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HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:31 pm
by magpie in the 80's
1. The Teddy bear was born. What year was this? 1902
2. The first Model T Ford went on sale in the US for $850. What year was this? 1908
3. Early this morning White Star's great SS Titanic hit an iceberg and sank. What year was this 1912
4. Adolf Hitler committed suicide. What year was this? 1945
5. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. What year was this 1941
6. 17-year-old Judy Garland stars in the 'Wizard of Oz. What year was this? 1939
7. New canine star, Rin Tin Tin, hits the screen. What year was this? 1924
8. Kewpie, the cute celluloid doll was patented in what year by Rose Cecil O'Neil 1925
9. Grand Central Station, New York City's new railroad terminal, opened for buisness. What year was this? 1913
10. Winnie the Pooh appears for the first time in a full-length book. What year was this? 1926
11. 'Felix The Cat'. Which year did this cartoon come out? 1919
12. Penicillin discovered. What year was this? 1928
13. 'Popeye the Sailor Man' makes his debut. What year was this? 1929
14. Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered the planet named Pluto. What year was this? 1930
15. 'Snow White' debuts on the big screen. What year was this 1937
16. The Bikini was introduced in Paris. What year was this? 1946
17. Anne Frank's diary was published when? 1947
18. The Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre in Paris, France. What year was this? 1911
19. The lost city of Machu Piccu is discovered in Peru. What year was this? 1911
20. Babe Ruth signs for the New York Yankees for $125,000. What year was this? 1920

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:41 pm
by redandblack
3 1912 (Just visited the Titanic Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia)

4 1945

5 1941

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:13 pm
by magpie in the 80's
redandblack wrote:3 1912 (Just visited the Titanic Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia)

4 1945

5 1941

ALL CORRECT RAB

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:22 pm
by Thiele
6.1939

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:27 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Thiele wrote:6.1939

CORRECT JT

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:23 pm
by Mr66
9 - 1871

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:27 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Mr66 wrote:9 - 1871

INCORRECT MR66

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:35 pm
by JAS
Q10 I've still got my 'House at Pooh Corner' and that was first published in 1928...I'm sure it was the 2nd book so I'll try 1927 for the first one.

Regards
JAS

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:39 pm
by godoubleblues
Q2 - 1909

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:21 pm
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:Q10 I've still got my 'House at Pooh Corner' and that was first published in 1928...I'm sure it was the 2nd book so I'll try 1927 for the first one.

Regards
JAS

INCORRECT JAS

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:22 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:Q2 - 1909

INCORRECT GDB

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:30 pm
by JAS
Q10 Maybe he was a slow writer...1926...you know I'm just going to keep going backwards now don't ya :wink:

Regards
JAS

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:33 pm
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:Q10 Maybe he was a slow writer...1926...you know I'm just going to keep going backwards now don't ya :wink:

Regards
JAS

I'LL STOP YOU THERE JAS......... CORRECT

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:34 am
by MightyEagles
14. 1948 (Pluto is now no longer classed as a planet).

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:49 pm
by magpie in the 80's
MightyEagles wrote:14. 1948 (Pluto is now no longer classed as a planet).

INCORRECT ME

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:23 pm
by magpie in the 80's
STILL PLENTY HERE :wink:

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:49 am
by brod
2. 1908

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:50 am
by brod
17. 1948
20. 1919

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:00 am
by magpie in the 80's
brod wrote:2. 1908

CORRECT BROD

Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16 NAME THE YEAR

PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:01 am
by magpie in the 80's
brod wrote:17. 1948
20. 1919

BOTH INCORRECT BUT CLOSE BROD :wink: