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30th July Quiz Medium

  • 10 questions
  • about 15 minutes to run
  • published 6 Apr 2019
  • updated

1. The first ever FIFA World Cup final was played on 30 July 1930. In which city, who played, and what was the score?

2. Exactly 36 years later, on 30 July 1966, England won the World Cup. Who did they beat, what was the score, and who scored a hat-trick?

3. On 30 July 1935, a publisher launched cheap paperback editions of quality books, sold for sixpence. Name the publisher and its founder.

4. On 30 July 1956, which four-word phrase became the official motto of the United States?

5. On 30 July 1975, a powerful American trade union leader vanished from a restaurant car park near Detroit and was never seen again. Who was he?

6. On 30 July 2003, the very last original Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the production line. In which country was it built?

7. Henry Ford, from your 1 October and 1 December rounds, was born on 30 July 1863. In which US state was he born?

8. Two English women born on 30 July, 140 years apart, are linked by one title. One wrote a novel, and the other had a number one hit song with the same name at the age of 19. Name both women and the title.

9. An Austrian-born bodybuilder, actor and politician was born on 30 July 1947. Name him. Of which US state was he governor?

10. Otto von Bismarck, from your 1 April round, died on 30 July 1898. Which German emperor had dismissed him from office in 1890?

ANSWERS

1. Montevideo. Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2.

2. West Germany, 4-2 (after extra time). Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick.

3. Penguin Books, founded by Allen Lane

4. "In God We Trust"

5. Jimmy Hoffa

6. Mexico (in Puebla)

7. Michigan

8. Emily Brontë and Kate Bush, "Wuthering Heights"

9. Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California

10. Wilhelm II

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