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Our monthly trip down memory lane. All the events in the questions took place in the month of April.

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Questions

1) The first British built Concorde made its maiden flight from Filton in April of which year? a) 1965 b) 1967 c) 1969

 

2) Former dictator Manuel Noriega was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drugs and racketeering, but which country had he been the Dictator of?

 

3) Who was the designer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge that was born in April 1806?

 

4) The world’s first multi-purpose domed sports arena, the Astrodome, opened in 1965 in which city?

 

5) In April 1991, Georgia declared its independence from which union?

 

6) Which filmmaker, who directed classics such as ‘Twelve Angry Men’, ‘Dog Day Afternoon’, and ‘Network’ died in April 2011?

 

7) What did the Whitechapel Bell Foundry create in April 1858?

 

8) RMS Titanic set sail on its ill fated maiden voyage in April of which year?  a) 1912 b) 1914 c)1916

 

9) What is the name of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel first published in 1925?

 

10) In 1971 a week-long visit that became known as ‘Ping-pong Diplomacy’ took place between which two nations?

 

 

 

Answers

1) The first British built Concorde made its maiden flight from Filton in April of which year? a) 1965 b) 1967 c) 1969

c) 1969

 

2) Former dictator Manuel Noriega was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drugs and racketeering, but which country had he been the Dictator of?

Panama

 

3) Who was the designer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge that was born in April 1806?

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

 

4) The world’s first multi-purpose domed sports arena, the Astrodome, opened in 1965 in which city?

Houston, Texas

 

5) In April 1991, Georgia declared its independence from which union?

Soviet Union

 

6) Which filmmaker, who directed classics such as ‘Twelve Angry Men’, ‘Dog Day Afternoon’, and ‘Network’ died in April 2011?

Sidney Lumet

 

7) What did the Whitechapel Bell Foundry create in April 1858?

Big Ben

 

8) RMS Titanic set sail on its ill fated maiden voyage in April of which year?  a) 1912 b) 1914 c)1916

a) 1912

 

9) What is the name of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel first published in 1925?

The Great Gatsby

 

10) In 1971 a week-long visit that became known as ‘Ping-pong Diplomacy’ took place between which two nations?

USA and China