15th April Quiz: multiple choice
1 of the 10 questions have four options to choose from; the others stay as normal questions, because no fair wrong answers could be found for them. Tap an option to see if you are right.
1. The Titanic sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912. Which ship rescued the survivors, and who was its captain?
The Carpathia. Its captain was Arthur Rostron.
2. Which Renaissance genius was born on 15 April 1452 near a small Tuscan town that became part of his name?
3. President Abraham Lincoln died on the morning of 15 April 1865. In which theatre had he been shot the night before? In which building across the street did he die?
He was shot in Ford's Theatre and died in the Petersen House.
4. On 15 April 1955, a milkshake-machine salesman opened his first franchise restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois. Name him and the restaurant chain.
Ray Kroc, McDonald's
5. On 15 April 1947, a player broke Major League Baseball's colour barrier. Name him and his team. What number did he wear, which has since been retired by every MLB team?
Jackie Robinson, of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He wore number 42.
6. A fire on 15 April 2019 destroyed the roof and spire of a world-famous cathedral. Which cathedral? In which year did it reopen?
Notre-Dame de Paris. It reopened in 2024.
7. A Swiss mathematician born in Basel on 15 April 1707 gave his name to the number "e", and kept working even after going almost completely blind. Who was he?
Leonhard Euler
8. An American-born novelist born on 15 April 1843, who later became a British citizen, wrote "The Turn of the Screw" and "The Portrait of a Lady". Who was he?
Henry James
9. Two British actresses called Emma were born on 15 April, 31 years apart, and both appeared in the Harry Potter films. Name both, and the characters they played.
Emma Thompson (born 1959) played Professor Trelawney. Emma Watson (born 1990) played Hermione Granger.
10. Why is 15 April an unpopular date for many Americans?
It is usually the deadline for filing income tax returns (Tax Day).
ANSWERS
1. The Carpathia. Its captain was Arthur Rostron.
2. A Leonardo da Vinci
3. He was shot in Ford's Theatre and died in the Petersen House.
4. Ray Kroc, McDonald's
5. Jackie Robinson, of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He wore number 42.
6. Notre-Dame de Paris. It reopened in 2024.
7. Leonhard Euler
8. Henry James
9. Emma Thompson (born 1959) played Professor Trelawney. Emma Watson (born 1990) played Hermione Granger.
10. It is usually the deadline for filing income tax returns (Tax Day).