THIS WEEK IN HISTORY, JAN 24-30 QUESTIONS

TWIH, JAN 24-30 QUESTIONS

JAN 24

1.  1848  Who discovery of a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill set off a gold rush? 

2.  1935  Canned beer was sold for the first time in what U.S. city? 

JAN 25

3.  1971 What male cult leader was found guilty of the murder of actress Sharon Tate and 4 others? 

JAN 26

4.  1988  What opera, which later became the world's biggest money-maker, debuted on Broadway? 



JAN 27

5.  1926  Who debuted a machine that is viewed as the first television?


JAN 28

 6.  1986  What was the name of the Space Shuttle that exploded soon after blastoff?  

JAN 29 

7.  1886  Who received the first patent for a petroleum-fueled horseless carriage? 

JAN 30

8.  1835  Who was the first sitting President to be subjected to an assassination attempt? 

9.  1948  What leader of India who championed non-violence was assassinated? 

TWIH JAN 24-30, ANSWERS

TWIH, JAN 24-30 ANSWERWS


1.  James W. Marshall

2.  Richmond VA

3.  Charles Manson

4.  Phantom of the Opera

5.  John Baird

6.  Challenger

7.  Karl Benz

8.  Andrew Jackson

9.  Mahatma Gandhi

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY JAN 17-23 QUESTIONS

TWIH JAN 17-23 QUESTIONS

JAN 17

1.  1773   Who was the Captain of the Resolution which was the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle? 

2.  1917  The U.S. purchased the Virgin Islands from what country? 

3.  1979  The ruler of what country fled his nation? 

JAN 18

4.  1778  Captain James Cook and his crew discovered what was later named the Hawaiian islands.  What name did Cook give the islands. 

5.  1976  In Super Bowl X, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated what team? 

6.  1943  Soviet troops broke the siege of what city? 
JAN 19

7.  1990  The Democratic mayor, Marion Berry, of what city was busted in drug sting? 

JAN 20

8.  1981  Who was the oldest person inaugurated as U.S.  President? 

JAN 21

9.  1954  The U.S. launched the world's first atomic-powered submarine which was give what name? 

JAN 22

10.  2008  What actor from Australia who starred in the 2003 film The Order and other films died? 

JAN 23

11.  1986  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted its first class which contained 7 solo artists and what duet?

TWIH JAN 17-23 ANSWERS

TWIH JAN 17-23 ANSWERS

1.  Capt. James Cook

2.  Denmark

3.  Shah of Iran

4.  Sandwich Islands

5.  Dallas Cowboys

6. Leningrad

7.  Washington, D.C.

8.  Ronald Reagan

9.  Nautilus

10.  Heath Ledger

11.  Everly Brothers

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY, JAN 10-16, QUESTIONS

TWIH JAN 10-16 Q's

JAN 10

1.  1776  Who published Common Sense? 

2.  1969  What famous American magazine published its last issue? 

JAN 11

3.  1973  What famous American trial began? 

JAN 12

4.  2010  What country was hit by a devastating earthquake that is estimated to have killed as many as 230,000 people? 

JAN 13

5.  1957  Wham-O first introduced what popular recreational device/toy"? 

JAN 14

6.  1954  Marilyn Monroe married whom? 

7.  1999 The impeachment trial of what President started?

JAN 15

8.  1967  Who won and who lost the first "Super Bowl"? 

JAN 16

9.  1920  What Constitutional Amendment took effect?

TWIH, JAN 10-16 ANSWERS

1.  Thomas Paine

2.  Saturday Evening Post

3.  Watergate burglary

4.  Haiti

5.  Frisbee

6.  Joe DiMaggio

7.  Bill Clinton

8.  Green Bay Packers def. Kansas City Chiefs

9.  18th Amend, Prohibition

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY, JAN 3-9 QUESTIONS

TWIH JAN 3-9 QUESTIONS

JAN 3

1.  1521  Who was excommunicated by Pope Leo X? 

2.  1959  What territory became the 49th state? 

3.  1987  Who was the first female singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? 

JAN 4

4.  2007  Who was sworn in as the first woman elected Speaker of the U.S.  House of Representatives? 

JAN 5

5.  1925  Who was the first female to be sworn in as a state Governor?

6.  1998  What former entertainer and then-member of the U.S. House of Representative died in a skiing accident? 

JAN 6

7.  1759  Who got married to George Washington? 

8.  1838 Who first publicly demonstrated an electromagnetic telegraph device he is credited with inventing? 

9.  1945  What famous WWII battle ended?

JAN 7

10.  1926  What famous couple in entertainment got married? 

11.  2015 Terrorists raided the offices of what publication and murdered 12 people. 

JAN 8

12.  1815  Major General Andrew Jackson led American forces to victory in what battle?  

13.  1877  What famous Native American War Chief,  who has a huge monument to him under construction in South Dakota (which will become the world's largest mountain carving, fought (and lost) his last battle with U.S. Cavalry in Montana? 

JAN 9

14.  1861  What was the second U.S. state to secede from the Union? 


 

TWIH JAN 3-9, ANSWERS

TWIH  JAN 3-9 ANSWERS

1.  Martin Luther

2.  Alaska

3.  Aretha Franklin

4.  Nancy Pelosi

5.  Mrs. Nellie Tyler Ross (Wyoming)

6.  Sonny Bono

7.  Martha Dandridge Custis

8.  Samuel Morse

9.  Battle of the Bulge

10.  George Burns and Gracie Allen

11.  Charlie Hebdo

12.  Battle of New Orleans

13.  Crazy Horse

14.  Mississippi