HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

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HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:31 pm

1. Which President of the USSR encouraged the policy of Glassnost?
GORBACHOV
2. Name the commoner who ruled England in 1658-59.
RICHARD CROMWELL
3. In which American city was the world's first skyscraper built in 1885?
CHICAGO
4. Name the only boxer to knock out Mohammed Ali
LARRY HOLMES IN 1980
5. Name the South African surgeon who carried out the first heart transplant operation.
DR. CHRISTIAN BARNARD
6. The revolutionary newspaper, Pravda was first published in 1912...but WHERE?
RUSSIA
7. What was the American codename for the development of the atom bomb?
MANHATTEN PROJECT
8. Which airline owned the jet that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988?
PAN AM
9. Which book catapulted Germaine Greer to fame?
THE FEMALE EUNUCH
10. What was the given name of Stalin's daughter who defected to the US in 1967?
SVETLANA
11. James Earl Ray was responsible for who's death in 1968?
MARTIN LUTHER KING'S
12. Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of "The War Of The Worlds" was believed to be true?
ORSON WELLS
13. Which major British newspaper closed down for almost a year in 1978?
THE TIMES
14. What were Benjy and Laska, which were sent into space in 1958?
MICE
15. Who was the biggest selling female artist in America in the 1990s?
MARIAH CAREY
16. Which British monarch was on the throne at the beginning of the 20th Century?
QUEEN VICTORIA
17. Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars?
EISENHOWER
18. Why was Louise Brown famous in 1978?
1ST TEST TUBE BABY
19. In what year was London due to host the Olympic Games, but couldn't because of the Second World War?
1944
20. Which three films did Steven Spielberg direct that were among the top ten highest grossing films of the 20th century?
E.T - JAWS - JURASSIC PARK
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby godoubleblues » Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:40 pm

Q9 - the female eunuch
Q11 - martin luther king
Q18 - first test tube baby
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby Interceptor » Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:10 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:1. Which President of the USSR encouraged the policy of Glassnost? Gorbechov
4. Name the only boxer to knock out Mohammed Ali Larry Holmes?
5. Name the South African surgeon who carried out the first heart transplant operation. Christian Barnard
7. What was the American codename for the development of the atom bomb? Manhatten Project
8. Which airline owned the jet that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988? Pan-Am
12. Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of "The War Of The Worlds" was believed to be true? Orson Welles
14. What were Benjy and Laska, which were sent into space in 1958? dogs
20. Which three films did Steven Spielberg direct that were among the top ten highest grossing films of the 20th century? Jaws, ET, Close Encounters
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:02 pm

godoubleblues wrote:Q9 - the female eunuch
Q11 - martin luther king
Q18 - first test tube baby

CORRECT GDB
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:03 pm

Interceptor wrote:1. Which President of the USSR encouraged the policy of Glassnost? Gorbechov
4. Name the only boxer to knock out Mohammed Ali Larry Holmes?
5. Name the South African surgeon who carried out the first heart transplant operation. Christian Barnard
7. What was the American codename for the development of the atom bomb? Manhatten Project
8. Which airline owned the jet that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988? Pan-Am
12. Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of "The War Of The Worlds" was believed to be true? Orson Welles
14. What were Benjy and Laska, which were sent into space in 1958? dogs INCORRECT
20. Which three films did Steven Spielberg direct that were among the top ten highest grossing films of the 20th century? Jaws, ET, Close Encounters ET - JAWS CORRECT OTHER IS NOT

ALL OTHERS CORRECT INTER
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby crackers » Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:50 am

20 Raiders of the lost ark and jurassic park
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:09 am

crackers wrote:20 Raiders of the lost ark and jurassic park

JURASSIC PARK CORRECT CRACKERS. RAIDERS WAS HIS 4TH
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby Hazbeen » Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:25 pm

14. Chimpanzees
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby (S)aintbackline » Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:26 pm

14. Dogs
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:37 pm

Hazbeen wrote:14. Chimpanzees

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:37 pm

(S)aintbackline wrote:14. Dogs

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby Footy Chick » Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:16 pm

2. Her name was Jane - I think it was something very common like Smith.

14. Dogs?

15. Mariah Carey?
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:45 pm

Footy Chick wrote:2. Her name was Jane - I think it was something very common like Smith.

14. Dogs?

15. Mariah Carey?..CORRECT

OTHER 2 INCORRECT FC
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby westozfalcon » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:11 pm

6. U.S.S.R - Moscow
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:27 pm

westozfalcon wrote:6. U.S.S.R - Moscow

correct wof
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby grant j » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:28 am

Q16 - Queen Victoria
Q17 Truman
Q19 - 1940
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby Mr Beefy » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:10 am

16 King George
3 Chicago
13 The Times
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:29 pm

grant j wrote:Q16 - Queen Victoria..correct
Q17 Truman
Q19 - 1940

other 2 incorrect grantj
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:30 pm

Mr Beefy wrote:16 King George..incorrect
3 Chicago
13 The Times

other 2 correct MB
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 43

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:06 pm

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