21st April Quiz: multiple choice
3 of the 20 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. According to legend, Rome was founded on 21 April 753 BC. By whom, after killing his twin brother?
Romulus (he killed his brother Remus)
2. The "Red Baron" from your 20 April round was shot down and killed on 21 April 1918, the day after his 80th victory. Over which country did he die?
3. Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926. In which London street was she born?
Bruton Street, in Mayfair
4. On 21 April 1836, Texan troops shouting "Remember the Alamo!" defeated the Mexican army and captured its leader. Name the battle and the Mexican leader.
The Battle of San Jacinto. The Mexican leader was Santa Anna.
5. On 21 April 1960, a brand-new planned city became the capital of Brazil. Name the city and the architect who designed many of its buildings.
Brasília. Many of its buildings were designed by Oscar Niemeyer.
6. On 21 April 1509, Henry VII died and his 17-year-old son became king. Who was the son?
Henry VIII
7. On 21 April 1934, the Daily Mail published a famous photograph of the Loch Ness Monster. What was the photograph nicknamed?
The "Surgeon's Photograph"
8. Which war, ending with the treaty from your 10 December round, began on 21 April 1898?
9. An American author died on 21 April 1910, the day after Halley's Comet came closest to the Sun. He had been born in 1835 just after the comet's previous visit and predicted he would "go out with it". Who was he?
10. A British economist whose ideas shaped economic policy for decades died on 21 April 1946. Who was he?
John Maynard Keynes
11. An American musician died at his Minnesota estate on 21 April 2016. Name him and the estate.
Prince, at Paisley Park
12. A French philosopher and theologian, famous for his tragic love affair with his student Héloïse, died on 21 April 1142. Who was he?
Peter Abelard
13. On 21 April 1966, the Ethiopian emperor revered by Rastafarians visited Jamaica, a date still celebrated. Who was he?
Haile Selassie
14. The author of "Jane Eyre", from your 16 October round, was born on 21 April 1816. Who was she?
Charlotte Brontë
15. A German educator born on 21 April 1782 founded the first kindergarten. Who was he?
Friedrich Fröbel
16. A German sociologist born in Erfurt on 21 April 1864 wrote "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism". Who was he?
Max Weber
17. A Mexican-American actor born on 21 April 1915 starred as "Zorba the Greek". Who was he?
Anthony Quinn
18. An American rock singer born on 21 April 1947, nicknamed "the Godfather of Punk", fronted The Stooges. Who is he?
Iggy Pop
19. An American actress born on 21 April 1958 starred in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Groundhog Day". Who is she?
Andie MacDowell
20. A Scottish-born naturalist born in Dunbar on 21 April 1838 helped save Yosemite and founded the Sierra Club. Who was he?
John Muir
ANSWERS
1. Romulus (he killed his brother Remus)
2. A France
3. Bruton Street, in Mayfair
4. The Battle of San Jacinto. The Mexican leader was Santa Anna.
5. Brasília. Many of its buildings were designed by Oscar Niemeyer.
6. Henry VIII
7. The "Surgeon's Photograph"
8. C The Spanish-American War
9. B Mark Twain
10. John Maynard Keynes
11. Prince, at Paisley Park
12. Peter Abelard
13. Haile Selassie
14. Charlotte Brontë
15. Friedrich Fröbel
16. Max Weber
17. Anthony Quinn
18. Iggy Pop
19. Andie MacDowell
20. John Muir