HISTORY QUIZ NO. 4 ON THIS DAY

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STILL 14 Q'S TO ANSWER HERE HISTORY BUFFS

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27/ Scott's Antarctic expedition

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27/ Scott's Antarctic expedition

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NOW ONLY 13 Q'S LEFT FOR THE HISTORIANS

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1. March 11th 1990 and a young tennis star emerged to woo the crowds. Historian and chief of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments Ted Tinling stated "This wasn't a debut, this was a premiere". Of whom was he talking?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI
2. May 15th 1989 saw two men shake hands after relations had grown bad over many years of tension between the two communist powers. This event took place amidst widespread demonstrations in the Chinese city of Bejing that would lead to the Tienanmen Square massacre. Which two men staged this historic handshake?
MIKHAIL GORBACHOV AND DENG XIAOPING
3. June 21st 1982 saw the birth of a boy destined to be king. Who came into the world weighing 7lb (3.1kg) and with having "sort of blondish hair, though it'll probably turn into something else later on", as his father quipped?
PRINCE WILLIAM
4. July 9th 1951 saw an American crime writer jailed for contempt of court during the McCarthy crusade against Communism. Who was the writer of the 'Maltese Falcon' that suffered this punishment?
DASHIELL HAMMETT
5. August 5th 1858 saw what a month later would bring together Queen Victoria and American President Buchanan on a historic occasion, but what was the ground breaking event that caused this to happen?
THE FIRST TRANSLANTIC TELEGRAM CABLE WAS LAID
6. August 25th 1875 saw Englishman Matthew Webb carry out what feat?
1ST PERSON TO SWIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
7. October 18th 1977 saw a five day hostage siege end when a Lufthansa jet was stormed by a crack unit of elite troops in Mogadishu, Somalia. But what nationality were the terrorists?
PALESTINIAN
8. November 8th 1987 saw a Remembrance Day parade destroyed by an IRA bombing that killed eleven marchers. In which Northern Irish town did this tragedy take place?
ENNISKILLEN
9. November 16th 1960 saw the death of "The King of Hollywood". Who was the 59-year-old actor?
CLARK GABLE
10. December 25th is Christmas Day, but who ordered the complete survey of England in 1085, which later became the "Domesday Book"?
WILLIAM I
11. January 1st 1959 saw Fidel Castro topple which Cuban dictator when the US refused to support the latter?
FULGENCIO BTISTA
12. January 2nd 1757 saw Robert Clive lead his British troops to victory and vengence in Calcutta, India. In the year before the "Black Hole of Calcutta" incident took place. In this incident who had captured the city and imprisoned the British defenders in a tiny airless room, where 123 died?
NAWAB OF BENGAL
13. January 3rd 1868 saw the end of 700 years of military rule in Japan. Which 16-year-old emperor seized power from the Tokugawa Shogun?
MEIJI
14. January 4th 1965 saw the death of which Anglo-American poet and Nobel Prize winner in London and was famous for the poem 'The Waste Land'?
T.S. ELLOIT
15. January 5th 1975 saw the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh come under attack by the Khmer Rouge communist rebels. The Khmer Rouge advanced in a relentless manner under the guidance of Pol Pot, but who was the Cambodian leader the Khmer Rouge overthrew?
LON NOL
16. January 6th 1977 saw which punk rock group 'fired' by EMI for their foul mouthed antics?
THE SEX PISTOLS
17. January 7th 1558 saw Joan of Arc's dream fulfilled by the French of ousting the English from her shores. Which was the last place in France that England lost that day?
CALAIS
18. January 8th 1973 saw Priscilla Presley sue her husband for divorce.TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
19. January 9th 1799 saw William Pitt the Younger introduce what charge to the people of Britain to help pay for the war with France?
INCOME TAX
20. January 10th 1863 saw which Underground line in London open?
METROPOLITAN
21. January 11th 1928 saw the death of an English literary legend. He was buried in Westminster Abbey besides Charles Dickens, but his heart was buried in Wessex, where he was born. Who was this man famed for his hard hitting and tragic novels, such as 'Far from the Madding Crowd', 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' and 'Jude the Obscure'?
THOMAS HARDY
22. January 12th 1982 saw the son of a politician "lost" in the desert. Who was this man?
MARK THATCHER
23. January 13th 1964 saw which magazine call the Beatles "a driving rocker with surf on the Thames"?
BILLBOARD
24. Janaury 14th 1954 saw the marriage of which two big stars of American life?
MARILYN MONROE AND JOE DIMAGGIO
25. January 15th 1973 saw President Nixon call what to be stopped?
THE BOMBING OF VIETNAM
26. January 16th 1966 saw which folk singer jailed for 10 days for blocking the entrance to a US Army induction centre in California?
JOAN BAEZ
27. January 17th 1912 saw the end of which mammoth expedition that ultimately ended in severe disappointment and death?
SCOTT'S EXPIDITION REACHED THE SOUTH POLE
28. January 18th 1943 saw the Russian Red Army break a siege of Leningrad. How many days did the siege by German forces last?
A) 890 days B) 740 days C) 790 days D) 930 days
A) 890 DAYS
29. January 19th 1903 saw the conception of which sporting event/establishment?
TOUR DE FRANCE
30. January 20th 1265 saw the first summoning of what in England?
PARLIMENT
31. January 21st 1793 saw which French monarch 'guillotined' as the French Revolution took up pace?
LOUIS XVI
32. January 22nd 1983 saw which sports legend call it quits and retire?
BJORN BORG
33. January 23rd 1989 saw the death of an amazing personality. He was famed for his amazing zest for life and once commented "Geniuses don't die. I'm going to live forever". His trademark moustache, flowing capes and outrageous behaviour gave him a world icon status, but who was this artist who died in Spain?
SALVADOR DALI
34. January 24th 1848 saw which man strike gold in California and spark the greatest gold rush in the history of the US?
JAMES MARSHALL
35. January 25th 1971 saw Charles Manson found guilty of the murder of five people in a ritual slaughter. Which famous actress was one of the five murdered by Manson in August 1969, which shook America?
SHARON TATE

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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