7th July Quiz (Questions only)

1. On 7 July 1985, a 17-year-old German became the youngest man and the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon singles title. Who was he?

2. On 7 July 2013, Andy Murray became the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles since Fred Perry. How many years had it been?

3. Edward I died on 7 July 1307 near Carlisle, on his way to fight Robert the Bruce. What nickname is carved on his tomb?

4. On 7 July 1456, a Church court overturned the conviction of Joan of Arc, 25 years after her execution. In which year was she made a saint?

5. On 7 July 1928, a bakery in Chillicothe, Missouri, became the first to sell a new kind of product, giving rise to a well-known phrase for any great invention. What was it?

6. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died on 7 July 1930. In his later years he championed photographs taken by two girls in a Yorkshire village, supposedly showing fairies. Which village?

7. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7 July 1937, a clash near Beijing, is usually seen as the start of which war?

8. On 7 July 1981, Ronald Reagan nominated the first woman to sit on the US Supreme Court. Who was she?

9. On 7 July 1974, West Germany beat the Netherlands 2-1 in the World Cup final in Munich. Who scored the winning goal?

10. On 7 July 1898, President McKinley signed the resolution annexing Hawaii. Who had been Hawaii's last reigning monarch?

11. On 7 July 2007, the "New Seven Wonders of the World" were announced in Lisbon. Which surviving ancient wonder was given honorary status?

12. A musician born in Liverpool on 7 July 1940 is better known as Ringo Starr. What is his real name?

13. An Austrian composer born on 7 July 1860 wrote a symphony nicknamed the "Symphony of a Thousand". Which number symphony is it?

14. An artist born in Vitebsk on 7 July 1887 painted the ceiling of which Paris opera house in 1964?

15. A science-fiction writer born on 7 July 1907 coined the word "grok" in which 1961 novel?

16. A French weaver born in Lyon on 7 July 1752 invented a loom controlled by a chain of punched cards. Who was he?

17. A cricketer born on 7 July 1981, nicknamed "Captain Cool", hit a six to win the 2011 World Cup final. Name him and his country.

18. An English golfer born in Scunthorpe on 7 July 1944 won the Open in 1969 and the US Open in 1970. Who is he?

19. An American actress born on 7 July 1949 played Wendy Torrance, trapped in a snowbound hotel, in which 1980 Stanley Kubrick film?

20. An Italian director born on 7 July 1901 made which 1948 neorealist classic about a poor man searching Rome for his stolen bicycle?