6th November Quiz Medium
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1. On 6 November 1860, which candidate won the US presidential election, prompting Southern states to begin leaving the Union?
2. The first ever college football game in the United States was played on 6 November 1869. Which two universities played, and who won?
3. A Russian composer died in St Petersburg on 6 November 1893, only nine days after conducting the premiere of his sixth and final symphony. Name the composer and the symphony's nickname.
4. Which Belgian instrument maker, born in Dinant on 6 November 1814, invented a family of instruments named after him?
5. An American composer known as "The March King" was born on 6 November 1854. Name him, and the brass instrument named after him.
6. A Canadian-born physical education teacher was born on 6 November 1861. In 1891 he invented a new indoor game, using peach baskets as the first goals. Name him and the game.
7. On 6 November 1917, troops from which country finally captured the ruined village of Passchendaele, ending the Third Battle of Ypres?
8. Which American political interview programme, first broadcast on television on 6 November 1947, is the longest-running programme in US television history?
9. On 6 November 1999, Australian voters decided in a referendum whether to replace the Queen as head of state. What was the result?
10. Which actress, born on 6 November 1988, won the Best Actress Oscar for "La La Land"?
ANSWERS
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Rutgers and Princeton. Rutgers won (6-4).
3. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The symphony is the "Pathétique".
4. Adolphe Sax (the saxophone)
5. John Philip Sousa. The instrument is the sousaphone.
6. James Naismith invented basketball.
7. Canada
8. Meet the Press
9. They voted no, so the monarchy was kept
10. Emma Stone
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