19th July Quiz (Questions only)

1. The Spanish Armada was sighted off the Lizard on 19 July 1588, by the English calendar. Where, according to legend, did Francis Drake insist on finishing his game of bowls?

2. The Great Fire of Rome broke out on 19 July 64 AD. Which group did Nero blame for it?

3. On 19 July 1333, Edward III defeated the Scots at Halidon Hill, outside which border town?

4. The SS Great Britain was launched in Bristol on 19 July 1843. Who designed her?

5. The first women's rights convention in the US opened on 19 July 1848 at Seneca Falls. In which state?

6. France declared war on Prussia on 19 July 1870, provoked by an edited telegram sent from which German spa town?

7. The first Paris Métro line opened on 19 July 1900. Which architect designed its famous Art Nouveau station entrances?

8. On 19 July 1919, Britain celebrated "Peace Day". A temporary wood and plaster memorial was built in Whitehall for the parade, and later replaced in stone. What is it?

9. The Moscow Olympics opened on 19 July 1980, boycotted by the US and many other countries. Which Soviet invasion prompted the boycott?

10. On 19 July 1553, Lady Jane Grey was deposed and Mary I proclaimed queen. For roughly how many days had Jane reigned?

11. On 19 July 1947, the leader of Burma's independence movement was assassinated with several of his ministers. His daughter later won the Nobel Peace Prize. Name him and his daughter.

12. On 19 July 1943, Allied bombers struck Rome for the first time. Which pope went out to the damaged San Lorenzo district afterwards?

13. A guitarist born on 19 July 1947, who also has a PhD in astrophysics, built his famous guitar with his father. What is it called?

14. An English actor born on 19 July 1976 played which wartime codebreaker in "The Imitation Game"?

15. A Scottish doctor and novelist born on 19 July 1896 created which fictional country GP, played on TV by Bill Simpson?

16. A tennis player born on 19 July 1946 became the first official world number one in 1973. What is his nationality?

17. A woman born on 19 July 1860 was acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe, but is remembered in a skipping rhyme. In which Massachusetts town did the murders happen?

18. A Scottish percussionist born on 19 July 1965 became a world-famous soloist despite being profoundly deaf. Who is she?

19. An American senator born on 19 July 1922 lost the 1972 presidential election to Richard Nixon in a landslide. Who was he?

20. An American actor born on 19 July 1962 played Maverick's best friend, killed in a training accident, in "Top Gun". What was the character's call sign?