11th April Quiz (Questions only)

1. On 11 April 1814, Napoleon agreed to abdicate in the Treaty of Fontainebleau. To which Mediterranean island was he exiled?

2. On 11 April 1951, President Truman sacked the general from your 15 September round as commander in Korea. Who was he?

3. On 11 April 1970, the Apollo mission from your 17 April round was launched. At what time (Houston time) did it lift off?

4. On 11 April 1968, a week after Martin Luther King's death, President Johnson signed a law banning discrimination in the sale and rental of homes. What is it popularly called?

5. On 11 April 1961, a 19-year-old singer played his first major professional gig, at Gerde's Folk City in New York. Who was he?

6. The first computer sold by the company from your 1 April round was released on 11 April 1976. What was it called? What famously odd price was it sold for?

7. On 11 April 1979, Tanzanian troops and Ugandan exiles captured Kampala, overthrowing a notorious dictator. Who was he?

8. The two monarchs from your 16 December round were crowned together on 11 April 1689. Name both.

9. The Treaty of Utrecht, signed on 11 April 1713, gave Britain a rocky territory at the entrance to the Mediterranean that it still holds. Which one?

10. On Good Friday, 11 April 1727, Bach's second great Passion, longer than the one from your 7 April round, was first performed in Leipzig. Which Gospel is it based on?

11. On 11 April 1909, families on the sand dunes near Jaffa held a lottery using seashells to share out plots of land, founding which city?

12. An American actor and singer born on 11 April 1932 won an Oscar for playing the Master of Ceremonies in the film of the musical from your 26 August round. Who is he?

13. An English TV presenter born in Doncaster on 11 April 1960 co-hosted "Top Gear" and "The Grand Tour". Who is he?

14. An English footballer born on 11 April 1962, nicknamed "Psycho", famously celebrated scoring a penalty at Euro 96 after missing one at the 1990 World Cup. Who is he?

15. A German-born pianist and conductor born on 11 April 1819 founded a famous symphony orchestra in Manchester that still bears his name. Who was he?

16. An English surgeon born on 11 April 1755 was the first to describe the "shaking palsy" in detail. Name him and the disease named after him.

17. An English soul singer born on 11 April 1987 found fame as a teenager with "The Soul Sessions". Who is she?

18. An American author died on 11 April 2007. His novel "Slaughterhouse-Five" draws on his experience of surviving the bombing of a German city as a prisoner of war. Name him and the city.

19. On 11 April 1912, the ship from your 10 April round made her last stop before heading across the Atlantic. Which Irish port was it?

20. On 11 April 1855, the first roadside post boxes in London were put into service, an idea introduced by the novelist from your 24 April round. Who was he?