9th November Quiz (Questions only)

1. The Nazi pogrom of 9 to 10 November 1938, known as Kristallnacht, was used as "revenge" for the shooting of a German diplomat a few days earlier. In which city was the diplomat shot, and what was the name of the young man who shot him?

2. On 9 November 1989, an East German official read out new travel rules at a press conference and, when asked when they took effect, said "sofort, unverzüglich" (immediately, without delay). Who was he, and at which Berlin border crossing did the guards first open the gates that night?

3. An Austrian-born Hollywood film star, born on 9 November 1914, co-invented a frequency-hopping system with the composer George Antheil, which later helped make technologies like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth possible. Who was she?

4. Which American astronomer, born on 9 November 1934, presented the TV series "Cosmos" and asked NASA to turn Voyager 1 around to take the "Pale Blue Dot" photograph?

5. The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine was published on 9 November 1967. Which musician was on the cover?

6. Which Welsh poet died in New York on 9 November 1953, shortly after his famous radio play "Under Milk Wood" had its first reading?

7. Charles de Gaulle died on 9 November 1970. In which village was his home, where he died and is buried?

8. On 9 November 1993, a famous 16th-century Ottoman bridge was destroyed by shelling during the war in Bosnia. Name the city it stood in.

9. Version 1.0 of which web browser was released on 9 November 2004, by which non-profit organisation?

10. On 9 November 1965, a huge blackout left around 30 million people in the north-eastern US and Ontario without power. Near which famous natural landmark did the failure begin?