also painted a picture titled, "The Suicide of Dorothea Hale," in 1939. One of her most famous self-portraits was entitled, "Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird."

Answer: Sylvester Stallone

(1) The budget for Rocky was $1.1 million. However, the film made much more than that: a whopping $117.2 million! (2) The theme song for this movie is, "Gonna Fly Now," and was #22 on the billboards at the time it was released as a single.

Source: Author xxFregiltxx

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