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8th April Quiz

1. On 8 April 1904, Britain and France signed a set of agreements that ended centuries of rivalry. What is the agreement known as?

2. Also on 8 April 1904, a square in Manhattan was renamed after a newspaper that had just moved there. What is it called today, and what was it called before?

3. On 8 April 1820, a farmer on a Greek island dug up a famous armless statue of a goddess. Name the statue. In which museum is it displayed today?

4. On 8 April 1911, a Dutch physicist in Leiden discovered that mercury loses all electrical resistance when cooled to near absolute zero. What is this effect called, and who discovered it?

5. On 8 April 1974, a baseball player hit his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth's career record. Name the player and his team.

6. Which Spanish artist, co-founder of Cubism, died in France on 8 April 1973?

7. Which former British prime minister died at the Ritz hotel in London on 8 April 2013?

8. A Canadian-born silent film star born on 8 April 1892 was known as "America's Sweetheart". Name her. Which film studio did she co-found in 1919 with Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith?

9. A singer born on 8 April 1963 was the inspiration for a famous Beatles song written for him by Paul McCartney when his parents were splitting up. Name him and the song.

10. In Japan, 8 April is celebrated as the birthday of which religious figure? What is the flower festival called?

ANSWERS

1. The Entente Cordiale

2. Times Square. It was previously called Longacre Square.

3. The Venus de Milo, now in the Louvre

4. Superconductivity, discovered by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

5. Hank Aaron, of the Atlanta Braves

6. Pablo Picasso

7. Margaret Thatcher

8. Mary Pickford. She co-founded United Artists.

9. Julian Lennon. The song was "Hey Jude".

10. The Buddha. The festival is called Hanamatsuri.

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