Sunday Quiz - 10/01/21

QUICKFEET

This week the quiz is on history. What year did these events take place? ...and in some cases who/what?

Question 1


Question 2


Question 3


Question 4


Question 5


Question 6


Question 7


Question 8


Question 9


Question 10

SidV79

1) Hoover Dam, 1931(?)
2) Yuri Gagarin, 1965(?)
3) 1981
4) 1952
5) 1995
6) 1989
7) am guessing Woodstock, 1969
8) no idea
9) Roger Bannister, 1954 (at Oxford)
10) 1997

waller02

Toughie today! The only ones I know (or think I know) have already been answered by @SidV79

PKRPar

I think the original iPhone was early 2000. I'll go 2001.

I drove to (and over) the Hoover Dam when i was in America. Very impressive piece of architecture.

Here's a picture of me looking "cool"...

Glenelg

No 3 Think it was 1982.
No 8 iphone was 2007

Being picky..Bannister was first person to run UNDER 4 mins. 😊

QUICKFEET

Here are the answers:
1) Hoover Dam – Construction began in 1931
2) Yuri Gagarin, first man in space – 1961
3) Channel 4 launched 2nd November 1982
4) The Mousetrap opened in 1952
5) Eurotunnel opened in 1994
6) Berlin Wall fell in 1989
7) The first Woodstock Festival was 1969
8) The first iPhone was launched in 2007
9) Roger Bannister ran the mile in under! 4 minutes in 1954. Thanks @Glenelg
10) Tony Blair became Prime Minister in 1997

waller02

1/10.....tough one this week.

Thanks as always @QUICKFEET