25th July Quiz (Questions only)

1. On 25 July 1978, the world's first baby conceived by IVF was born. What was her name, and in which Greater Manchester town was she born?

2. The IVF pioneers behind that birth were a gynaecologist and a physiologist. Name both men, and say which of them was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2010.

3. 25 July is the feast day of St James the Great, patron saint of Spain. In which Spanish city, the end of a famous pilgrimage route, is he said to be buried, and in which region is it?

4. On 25 July 1554, St James's Day, Queen Mary I married Philip of Spain. In which English cathedral did the wedding take place?

5. On 25 July 1603, a Scottish king was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. Who was he, giving both his regnal numbers?

6. On 25 July 306, a Roman emperor was proclaimed by his troops in an English city after his father died there. Name the emperor and the city.

7. On 25 July 1814, George Stephenson's first locomotive is said to have made its first run at Killingworth colliery. It was named after a Prussian general. What was it called?

8. On 25 July 1965, which singer outraged some of his fans by playing an electric set at the Newport Folk Festival?

9. On 25 July 1943, which dictator was voted out by his own Grand Council and then arrested on the orders of his king?

10. On 25 July 2000, a Concorde crashed shortly after take-off near Paris. Which airline operated it, and from which airport had it taken off?

11. On 25 July 1984, the Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to do what?

12. On 25 July 1976, NASA's Viking 1 orbiter photographed a rock formation in the Cydonia region of Mars that caused much excitement. By what name is the formation popularly known?

13. On the night of 24-25 July 1797, Horatio Nelson was wounded leading an attack on Santa Cruz, and lost his right arm as a result. On which island is Santa Cruz?

14. A British chemist born on 25 July 1920 took an X-ray diffraction image of DNA, known as "Photo 51", that was vital to discovering its structure. Who was she?

15. A poet who died on 25 July 1834 claimed that his poem about Xanadu was left unfinished when a visitor "from Porlock" interrupted him. Name the poet and the poem.

16. A British prime minister born on 25 July 1848 gave his name, as Foreign Secretary, to a 1917 declaration supporting a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine. Who was he?

17. An American actor born on 25 July 1967 played Joey Tribbiani in "Friends" and later co-presented which BBC motoring programme?

18. A Somali-born supermodel born on 25 July 1955 was married to which British rock star from 1992 until his death in 2016?

19. On the night of 25 July 1956, an Italian ocean liner collided with the Swedish liner Stockholm off Nantucket and sank the next morning. Name the Italian liner.

20. On 25 July 1837, William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone successfully demonstrated what invention between Euston and Camden Town in London?