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23rd November Quiz Medium

  • 10 questions
  • about 15 minutes to run
  • published 19 Dec 2025
  • updated

1. On 23 November 1889, the first coin-operated phonograph, an early ancestor of the jukebox, was installed in a saloon. In which city?

2. The first issue of which famous American photo magazine appeared on 23 November 1936, with a picture of a huge dam on its cover?

3. A long-running science fiction series began on BBC television on 23 November 1963. Name the series, the title of the very first episode, and the actor who played the lead.

4. Which US president, the 14th, was born on 23 November 1804?

5. A horror film star famous for playing Frankenstein's monster was born in London on 23 November 1887. What was his stage name, and what was his real name?

6. Which much-loved children's author died in Oxford on 23 November 1990? In which Buckinghamshire village is a museum dedicated to him?

7. Former Russian security officer Alexander Litvinenko died in London on 23 November 2006. Which radioactive substance was he poisoned with?

8. Which Spanish composer, born in Cádiz on 23 November 1876, wrote the ballet "The Three-Cornered Hat"?

9. On 23 November 1992, IBM showed a device at the COMDEX computer show that is often called the world's first smartphone. What was it called?

10. Which singer and actress, born on 23 November 1992, became famous playing a schoolgirl with a secret pop-star double life on the Disney Channel? Name the singer and the show.

ANSWERS

1. San Francisco

2. Life

3. Doctor Who. The first episode was "An Unearthly Child", and the lead was William Hartnell.

4. Franklin Pierce

5. Boris Karloff. His real name was William Henry Pratt.

6. Roald Dahl. The museum is in Great Missenden.

7. Polonium-210

8. Manuel de Falla

9. The IBM Simon

10. Miley Cyrus, in "Hannah Montana"

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