HISTORY QUIZ NO. 58
Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 8:05 pm1: The Titanic had two sister ships, name both of them.
BRITTANIC AND OLYMPIC
2: Who assassinated Robert Kennedy?
SIRHAN SIRHAN
3: Which country was the first to leave the commonwealth in 1949?
IRELAND
4: Who was the Egyptian God with the head of a Hawk?
HORUS
5: How are train robbers Parker and Longbaugh better known?
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
6: Which famous structure was built for the 1889 World Fair?
THE EIFFEL TOWER
7: How many funnels did the Titanic have?
4
8: What was Operation Dynamo in World War II?
THE EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK
9: In days gone by, what did a Nob Thatcher do for a living?
MADE WIGS
10: What kind of fighting was outlawed in Britain in 1819 because the Army was losing too many of its Officers?
DUELLING
11: Which vehicle took its name from the fact that it was made to be used for general purposes?
JEEP (GP)
12: What are the next four words in the first line of the popular rhyme which starts 'Remember, remember the fifth of November'?
GUNPOWDER, TREASON AND PLOT
13: Parker and Barrow were the surnames of which famous couple?
BONNIE AND CLYDE
14: In 1603, a drunken James VI of Scotland en route to take the throne of England reputedly knighted a piece of meat. This allegedly gave rise to what name?
SIRLOIN
15: From which European country did Belgium gain independence in 1830?
THE NETHERLANDS
16: Michael Bloomberg succeeded whom as Mayor of New York?
RUDI GIULIANI
17: What is the name of the international agreement that established a code for the treatment of prisoners of war?
GENEVA CONVENTION
18: Pope John Paul II was born where?
POLAND
19: Thor Heyerdal's raft the 'kon-tiki' was made of what type of wood?
BALSA WOOD
20: Who founded the Methodists?
JOHN WESTLEY
BRITTANIC AND OLYMPIC
2: Who assassinated Robert Kennedy?
SIRHAN SIRHAN
3: Which country was the first to leave the commonwealth in 1949?
IRELAND
4: Who was the Egyptian God with the head of a Hawk?
HORUS
5: How are train robbers Parker and Longbaugh better known?
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
6: Which famous structure was built for the 1889 World Fair?
THE EIFFEL TOWER
7: How many funnels did the Titanic have?
4
8: What was Operation Dynamo in World War II?
THE EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK
9: In days gone by, what did a Nob Thatcher do for a living?
MADE WIGS
10: What kind of fighting was outlawed in Britain in 1819 because the Army was losing too many of its Officers?
DUELLING
11: Which vehicle took its name from the fact that it was made to be used for general purposes?
JEEP (GP)
12: What are the next four words in the first line of the popular rhyme which starts 'Remember, remember the fifth of November'?
GUNPOWDER, TREASON AND PLOT
13: Parker and Barrow were the surnames of which famous couple?
BONNIE AND CLYDE
14: In 1603, a drunken James VI of Scotland en route to take the throne of England reputedly knighted a piece of meat. This allegedly gave rise to what name?
SIRLOIN
15: From which European country did Belgium gain independence in 1830?
THE NETHERLANDS
16: Michael Bloomberg succeeded whom as Mayor of New York?
RUDI GIULIANI
17: What is the name of the international agreement that established a code for the treatment of prisoners of war?
GENEVA CONVENTION
18: Pope John Paul II was born where?
POLAND
19: Thor Heyerdal's raft the 'kon-tiki' was made of what type of wood?
BALSA WOOD
20: Who founded the Methodists?
JOHN WESTLEY
MC
