History Quiz No. 3

[Carl]

• 1. Who said, "It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required." ?

• 2. Before starting to produce cars in the late 1940s, what did SAAB originally manufacture ?

• 3. The middle finger of which famous scientist is on display in a museum ?

• 4. Which Japanese company manufactured the final videocassette recorder on July 22, 2016 ?

• 5. What material was the first artificial Christmas tree made from ?

• 6. What are the earliest-known Christmas tree decorations ?

• 7. In which year was Terry Waite kidnapped in Beirut ?

• 8. Which country's troops withdrew from the Lebanese security zone after 22 years of occupation in 2000 ?

• 9. Which toy's original patented name was the "whirligig" ?

• 10. In March, 2016, former politician Radovan Karadzic was sentenced to 40 years in prison for genocide and crimes against humanity committed during what war ?

• 11. How many years did World War II last ?

• 12. Which oil rig exploded in 1988 killing 167 people ?

• 13. What year did the Chernobyl disaster occur ?

• 14. What year did the Invasion of Normandy take place ?

• 15. What was the first food to be intentionally microwaved ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[elcarretero]

2 Aeroplanes
11 Six years

[LucindaC]

6 apples
8 Israel

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Who said, "It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required."? Winston Churchill

• 2. Before starting to produce cars in the late 1940s, what did SAAB originally manufacture ? Aircraft

• 3. The middle finger of which famous scientist is on display in a museum ? Galileo's

• 4. Which Japanese company manufactured the final videocassette recorder on July 22, 2016 ? Funai

• 5. What material was the first artificial Christmas tree made from ? Goose feathers

• 6. What are the earliest-known Christmas tree decorations ? Apples

• 7. In which year was Terry Waite kidnapped in Beirut ? 1987

• 8. Which country's troops withdrew from the Lebanese security zone after 22 years of occupation in 2000 ? Israel

• 9. Which toy's original patented name was the "whirligig" ? Yo-yo

• 10. In March, 2016, former politician Radovan Karadzic was sentenced to 40 years in prison for genocide and crimes against humanity committed during what war ? Bosnian War

• 11. How many years did World War II last ? 6

• 12. Which oil rig exploded in 1988 killing 167 people ? Piper Alpha

• 13. What year did the Chernobyl disaster occur ? 1986

• 14. What year did the Invasion of Normandy take place ? 1944

• 15. What was the first food to be intentionally microwaved ? Popcorn[/list