2nd July Quiz

1. Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific on 2 July 1937. Which tiny island were they trying to reach?

2. The Battle of Marston Moor, a major Parliamentarian victory, was fought on 2 July 1644. Near which city?

3. On 2 July 1776, the Continental Congress voted for independence. Which future president wrote to his wife that 2 July would be celebrated "with pomp and parade" for ever?

4. The first Zeppelin airship, LZ 1, made its first flight on 2 July 1900. Over which lake?

5. On 2 July 1964, which US president signed the Civil Rights Act into law?

6. At the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park on 2 July 2005, which band reunited with its classic four-man line-up for the first time in 24 years?

7. On 2 July 1698, Thomas Savery patented a steam pump for draining water from mines. What did he call it?

8. Sir Robert Peel died on 2 July 1850 after falling from his horse. Which two nicknames for police officers come from his name?

9. Jean-Jacques Rousseau died on 2 July 1778. Which of his works begins "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains"?

10. On 2 July 1976, North and South Vietnam were officially reunified. What was Saigon renamed?

11. On 2 July 1966, France carried out its first nuclear test in the Pacific. On which atoll?

12. Nostradamus died on 2 July 1566. His prophecies are written in four-line verses. What are these verses called?

13. James Stewart died on 2 July 1997. In which 1946 film did he play George Bailey?

14. A German-born writer born on 2 July 1877 won the Nobel Prize in 1946. His novels include "Siddhartha" and "Steppenwolf". Who was he?

15. An Archbishop of Canterbury born on 2 July 1489 was burned at the stake in 1556. Which book, first published in 1549, was largely his work?

16. A German composer born on 2 July 1714 reformed opera with "Orfeo ed Euridice". Who was he?

17. An African politician born on 2 July 1925 became the first prime minister of which country when it became independent from Belgium in 1960?

18. A poet born on 2 July 1923 won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996. What was her nationality?

19. An Australian actress born on 2 July 1990 played Barbie in 2023. In which Australian soap opera did she make her name?

20. An American comedian born on 2 July 1947 co-created "Seinfeld" and stars as himself in which HBO comedy?

ANSWERS

1. Howland Island

2. York

3. John Adams

Adams was right about the celebrations but wrong about the date. Americans celebrate 4 July, when Congress adopted the wording of the Declaration of Independence.

4. Lake Constance (the Bodensee)

5. Lyndon B. Johnson

6. Pink Floyd (with Roger Waters)

7. The Miner's Friend

8. "Bobbies" and "Peelers"

Peel set up the Metropolitan Police in 1829 as Home Secretary. Earlier, as Chief Secretary for Ireland, he had set up the Peace Preservation Force there.

9. The Social Contract

10. Ho Chi Minh City

11. Moruroa (Mururoa)

12. Quatrains

13. It's a Wonderful Life

14. Hermann Hesse

Hesse was born in Calw in Württemberg and later became a Swiss citizen.

15. The Book of Common Prayer (Thomas Cranmer)

16. Christoph Willibald Gluck

17. The Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) (Patrice Lumumba)

18. Polish (Wisława Szymborska)

19. Neighbours (Margot Robbie)

20. Curb Your Enthusiasm (Larry David)

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