2nd July Quiz (Questions only)

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?