I hope you enjoy our latest quiz in the series about events that happend during this month in history. There are dozens more in the History category.

Questions

1) In 1497, which Portuguese explorer set sail on his first voyage to India?

2) Kim Jong-il became the supreme leader of which country in 1994, succeeding his father, Kim Il-sung?

3) The New Horizons spacecraft performed an historic flyby providing the first close-up images of which dwarf planet in 2015?

Reviewed and updated July 23

To celebrate the Fourth of July here is a short quiz about famous people born on the 4th. As always the answers are below.

Questions

1) George Everest, born in 1790 had the honour of having Mount Everest named after him. Why?

2) Born Luigia but better known as Gina she became famous in the 1950’s and 60’s as an actress and international sex symbol. What is her surname?

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Questions

1) Which film released in the 1990s features the iconic line, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get"?

2) Who directed the 1997 science fiction film "Titanic"?

Questions

1) What is the national dish of Thailand?

2) What is the name of the traditional French stew made with beef, vegetables, and red wine?

3) Name the traditional Korean dish that is made with spicy fermented vegetables, usually cabbage.

4) What is the name of the traditional Greek dip made with yogurt, cucumber, garlic, and dill?

5) Name the traditional South African sausage made with beef, lamb, and pork, flavored with coriander, cloves, and nutmeg.

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Questions

1) Who was the star of ‘True Grit’ who died in June 1979 aged 72?

2) In 2010 the FIFA World Cup was held for the first time in which country?

3) Timothy McVeigh was executed by lethal injection, what infamous atrocity did he carry out?