11th January Quiz Medium

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1. The first recorded national lottery in England was drawn on 11 January 1569. Which London cathedral was it drawn outside?

2. On 11 January 1787, the astronomer from your 15 November round discovered the two largest moons of Uranus. Name them. Which playwright's characters are they named after?

3. On 11 January 1922, a 14-year-old boy in Toronto became the first person to be given an injection of the hormone from your 27 July round. Name the hormone and the boy.

4. On 11 January 1935, who set off to become the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California?

5. On 11 January 1964, an official US government report declared that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer. Who issued it?

6. On 11 January 1973, baseball's American League voted to allow a player who bats in place of the pitcher. What is this player called?

7. On 11 January 1908, Theodore Roosevelt declared a famous Arizona landmark a National Monument. Which landmark?

8. On 11 January 1923, French and Belgian troops occupied Germany's main industrial region after Germany fell behind on war reparations. Which region?

9. On 11 January 1879, British troops crossed into Zululand, starting the war from your 22 January round. What is the war called?

10. The man killed in the duel from your 11 July round was born on 11 January. On which Caribbean island was he born? Which hit musical tells his life story?

11. An American philosopher and psychologist born on 11 January 1842 was the brother of the novelist from your 15 April round. Who was he?

12. Canada's first prime minister was born in Glasgow on 11 January 1815. Who was he?

13. Another Canadian prime minister shares his 11 January birthday, born in 1934. He led Canada from 1993 to 2003. Who is he?

14. An American businessman born on 11 January 1807 co-founded Western Union and a famous university that bears his name. Who was he?

15. An American suffragist born on 11 January 1885 wrote the Equal Rights Amendment. Who was she?

16. An English novelist and poet died on 11 January 1928. His ashes were buried in Westminster Abbey, but his heart was buried separately. Name him, and where his heart was buried.

17. The first man to reach the summit of Everest, with Tenzing Norgay, died on 11 January 2008. Who was he?

18. A South African author born on 11 January 1903 wrote "Cry, the Beloved Country". Who was he?

19. An American singer born on 11 January 1971 is known as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul". Who is she?

20. An Italian painter in whose Florence workshop a young Michelangelo trained died on 11 January 1494. Who was he?

ANSWERS

1. St Paul's Cathedral

2. Titania and Oberon, named after characters from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

3. Insulin. The boy was Leonard Thompson.

4. Amelia Earhart

5. The US Surgeon General (Luther Terry)

6. The designated hitter

7. The Grand Canyon

8. The Ruhr

9. The Anglo-Zulu War

10. Nevis. The musical is "Hamilton".

Alexander Hamilton was born on 11 January, but the year is uncertain: he said 1757, but some records suggest 1755. That's why the question doesn't give a year.

11. William James

12. John A. Macdonald

13. Jean Chrétien

14. Ezra Cornell

15. Alice Paul

16. Thomas Hardy. His heart was buried in the churchyard at Stinsford, in Dorset.

17. Edmund Hillary

18. Alan Paton

19. Mary J. Blige

20. Domenico Ghirlandaio

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