5ht April Quiz Medium
- 10 questions
- about 15 minutes to run
- published 3 Jun 2026
- updated
1. On 5 April 1722, a Dutch explorer became the first European known to reach a remote Pacific island, famous for its giant stone heads. Name the island, and why he gave it that name.
2. On 5 April 1614, a Native American woman married an English tobacco planter in Virginia. Name both.
3. On 5 April 1955, Winston Churchill resigned as prime minister for the last time. Who succeeded him?
4. Which grunge singer died in Seattle in early April 1994, with 5 April given as his date of death? Name his band.
5. On 5 April 1242, a Russian prince defeated the Teutonic Knights in a battle fought on a frozen lake. Name the prince and the lake. Which Soviet director made a famous film about him?
6. An English philosopher born on 5 April 1588 wrote that life without government would be "nasty, brutish, and short". Name him and his most famous book.
7. A British surgeon born on 5 April 1827 pioneered antiseptic surgery. Name him. Which mouthwash is named after him?
8. An American actor born on 5 April 1916 won an Oscar for playing a small-town lawyer in a film based on a Harper Lee novel. Name the actor, the character and the film.
9. An Austrian conductor born in Salzburg on 5 April 1908 led the Berlin Philharmonic for over 30 years. Who was he?
10. Which singer from ABBA was born on 5 April 1950?
ANSWERS
1. Easter Island (Rapa Nui). He arrived on Easter Sunday.
2. Pocahontas married John Rolfe.
3. Anthony Eden
4. Kurt Cobain, of Nirvana
5. Alexander Nevsky, on Lake Peipus. The film was made by Sergei Eisenstein.
6. Thomas Hobbes, "Leviathan"
7. Joseph Lister. Listerine is named after him.
8. Gregory Peck, as Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
9. Herbert von Karajan
10. Agnetha Fältskog
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