6th October Quiz (Questions only)

1. On 6 October 1973, the Yom Kippur War began with a surprise attack on Israel by which two countries?

2. Anwar Sadat was assassinated on 6 October 1981, at a parade marking that war's anniversary. With which Israeli prime minister had he shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize?

3. "The Jazz Singer", the first feature film with synchronised spoken dialogue, premiered on 6 October 1927. Who was its star?

4. William Tyndale was executed near Brussels, traditionally on 6 October 1536. His reported last words were "Lord, open..." whose eyes?

5. On 6 October 1683, families from a town in the Rhineland arrived in Philadelphia and founded Germantown. 6 October is now German-American Day. Which German town did they come from?

6. On 6 October 1789, a crowd that had marched from Paris forced Louis XVI and his family to leave Versailles. In which Paris palace were they then kept?

7. On 6 October 1849, thirteen Hungarian generals were executed at Arad after the failed revolution. Which empire executed them?

8. On 6 October 1995, two Swiss astronomers announced a discovery that won them the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics. What had they found?

9. An architect born on 6 October 1887, real name Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, was born in which country?

10. A Norwegian adventurer born on 6 October 1914 sailed a balsa-wood raft from Peru to Polynesia in 1947. What was the raft called?

11. A soprano born in Stockholm on 6 October 1820 toured America to huge acclaim in the 1850s. What was her nickname?

12. An American engineer born on 6 October 1846 invented the railway air brake. In the "War of the Currents", which type of current did he back against Thomas Edison?

13. An American actress born on 6 October 1908 died in a plane crash in 1942 after a war bond rally. To which film star was she married?

14. A Swedish actress born on 6 October 1942 played Mary Goodnight in "The Man with the Golden Gun". To which British comedy actor was she married in the 1960s?

15. A Welsh actor born on 6 October 1973 played which naval hero in a series of ITV dramas from 1998?

16. An Australian leg-spinner and captain born on 6 October 1930 became the much-loved "voice of cricket". Who was he?

17. Louis-Philippe, born on 6 October 1773, ruled France from 1830 to 1848. He was not called "King of France" but "King of..." what?

18. A Poet Laureate who died on 6 October 1892 wrote "In Memoriam A.H.H." and "The Lady of Shalott". Who was he?

19. Charles Stewart Parnell died on 6 October 1891. Which plant do Irish nationalists traditionally wear on the anniversary?

20. An American actress born on 6 October 1963 was nominated for an Oscar for "Leaving Las Vegas". Which actor won Best Actor for the same film?