12th July Quiz
1. On 12 July, Orange Order marches in Northern Ireland celebrate a 1690 battle. Name the battle and the winning king.
2. On 12 July 1543, Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife. Who was she? What made her different from the other five?
3. On 12 July 1906, a French court cleared the army officer from your 22 December round of all charges. Who was he?
4. On 12 July 1962, a new London band played its first ever gig, at the Marquee Club. Which band?
5. On 12 July 1979, a baseball promotion in Chicago in which fans blew up crates of records turned into a riot. What was the event called, and which kind of music was being destroyed?
6. Which Pacific nation, formerly the Gilbert Islands, became independent on 12 July 1979?
7. On 12 July 1998, France won the World Cup on home soil. Who did they beat, what was the score, and which French star scored twice?
8. The Panama Canal, from your 15 August round, opened in 1914. When was it officially dedicated?
9. A famous Roman general and dictator is traditionally said to have been born on 12 or 13 July 100 BC. Who was he?
10. An American writer born on 12 July 1817 lived alone for two years in a cabin by a pond in Massachusetts and wrote a book about it. Name him and the book.
11. A Chilean poet born on 12 July 1904 won the 1971 Nobel Prize for Literature. Who was he?
12. An Italian painter born in Livorno on 12 July 1884 is famous for portraits with long, stretched necks and faces. Who was he?
13. The lyricist of "Show Boat", from your 27 December round, was born on 12 July 1895. Who was he? With which composer did he later write "The Sound of Music"?
14. An American inventor born on 12 July 1854 founded a company that made photography available to everyone with its slogan "You press the button, we do the rest". Name him and the company.
15. A Pakistani campaigner for girls' education, born on 12 July 1997, became the youngest ever Nobel Prize winner. Who is she, and how old was she?
16. An English potter baptised on 12 July 1730 founded a famous pottery company. He was also the grandfather of a scientist from your 24 November round. Name the potter and the grandson.
17. A Dutch scholar who wrote "In Praise of Folly" died in Basel on 12 July 1536. Who was he?
18. On 12 July 1957, a US government health report first officially linked something to lung cancer. What?
19. On 12 July 1910, a co-founder of a famous British car company became the first Briton killed in a powered aircraft accident. Who was he?
20. On 12 July 1812, during the War of 1812, US troops crossed the border to invade which British colony?
ANSWERS
1. The Battle of the Boyne, won by William III (William of Orange)
The Boyne was fought on 1 July 1690 in the old Julian calendar, which works out as 11 July in today's calendar. The date has been celebrated on 12 July for centuries, partly because of the calendar change and partly because the Battle of Aughrim was fought on 12 July 1691 (Julian).
2. Catherine Parr. She was the only one of his wives to outlive him.
3. Alfred Dreyfus
4. The Rolling Stones
5. Disco Demolition Night. The records were disco records.
6. Kiribati
7. Brazil, 3-0. Zinedine Zidane scored twice.
8. On 12 July 1920
9. Julius Caesar
Ancient sources disagree on whether Caesar was born on 12 or 13 July, and some historians argue for 102 or 101 BC. That's why the question says "traditionally".
10. Henry David Thoreau, "Walden"
11. Pablo Neruda
12. Amedeo Modigliani
13. Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote "The Sound of Music" with Richard Rodgers.
14. George Eastman, Kodak
15. Malala Yousafzai. She was 17.
16. Josiah Wedgwood. His grandson was Charles Darwin.
17. Erasmus
18. Smoking (cigarette smoking)
19. Charles Rolls (of Rolls-Royce)
20. Canada (Upper Canada)
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