History Quiz No. 1

[Carl]

• 1. Who was one of the founding members of the little-known British rock band Ugly Rumours ?

• 2. Why was Hitler's response in D-Day so delayed ?

• 3. What country is East Pakistan now known as ?

• 4. A 1634 Spanish decree called what city "Key to the New World and Rampart of the West Indies" ?

• 5. What era marked the beginning of farming ?

• 6. What year was the wreck of the Titanic discovered ?

• 7. When did World War I begin ?

• 8. What did Levi Strauss invent in 1872 ?

• 9. Christopher Jones was the captain of what famous ship ?

• 10. Who received a chalet called "the Eagle's Nest" for his fiftieth birthday in 1939 ?

• 11. What ships did Vikings sail in ?

• 12. On what holiday did construction of the Empire State Building begin ?

• 13. Where was ballet invented ?

• 14. Which Gabor sister, who passed away in December of 2016, was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936 ?

• 15. In what year did Margaret Thatcher assume office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[elcarretero]

7 1914
8 Jeans

[LucindaC]

2 he was sleeping
5 stone age

[elcarretero]

10 Adolf Hitler

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Who was one of the founding members of the little-known British rock band Ugly Rumours ? Tony Blair

• 2. Why was Hitler's response in D-Day so delayed ? He was asleep and his subordinates were under orders to not wake him up

• 3. What country is East Pakistan now known as ? Bangladesh

• 4. A 1634 Spanish decree called what city "Key to the New World and Rampart of the West Indies" ? Havana

• 5. What era marked the beginning of farming ? The Stone Age - The ability for tribes to maintain farming brought with it settlements and domestication of animals

• 6. What year was the wreck of the Titanic discovered ? 1985

• 7. When did World War I begin ? 1914

• 8. What did Levi Strauss invent in 1872 ? Blue jeans

• 9. Christopher Jones was the captain of what famous ship ? The Mayflower

• 10. Who received a chalet called "the Eagle's Nest" for his fiftieth birthday in 1939 ? Adolf Hitler

• 11. What ships did Vikings sail in ? Longboats

• 12. On what holiday did construction of the Empire State Building begin ? St. Patrick's Day

• 13. Where was ballet invented ? Italy - Ballet's beginnings date back to the Italian Renaissance, where ballerinas performed at the royal court

• 14. Which Gabor sister, who passed away in December of 2016, was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936 ? Zsa Zsa Gabor

• 15. In what year did Margaret Thatcher assume office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ? 1979