Decade Rounds

The 1910s quiz

20 questions about the 1910s, from quizzes all over the archive. New mix gives another lot; the link always brings back this mix.

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1. What was the last year in which Russia was ruled by a Tsar?

2. In what year was the Easter Rising?

3. In what year was the Easter Rising?

4. What was the christian name of John Alcock's partner with whom he made the first non-stop flight over the Atlantic in 1919?

5. Which British liner was sunk off the Irish coast by a German submarine on 7th May 1915?

6. Which famous film studio was founded in 1919 by D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks?

7. What was the name of the very narrow skirt introduced in 1910, which made it difficult for the wearer to walk?

8. Where was the German fleet scuttled in 1919?

9. Sticking with football: Germany's biggest win was 16-0 against Russia back in 1912 but against which team did they suffer their biggest defeat, 9-0, back in 1909?

10. What year did the Titanic sink?

11. Who first flew the Atlantic non-stop with Alcock in 1919?

12. Which US-born novelist lived much of his life in France and England and became a British citizen in 1915?

13. The first bombs dropped from a powered aircraft took the form of four grenades thrown by Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti from a Blériot XI aircraft back in 1911. In which country did they land?

14. Georges Claude invented what bright idea in 1911?

15. In which European country did the Aster Revolution take place between the 28th and 31st of October 1918?

16. Which British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland on may 7, 1915?

17. Which composer's work The Soldier's Tale was first performed in 1918?

18. Which Aviator designed and flew the world's first four-engine aircraft in 1913 and later founded a large helecopter manufacturer?

19. On 1st December of what year was the world's first assembly line installed at the Ford Motor Company?(+/-10 yrs)

20. Which ex-statesman, born in Umtata, in 1918, was imprisoned in Robben Island Prison, Cape Town from 1962 to 1990?

ANSWERS

1. 1917

2. 1916

3. April 1916

4. Sir Arthur Whitten (Brown)

5. The Lusitania

6. United Artists

7. Hobble skirt

8. Scapa Flow

9. England (England Amateur, to be exact, who were unbeaten in 20 matches from 1906 to 1910).

10. 1912

11. Arthur Whidden Brown. (Brown will do).

12. Henry James

13. Libya (Ottoman military encampment at the Taguira oasis)

14. Neon lights

15. Hungary.

16. SS Llusitania.

17. Igor Stravinsky

18. Igor Sikorsky

19. 1913

20. Nelson Mandela

Where these questions come from
  1. Pub Quiz 43
  2. Irish History Quiz 2
  3. Irish History Quiz 3
  4. Brown Quiz 2
  5. History Quiz 1
  6. Pauls Silent Film Quiz 1
  7. Dress and Fashion Quiz 1
  8. World War I Quiz 1
  9. Pot Luck Quiz 13
  10. History Quiz 14
  11. Colours Quiz 1
  12. American Literature Quiz 1
  13. Pauls Quiz 257
  14. Pub Quiz 38
  15. Pot Luck Quiz 7
  16. The Sea Quiz 1
  17. Pub Quiz 98
  18. Pot Luck Quiz 4
  19. QuizMiz Quiz 35
  20. History Quiz 17

Questions are chosen because they mention a year from the decade. Now and then one is only loosely about it: press New mix for another lot.