3rd September Quiz (Questions only)

1. On 3 September 1939, Neville Chamberlain told the nation that Britain was at war with Germany. At what time that morning had the British ultimatum expired?

2. Oliver Cromwell died on 3 September 1658, the anniversary of two of his greatest victories, in 1650 and 1651. Name both battles.

3. Nothing at all happened in Britain on 3 September 1752. Why not, and how many days were skipped?

4. The Treaty of Paris, signed on 3 September 1783, ended which war?

5. Richard I was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 3 September 1189. Which community in London was attacked in riots on the day of his coronation?

6. On 3 September 1967, "Dagen H" ("H Day"), which European country switched from driving on the left to driving on the right?

7. On 3 September 1976, NASA's Viking 2 lander touched down on Mars. On which plain did it land?

8. William Wordsworth dated a famous sonnet 3 September 1802. It begins "Earth has not anything to show more fair". Where was it composed?

9. On 3 September 1838, Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery disguised as a sailor. From which American city did he escape?

10. A revolt in Athens on 3 September 1843 forced the King of Greece to grant a constitution. What is the name of the square in front of the parliament, named after the event?

11. On 3 September 1995, Pierre Omidyar launched a website called AuctionWeb. What is it called now, and what was reportedly the first item sold on it?

12. On 3 September 1878, the pleasure steamer Princess Alice collided with a collier and sank near Woolwich, killing around 600 people. On which river did this happen?

13. On the night of 2-3 September 1916, William Leefe Robinson won the VC for shooting down the first German airship destroyed over Britain. Near which Hertfordshire village did it crash?

14. An Austrian-born car designer born on 3 September 1875 designed a "people's car" in the 1930s. Name the designer and the car.

15. An industrialist born in Birmingham on 3 September 1728 was the business partner of James Watt. Who was he?

16. An American architect born on 3 September 1856 is known as a "father of skyscrapers" and coined the phrase "form follows function". Who was he?

17. An American physicist born on 3 September 1905 discovered the first known antimatter particle in 1932. What is that particle?

18. An American actor born on 3 September 1965 starred in "Two and a Half Men". Who is his actor father?

19. A Russian novelist who died near Paris on 3 September 1883 wrote a novel about a young nihilist, Bazarov. Name the novelist and the novel.

20. An American actor born on 3 September 1913 played the title role in which 1953 western, about a gunfighter who tries to settle down?