4th October Quiz Medium
- 20 questions
- about 25 minutes to run
- published 4 Jun 2017
- updated
1. On 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite, from your 4 January round. What was it called, and what did it send back to Earth?
2. The Spanish saint Teresa of Ávila died during the night of 4 October 1582, but she was buried the next day, which was dated 15 October. Why?
3. A famous luxury train made its first run from Paris on 4 October 1883. What was it called, and which city was its eastern destination?
4. The first US Open golf championship was played on 4 October 1895. In which Rhode Island resort?
5. On 4 October 1927, work began on carving a giant monument into a mountain in South Dakota. Name the monument, its sculptor, and the four presidents carved there.
6. On 4 October 1965, Paul VI addressed the United Nations in New York. What "first" did he set?
7. Which country, completely surrounded by South Africa, became independent on 4 October 1966?
8. A blues-rock singer died in Hollywood on 4 October 1970, aged 27, just weeks after Jimi Hendrix. Who was she?
9. On 4 October 2004, a privately built spacecraft won a 10 million dollar prize for reaching space twice within two weeks. Name the spacecraft and the prize.
10. 4 October, the feast of the saint from question 19 of your 3 October round, is celebrated worldwide as which "Day"?
11. A silent film comedian born on 4 October 1895 was famous for his deadpan face and death-defying stunts. Name him, and his famous film about a Civil War locomotive.
12. An American actor born on 4 October 1923 played Moses and Judah Ben-Hur. Who was he?
13. A US president from your elections round was born on 4 October 1822. Who was he?
14. A French painter born on 4 October 1814 painted peasant women picking up leftover grain in a field. Name him and the painting.
15. An American actress born on 4 October 1946 won an Oscar for "Dead Man Walking" and starred in "Thelma & Louise". Who is she?
16. An American actress born on 4 October 1976 starred as Cher Horowitz in "Clueless". Who is she?
17. An American author born on 4 October 1941 wrote "Interview with the Vampire". Who was she?
18. A Dutch master painter of "The Night Watch" died in poverty in Amsterdam on 4 October 1669. Who was he?
19. The physicist from your 14 December round died on 4 October 1947. Who was he? Which German research society is now named after him?
20. On 4 October 1830, a provisional government declared the independence of which country from the Netherlands?
ANSWERS
1. Sputnik 1. It sent back a simple radio "beep" signal.
2. That night the Gregorian calendar was introduced in Spain, and ten days were skipped (see your 15 October round).
3. The Orient Express. Its eastern destination was Constantinople (Istanbul).
On the very first run in 1883 there was no continuous railway to Constantinople, so passengers had to cross the Danube by ferry and take another train and a ship for the last part of the journey.
4. Newport
5. Mount Rushmore, by Gutzon Borglum. The presidents are Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln.
6. He was the first pope to visit the United States (and the Americas).
7. Lesotho
8. Janis Joplin
9. SpaceShipOne won the Ansari X Prize.
10. World Animal Day
11. Buster Keaton, "The General"
12. Charlton Heston
13. Rutherford B. Hayes
14. Jean-François Millet, "The Gleaners"
15. Susan Sarandon
16. Alicia Silverstone
17. Anne Rice
18. Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
19. Max Planck. The society is the Max Planck Society.
20. Belgium
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