8th November Quiz (Questions only)

1. On 8 November 1895, a German physicist discovered a new kind of ray while experimenting with cathode ray tubes. Who was he, and in which Bavarian university town did he make the discovery?

2. On the evening of 8 November 1923, Adolf Hitler launched a failed coup attempt in Munich. In which beer hall did it begin?

3. Exactly 16 years later, on 8 November 1939, a bomb exploded in that same beer hall shortly after Hitler had left early. What was the name of the carpenter who planted it?

4. On 8 November 1942, Allied forces began a major invasion in the Second World War. What was the operation's code name, and which two countries did the landings target?

5. Which American state, nicknamed "Big Sky Country", joined the Union as the 41st state on 8 November 1889?

6. The author of the most famous vampire novel of all time was born on 8 November 1847. Who was he, and in which city was he born?

7. Which American author, born on 8 November 1900, wrote only one novel in her lifetime, and it won the Pulitzer Prize?

8. A Nobel Prize-winning novelist was born in Japan on 8 November 1954 and moved to England as a child. Name him, and the Japanese city where he was born.

9. The Battle of White Mountain, an early battle of the Thirty Years' War, was fought on 8 November 1620 near which European capital?

10. Two US presidential elections, 56 years apart, were held on 8 November. Name the two winners.