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5th July Quiz Easy

  • 20 questions
  • about 25 minutes to run
  • published 8 Sep 2024
  • updated

1. On 5 July 1946, a French engineer unveiled a tiny two-piece swimsuit at a Paris swimming pool, naming it after a Pacific atoll where atomic bombs had just been tested. What was it called?

2. On 5 July 1996, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell was born in Scotland. Name the sheep, and the singer she was named after.

3. On 5 July 1948, Britain's National Health Service came into being. Which health minister founded it?

4. On 5 July 1975, who became the first Black man to win the Wimbledon men's singles title?

5. On 5 July 1980, a Swedish player won his fifth Wimbledon title in a row, after a famous fourth-set tie-break against John McEnroe. Who was he?

6. Which North African country became independent from France on 5 July 1962, after a long and bitter war?

7. Which South American country declared its independence from Spain on 5 July 1811?

8. On 5 July 1687, Isaac Newton's great work setting out his laws of motion and universal gravitation was published. What is its short title?

9. On 5 July 1865, a British law required self-propelled road vehicles to be preceded by a man on foot carrying a red flag. What was the law nicknamed?

10. On 5 July 1841, a Baptist preacher organised a rail excursion from Leicester to a temperance meeting in Loughborough, the start of a famous travel company. Who was he?

11. On 5 July 1954, during a break in a session at Sun Studio in Memphis, a young singer started fooling around with an old blues song, "That's All Right". Who was the singer?

12. On 5 July 1994, Jeff Bezos founded an online bookseller, first called Cadabra. What was its new name?

13. A canned pork product was introduced by the Hormel company in 1937 and later became famous through a Monty Python sketch. What is it?

14. A British businessman and politician born on 5 July 1853 gave his name to a southern African territory and to a famous scholarship to Oxford. Who was he?

15. An American showman born on 5 July 1810 founded a famous circus and is often credited with the saying "There's a sucker born every minute". Who was he?

16. A French poet, artist and film-maker born on 5 July 1889 directed "La Belle et la Bête" ("Beauty and the Beast"). Who was he?

17. A French president born on 5 July 1911 gave his name to a famous modern arts centre in Paris, with its pipes and escalators on the outside. Who was he?

18. An American singer born on 5 July 1950 had a hit with "The Power of Love" from "Back to the Future". Name him and his band.

19. An American actress born on 5 July 1963 played Carmela Soprano. Who is she?

20. An American footballer born on 5 July 1985 won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot at the 2019 Women's World Cup. Who is she?

ANSWERS

1. The bikini (made by Louis Réard)

2. Dolly, named after Dolly Parton

3. Aneurin (Nye) Bevan

4. Arthur Ashe

5. Björn Borg

6. Algeria

7. Venezuela

8. "Principia" ("Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica")

9. The Red Flag Act (the Locomotive Act)

10. Thomas Cook

11. Elvis Presley

12. Amazon

13. Spam

Spam is usually said to have been launched on 5 July 1937, but some sources give other dates that summer, so the question gives only the year.

14. Cecil Rhodes

15. P.T. Barnum

There is no evidence that Barnum ever actually said "There's a sucker born every minute". It is one of the most famous misattributed quotes.

16. Jean Cocteau

17. Georges Pompidou (the Centre Pompidou)

18. Huey Lewis, of Huey Lewis and the News

19. Edie Falco

20. Megan Rapinoe

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