9th October Quiz Easy
- 20 questions
- about 25 minutes to run
- published 11 Dec 2023
- updated
1. Che Guevara was executed on 9 October 1967, the day after his capture. In which country?
2. The Universal Postal Union was founded on 9 October 1874, which is now World Post Day. In which city was it founded, and where is it still based?
3. On 9 October 1989, some 70,000 people marched peacefully around the ring road in Leipzig, a turning point for East Germany. What famous chant did they use?
4. South Korea celebrates 9 October as Hangul Day, honouring the Korean alphabet. Which 15th-century king created it?
5. In the US, 9 October is Leif Erikson Day. What name did the Norse sagas give to the land he reached in North America?
6. On 9 October 1963, a landslide into a reservoir sent a giant wave over the Vajont Dam, destroying several villages below. In which country?
7. John Lennon was born in Liverpool on 9 October 1940. What was his original middle name?
8. Which of Lennon's sons was born on his father's 35th birthday?
9. The Washington Monument opened to the public on 9 October 1888. It had been the world's tallest structure since its completion, but lost that title the following year to what?
10. On 9 October 1934, King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was assassinated on a state visit to France. In which city?
11. Uganda became independent from Britain on 9 October 1962. What is its capital?
12. On 9 October 1992, a meteorite fell in Peekskill, New York, after being filmed as a fireball by many people. What did it hit?
13. A French composer born on 9 October 1835 wrote a "grand zoological fantasy" that he refused to have published in his lifetime, apart from "The Swan". What is it called?
14. A French film-maker and actor born on 9 October 1907 created a pipe-smoking, gangly character in a raincoat and short trousers. What was his name?
15. A British director and artist born on 9 October 1969 made which film that won the Best Picture Oscar in 2014?
16. An English actor born on 9 October 1936 famously cried "Gordon's alive?!" as Prince Vultan in which 1980 film?
17. A French army officer born on 9 October 1859 was wrongly convicted of treason in 1894. Which novelist wrote the open letter "J'accuse...!" in his defence?
18. An American singer-songwriter born on 9 October 1948 released the live album "Running on Empty". In which German city was he born?
19. An American actor born on 9 October 1954 played Sam Beckett, who jumped between lives in time, in which TV series?
20. A Spanish writer was baptised on 9 October 1547 in Alcalá de Henares. Which novel features a deluded knight and his squire, Sancho Panza?
ANSWERS
1. Bolivia
2. Bern (Berne), Switzerland
3. "Wir sind das Volk" ("We are the people")
The authorities had prepared for violence, but no order to shoot came. A month later the Berlin Wall fell.
4. King Sejong the Great
5. Vinland
The date has nothing to do with Leif's voyage. It marks the arrival in New York of the ship Restauration, carrying Norwegian immigrants, on 9 October 1825.
6. Italy
7. Winston
Lennon later changed his name to John Winston Ono Lennon.
8. Sean Lennon
9. The Eiffel Tower
10. Marseille
11. Kampala
12. A car (a parked Chevrolet Malibu)
13. The Carnival of the Animals (Camille Saint-Saëns)
14. Monsieur Hulot (Jacques Tati)
15. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen)
16. Flash Gordon (Brian Blessed)
17. Émile Zola (the officer was Alfred Dreyfus)
18. Heidelberg (Jackson Browne)
19. Quantum Leap (Scott Bakula)
20. Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes)
Cervantes's exact birth date is unknown. He was probably born on 29 September 1547, the feast of St Michael, and baptised on 9 October.
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