1. William the Conqueror died on 9 September 1087 after being injured during a campaign in France. In which city did he die?

1. A Inverness
2. B Dubrovnik
3. C Rouen
4. D Nice

2. At the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513, a Scottish king was killed. Name the king, and the English queen who was governing England as regent while her husband fought in France.

3. On 9 September 1543, a nine-month-old girl was crowned Mary, Queen of Scots. In which castle was she crowned?

4. On 9 September 1850, California joined the Union. Which number state did it become?

1. A New South Wales
2. B The 31st
3. C East Germany
4. D W.A

5. On 9 September 1776, the Continental Congress officially replaced the name "United Colonies" with what?

1. A United States
2. B Costa Rica
3. C El Salvador
4. D Haiti

6. Mao Zedong died on 9 September 1976. Weeks later, four leading radicals were arrested. What were they called, and which of them was Mao's widow?

7. On 9 September 2015, Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Whose record did she pass?

8. A logbook from 9 September 1947 records operators of the Harvard Mark II computer finding the "first actual case of bug being found". What creature was it?

1. A A spider
2. B The Dong
3. C A moth
4. D An octopus

9. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea, was founded on 9 September 1948. Who was its first leader?

10. Elvis Presley first appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on 9 September 1956, but Sullivan was recovering from a car crash. Which English Oscar-winning actor stood in as host?

11. On 9 September 2001, the Afghan resistance commander Ahmad Shah Massoud was killed by suicide bombers posing as journalists. What was his nickname?

12. At the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, traditionally dated to September 9 AD, the Germanic leader Arminius destroyed three Roman legions. Which Roman general led them?

13. A Russian novelist born on 9 September 1828, by the modern calendar, lived and wrote on his family estate south of Moscow. Name the novelist and the estate.

14. A soul singer born on 9 September 1941 died in a plane crash in 1967. Which song, recorded days before his death, became his first US number one?

15. An English actor born on 9 September 1960 played Charles in which 1994 film written by Richard Curtis?

16. A businessman born on 9 September 1890 built a fried chicken empire. The governor of which state made him an honorary "Colonel"?

1. A Kentucky
2. B Tasmania
3. C Macao
4. D Wisconsin

17. A French cardinal born on 9 September 1585 was chief minister to which French king?

1. A Louis XIV
2. B Henry VIII
3. C Louis XIII
4. D Edward I

18. An Italian scientist born on 9 September 1737 made dead frogs' legs twitch with electricity. Which English verb comes from his name?

19. An American computer scientist born on 9 September 1941 co-created the Unix operating system and created which programming language?

20. A French artist who died on 9 September 1901 is famous for his posters for which Montmartre cabaret, opened in 1889?