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8th September Quiz

1. On 8 September 1504, one of the most famous statues in the world was unveiled in a square in Florence. Name the statue and the sculptor.

2. The world's first professional football league played its first matches on 8 September 1888. Name the league. Which club won the first title without losing a league game, and what nickname did they earn?

3. On 8 September 1966, a science fiction TV series about the starship Enterprise was first broadcast in the US. Name the series, and its captain.

4. On 8 September 1974, President Gerald Ford controversially pardoned his predecessor for any crimes he might have committed. Who was pardoned?

5. On 8 September 1943, which country's surrender to the Allies was publicly announced, causing Germany to occupy much of it?

6. Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September 2022. At which Scottish castle did she die?

7. On 8 September 1944, the first V-2 rocket to hit London landed in a west London suburb. Which one?

8. An English king born in Oxford on 8 September 1157 spent only about six months of his ten-year reign in England. Name him and his famous nickname.

9. A Czech composer born on 8 September 1841 wrote a famous symphony while living in America. Name the composer and the symphony's nickname.

10. A British comic actor born on 8 September 1925 played the bumbling French detective Inspector Clouseau. Who was he?

ANSWERS

1. David, by Michelangelo

2. The Football League. Preston North End won it, earning the nickname "The Invincibles".

3. Star Trek. The captain was James T. Kirk.

4. Richard Nixon

5. Italy

6. Balmoral Castle

7. Chiswick

8. Richard I, the Lionheart

9. Antonín Dvořák, the "New World" Symphony

10. Peter Sellers

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