26th November Quiz Medium

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1. On 26 November 1922, Howard Carter first peered into Tutankhamun's tomb by candlelight. Asked if he could see anything, what is he famously said to have replied, and who was his wealthy sponsor standing behind him?

2. Which classic wartime film, set in Morocco and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered in New York on 26 November 1942?

3. A famous children's book about a girl who falls down a rabbit hole was published on 26 November 1865. Name the book, its author's pen name, and its original illustrator.

4. On 26 November 1983, armed robbers broke into a warehouse near Heathrow Airport expecting cash, but found something far more valuable. What was the robbery called, and what did they steal?

5. Which American cartoonist, born on 26 November 1922, created Charlie Brown and Snoopy?

6. A singer born on 26 November 1939 later wrote a hit song about the small Tennessee community where she grew up. Name the singer, her birth name, and the song.

7. Which English clergyman, born in Southwark on 26 November 1607, left his library and half his estate to a new college in Massachusetts that was then named after him?

8. On 26 November 1968, a British rock trio with Eric Clapton played their farewell concert. Name the band, and the London venue.

9. On 26 November 2003, the last ever Concorde flight touched down. At which airfield near Bristol did it land?

10. The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November 1949, now celebrated as Constitution Day. Who chaired the committee that drafted it?

ANSWERS

1. "Yes, wonderful things" (accept "wonderful things"). His sponsor was Lord Carnarvon.

2. Casablanca

3. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel

4. The Brink's-Mat robbery. They stole gold bullion (worth about £26 million).

5. Charles M. Schulz

6. Tina Turner, born Anna Mae Bullock. The song is "Nutbush City Limits".

7. John Harvard

8. Cream, at the Royal Albert Hall

9. Filton

10. B.R. Ambedkar

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