Weekly Quiz No.23
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All historical events below occured in April, but in which year?: |
Which year? |
| 1. Jack Nicholson was born on April 22nd. |
a.1937 b.1940 c.1943 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 2. Argentinian forces invade the British run Falkland Islands. |
a.1979 b.1982 c.1985 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 3. Robert Walpole is elected as Britains first Prime Minister. |
a.1621 b.1721 c.1821 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 4. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis. |
a.1966 b.1967 c.1968 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 5. Capt James Cook sails into Botany Bay and discovers Australia. |
a.1770 b.1780 c.1790 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 6. US military forces pull out of Vietnam. |
a.1973 b.1974 c.1975 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 7. The liner 'Titanic' leaves England on its maiden voyage. |
a.1912 b.1914 c.1916 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 8. Frances Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world, proving the earth is not flat. |
a.1581 b.1631 c.1681 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 9. The American Civil War ends with the surrender of the Confederate forces. |
a.1861 b.1863 c.1865 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 10. The Suez Canal, Egypt, is cleared and opens to shipping. |
a.1947 b.1957 c.1967 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
© Compiled by Tony McDermott 2005