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General knowledge questions about events that happened in the month of February

 

Questions

1) In 1989 which author, who wrote ‘The Satanic Verses’, was issued with a fatwa by the then Iranian leader, encouraging muslims to kill him?

 

2) YouTube was launched in February of which year? a) 1995 b) 2000 c) 2005

 

3) Which actress, born in Feb 1927, played Miss Moneypenny in the first fourteen James Bond films from 1962?

 

4) The decimalisation of the UK’s currency was completed on Decimal Day in Feb of which year? a) 1968 b) 1971 c) 1974

 

5) Bob Paisley, the English footballer and manager, died in Feb 1996. With which team will he always be associated?

 

6) In Feb 1923, who unseals the burial chamber of Tutankhamun having discovered the tomb the previous year?

 

7) Who became the first Premier of Cuba after the dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown in 1959?

 

8) In February of which year did the first ship sail through the Suez Canal? a) 1867 b) 1887 c) 1907

 

9) In 1949 Chaim Weizmann began his term as the first President of which country?

 

10) By 1972, the cumulative sales of which car exceeded that of the Ford Model T?

 

 

 

Answers

1) In 1989 which author, who wrote ‘The Satanic Verses’, was issued with a fatwa by the then Iranian leader, encouraging muslims to kill him?

Salman Rushdie

 

2) YouTube was launched in February of which year? a) 1995 b) 2000 c) 2005

c) 2005

 

3) Which actress, born in Feb 1927, played Miss Moneypenny in the first fourteen James Bond films from 1962?

Lois Maxwell

 

4) The decimalisation of the UK’s currency was completed on Decimal Day in Feb of which year? a) 1968 b) 1971 c) 1974

b) 1971

 

5) Bob Paisley, the English footballer and manager, died in Feb 1996. With which team will he always be associated?

Liverpool FC

 

6) In Feb 1923, who unseals the burial chamber of Tutankhamun having discovered the tomb the previous year?

Howard Carter

 

7) Who became the first Premier of Cuba after the dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown in 1959?

Fidel Castro

 

8) In February of which year did the first ship sail through the Suez Canal? a) 1867 b) 1887 c) 1907

a) 1867

 

9) In 1949 Chaim Weizmann began his term as the first President of which country?

Israel

 

10) By 1972, the cumulative sales of which car exceeded that of the Ford Model T?

Volkswagen Beetle