10th November Quiz (Questions only)

1. Which Protestant reformer was born on 10 November 1483, and in which town in Saxony-Anhalt was he born (and later died)?

2. A great German poet and playwright was born on 10 November 1759 in Marbach am Neckar. Who was he, and which of his poems did Beethoven set to music in the final movement of his Ninth Symphony?

3. The United States Marine Corps celebrates its birthday on 10 November, the date in 1775 when it was founded. In what kind of building in Philadelphia is it said to have held its first recruitment?

4. On 10 November 1871, according to the traditional date, the journalist Henry Morton Stanley found the missing explorer David Livingstone. In which town, on the shores of which African lake, did they meet?

5. On 10 November 1885, the son of a German engineer rode what is often called the world's first motorcycle, the "Reitwagen". Who was the engineer?

6. The founder of modern Turkey died on 10 November 1938, and every year Turkey stops for a moment of silence at the exact time of his death. Who was he, in which Istanbul palace did he die, and at what time?

7. Emperor Hirohito of Japan was formally enthroned on 10 November 1928. What is the name of the era of his reign?

8. A children's TV programme set on a city street, featuring puppets created by Jim Henson, was first broadcast in the US on 10 November 1969. Name the programme, and the TV producer who co-founded the Children's Television Workshop to create it.

9. On 10 November 1975, the cargo ship SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank with all 29 crew in a storm. On which lake did it sink, and which Canadian singer-songwriter wrote a hit song about it?

10. Which Welsh actor, born on 10 November 1925, married Elizabeth Taylor twice?