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12th September Quiz

1. On 12 September 1940, four teenagers in France discovered a cave full of prehistoric paintings, after their dog ran into a hole. Name the cave. Bonus: what was the dog called?

2. On 12 September 1683, a relief army defeated the Ottoman siege of a European capital. Name the city and the Polish king who led the charge.

3. On 12 September 1848, Switzerland adopted a constitution that turned it into a federal state. Which city became its seat of government?

4. On 12 September 1953, a young senator married a journalist in Newport, Rhode Island. Name the couple.

5. On 12 September 1962, at a university stadium in Houston, a president said "We choose to go to the Moon". Name the president and the university.

6. On 12 September 1992, who became the first African-American woman to travel into space?

7. An American athlete born on 12 September 1913 won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics. In which city were those Olympics held?

8. A Polish science fiction author born on 12 September 1921 wrote "Solaris". Who was he?

9. A French scientist born on 12 September 1897 won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1935, like her mother before her. Name her and her mother.

10. Which country singer, known as "The Man in Black", died on 12 September 2003, shortly after a much-praised cover of a Nine Inch Nails song? Name the song.

ANSWERS

1. Lascaux. The bonus answer is Robot.

2. Vienna. The king was Jan III Sobieski.

3. Bern

4. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier

5. John F. Kennedy, at Rice University

6. Mae Jemison

7. Berlin (the athlete was Jesse Owens)

8. Stanisław Lem

9. Irène Joliot-Curie. Her mother was Marie Curie.

10. Johnny Cash. The song was "Hurt".

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