T167 ON THIS DAY IN NOVEMBER QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

USE THE DAY AS YOUR QUESTION

1st- Which European capital city was devastated by an earthquake in 1755?
LISBON
2nd- Haile Selassie was crowned Emperor of which African nation in 1930?
ETHIOPIA
3rd- Which country declared its independence from Russia in 1918?
POLAND
4th- Which Missouri born poet won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948?
TS ELIOT
5th- Which board game was released by Parker Brothers in 1935?
MONOPOLY
6th – Who left Pittodrie for Old Trafford in 1986?
SIR ALEX FERGUSON
7th – Which sports star announced he was HIV positive in 1991?
MAGIC JOHNSON
8th – Whose right ear was sent to a newspaper accompanied with a ransom note in 1973?
JOHN PAUL GETTY III
9th – Mary Jane Kelly became the last known victim of whom in 1888?
JACK THE RIPPER
10th – Who said, “Dr Livingstone I presume” in 1871?
HENRY MORTON STANLEY
11th – Whose death was formally announced by the PLO in 2004?
YASSER ARAFAT
12th – Who was expelled by the Communist Party in 1927?
LEON TROTSKY
13th – Which black entertainer was widely condemned in the USA after marrying white Swedish actress Mary Britt in 1960?
SAMMY DAVIS JUNIOR
14th – Who was the bride and groom at a wedding held at Westminster Abbey in 1973?
PRINCESS ANNE AND CAPTAIN MARK PHILLIPS
15th – Which film marked the screen debut of Elvis Presley in 1956?
LOVE ME TENDER
16th – Which airline was founded in Australia in 1920?
QANTAS
17th – Who announced to a newspaper “I am not a crook” in 1973?
RICHARD NIXON
18th – Which leader of the People’s Temple led a mass suicide in 1978?
REV. JIM JONES
19th – Who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1850?
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON
20th – Who married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in 1947?
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
21st – What became the first full length feature film produced entirely by computer generated imagery in 1995?
TOY STORY
22nd – Who did Mike Tyson beat to become the youngest ever heavyweight world champion in 1986
TREVOR BERBICK
23rd – Which famed clipper vessel was launched in Dumbarton in 1869?
CUTTY SARK
24th – Which singer died of AIDS aged 45 in 1991?
FREDDIE MERCURY
25th – What became the first foreign team to defeat England at Wembley in 1953?
HUNGARY
26th – At which vault at Heathrow Airport were over 6000 gold bars stolen in 1983?
BRINKS MAT
27th – Which gangster born Lester Joseph Gillis was killed in shoot out in 1934?
BABY FACE NELSON
28th – East Timor declared its independence from which European country in 1975?
PORTUGAL
29th – Which commission was established to investigate the assassination of JFK in 1963?
WARREN COMMISSION
30th – Which London building was destroyed by fire in 1936?
CRYSTAL PALACE

[Interceptor]

5th- Which board game was released by Parker Brothers in 1935? Monopoly
7th – Which sports star announced he was HIV positive in 1991? 'Magic' Johnson
9th – Mary Jane Kelly became the last known victim of whom in 1888? Jack the Ripper
10th – Who said, “Dr Livingstone I presume” in 1871? Stanley
16th – Which airline was founded in Australia in 1920? QANTAS
17th – Who announced to a newspaper “I am not a crook” in 1973? Richard Nixon
24th – Which singer died of AIDS aged 45 in 1991? Freddie Mercury
28th – East Timor declared its independence from which European country in 1975? Portugal?
29th – Which commission was established to investigate the assassination of JFK in 1963? Warren

[godoubleblues]

8 - John Paul Getty
18 - Jim Jones
20 - Queen Elizabeth the 2nd
23 - Cutty Sark

[magpie in the 80's]

5th- Which board game was released by Parker Brothers in 1935? Monopoly
7th – Which sports star announced he was HIV positive in 1991? 'Magic' Johnson
9th – Mary Jane Kelly became the last known victim of whom in 1888? Jack the Ripper
10th – Who said, “Dr Livingstone I presume” in 1871? Stanley
16th – Which airline was founded in Australia in 1920? QANTAS
17th – Who announced to a newspaper “I am not a crook” in 1973? Richard Nixon
24th – Which singer died of AIDS aged 45 in 1991? Freddie Mercury
28th – East Timor declared its independence from which European country in 1975? Portugal?
29th – Which commission was established to investigate the assassination of JFK in 1963? Warren

CORRECT INTER

[magpie in the 80's]

8 - John Paul Getty
18 - Jim Jones
20 - Queen Elizabeth the 2nd
23 - Cutty Sark

CORRECT GDB

[Hazbeen]

11. Yasser Arafat
14. Princess Anne & Captain Mark Phillips

[magpie in the 80's]

11. Yasser Arafat
14. Princess Anne & Captain Mark Phillips

CORRECT HB

[Kahuna]

2/ Ethiopia
12/ Trotsky

[magpie in the 80's]

2/ Ethiopia
12/ Trotsky

CORRECT K

[JAS]

1st...Start with the obvious cos they get quite a lot...Athens
13th..Sammy Davis Jr
19th...Tennyson
26th...I think it was something like the Matt Brinks robbery
30th...The Crystal Palace...Great Exhibition and all that not the soccer club

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

1st...Start with the obvious cos they get quite a lot...Athens.....INCORRECT
13th..Sammy Davis Jr
19th...Tennyson
26th...I think it was something like the Matt Brinks robbery
30th...The Crystal Palace...Great Exhibition and all that not the soccer club

Regards
JAS

ALL OTHERS CORRECT JAS

[The Ash Man]

1st - Lisbon
15th - Love me tender
25th - Hungary

[Peterxtc]

1. Lisbon (opps to late)

6th Sir Alex

[magpie in the 80's]

1st - Lisbon
15th - Love me tender
25th - Hungary

ALL CORRECT TAM

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Lisbon (opps to late)

6th Sir Alex

CORRECT PETE

[panthergurl]

21st - Toy Story?

[The Ash Man]

3. Georgia
22. Berbick?
27. Babyface Nelson

[magpie in the 80's]

21st - Toy Story?

correct pg

[magpie in the 80's]

3. Georgia.....incorrect
22. Berbick?
27. Babyface Nelson

other 2 correct tam

[The Ash Man]

3. Georgia.....incorrect
22. Berbick?
27. Babyface Nelson

other 2 correct tam

3. Estonia?