T196 ON THIS DAY IN FEBRUARY QUIZ
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:24 amUSE THE DAY AS THE QUESTION NUMBER
1st, 1946 Trygve Lie became the first General Secretary of the UN. What was his nationality?
NORWEGIAN
2nd, 1940 which singer made his debut with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra?
FRANK SINATRA
3rd, 1815 in which country was the world’s first commercial cheese factory established?
SWITZERLAND
4th, 1862 which spirits company was founded as a small distillery in Cuba?
BACARDI
5th, 2006 which team won the Super Bowl?
PITTSBURG STEELERS
6th, 1819 who founded Singapore?
SIR THOMAS STAMFORD RAFFLES
7th, 1999 in which country did Abdullah succeed Hussein as King?
JORDAN
8th, 1622 which King of England disbanded parliament?
JAMES I
9th, 1960 which actress became the first ever person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
JOANNE WOODWARD
10th, 1840 who married Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha?
QUEEN VICTORIA
11th, 1978 which country finally lifted a ban on the works of Shakespeare and Dickens?
CHINA
12th, 1554 which teenager was beheaded for alleged treason?
LADY JANE GREY
13th, 1984 who succeeded Yuri Andropov?
KONSTANTIN CHERNENKO
14th, 1980 which American venue witnessed the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics?
LAKE PLACID
15th, 1852 which London hospital admitted its first patient?
GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL
16th, 1937 who received a patent for his invention of nylon?
WALLACE CAROTHERS
17th, 1924 who set a new world record for the 100 yard freestyle swim?
JOHNNY WEISSMULLER
18th, 1885 which novel by Mark Twain was branded racist?
THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
19th, 1982 who was arrested for urinating on the Alamo?
OZZY OSBOURNE
20th, 1547 who was crowned King of England?
EDWARD VI
21st, 1972 which unmanned Russian spacecraft landed on the moon?
LUNA-20
22nd, 1879 in which city did Frank Woolworth open his first store?
NEW YORK
23rd, 1919 who founded the Fascist Party in Italy?
BENITO MUSSOLINI
24th, 1804 which London theatre was burnt to the ground?
DRURY LANE THEATRE
25th, 1964 who did Cassius Clay defeat to become world champion?
SONNY LISTON
26th, 1990 in which country did the Sardinistas suffer an electoral defeat?
NICARAGUA
27th, 1948 in which country did the Communist Party take power?
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
28th, 1986 which Swedish Prime Minister was assassinated?
OLAF PALME
1st, 1946 Trygve Lie became the first General Secretary of the UN. What was his nationality?
NORWEGIAN
2nd, 1940 which singer made his debut with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra?
FRANK SINATRA
3rd, 1815 in which country was the world’s first commercial cheese factory established?
SWITZERLAND
4th, 1862 which spirits company was founded as a small distillery in Cuba?
BACARDI
5th, 2006 which team won the Super Bowl?
PITTSBURG STEELERS
6th, 1819 who founded Singapore?
SIR THOMAS STAMFORD RAFFLES
7th, 1999 in which country did Abdullah succeed Hussein as King?
JORDAN
8th, 1622 which King of England disbanded parliament?
JAMES I
9th, 1960 which actress became the first ever person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
JOANNE WOODWARD
10th, 1840 who married Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha?
QUEEN VICTORIA
11th, 1978 which country finally lifted a ban on the works of Shakespeare and Dickens?
CHINA
12th, 1554 which teenager was beheaded for alleged treason?
LADY JANE GREY
13th, 1984 who succeeded Yuri Andropov?
KONSTANTIN CHERNENKO
14th, 1980 which American venue witnessed the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics?
LAKE PLACID
15th, 1852 which London hospital admitted its first patient?
GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL
16th, 1937 who received a patent for his invention of nylon?
WALLACE CAROTHERS
17th, 1924 who set a new world record for the 100 yard freestyle swim?
JOHNNY WEISSMULLER
18th, 1885 which novel by Mark Twain was branded racist?
THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
19th, 1982 who was arrested for urinating on the Alamo?
OZZY OSBOURNE
20th, 1547 who was crowned King of England?
EDWARD VI
21st, 1972 which unmanned Russian spacecraft landed on the moon?
LUNA-20
22nd, 1879 in which city did Frank Woolworth open his first store?
NEW YORK
23rd, 1919 who founded the Fascist Party in Italy?
BENITO MUSSOLINI
24th, 1804 which London theatre was burnt to the ground?
DRURY LANE THEATRE
25th, 1964 who did Cassius Clay defeat to become world champion?
SONNY LISTON
26th, 1990 in which country did the Sardinistas suffer an electoral defeat?
NICARAGUA
27th, 1948 in which country did the Communist Party take power?
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
28th, 1986 which Swedish Prime Minister was assassinated?
OLAF PALME
