Famous Date Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A soldier's diary mentions the Allied landings in Normandy on D-Day. Which date would appear on that entry?
August 15, 1945
July 20, 1944
May 8, 1945
June 6, 1944
2. You are completing a timeline of World War II in Europe. Which date belongs beside Germany's invasion of Poland?
March 12, 1938
September 1, 1939
June 22, 1941
September 30, 1938
3. A front page announces that British rule has ended and India is now independent. Which publication date fits that announcement?
August 15, 1947
June 3, 1947
January 26, 1947
January 26, 1950
4. A calendar exhibit highlights when the World War I armistice took effect on the Western Front. Which date should it feature?
November 7, 1917
June 28, 1919
November 11, 1918
January 10, 1920
5. United Nations Day is observed on the anniversary of the UN Charter coming into force. When did that occur?
October 24, 1945
June 26, 1945
November 20, 1945
December 10, 1948
6. On which date did Apollo 11's lunar module land on the Moon?
May 25, 1961
July 20, 1969
July 24, 1969
July 16, 1969
7. Which date is associated with the coordinated terrorist attacks in the United States commonly called 9/11?
August 7, 1998
October 12, 2000
October 7, 2001
September 11, 2001
8. A curator must arrange four event cards from earliest to latest. Which sequence is correct?
Storming of the Bastille → Magna Carta → Apollo 11 Moon landing → Berlin Wall opening
Magna Carta → Apollo 11 Moon landing → Storming of the Bastille → Berlin Wall opening
Magna Carta → Storming of the Bastille → Apollo 11 Moon landing → Berlin Wall opening
Magna Carta → Storming of the Bastille → Berlin Wall opening → Apollo 11 Moon landing
9. A museum label describes the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the event that precipitated World War I. Which date belongs on the label?
July 28, 1914
June 28, 1914
August 4, 1914
April 6, 1917
10. Archive footage shows crowds crossing through newly opened checkpoints in the Berlin Wall. When was that footage recorded?
October 3, 1990
June 4, 1989
November 9, 1989
December 26, 1991
11. South Africa's Freedom Day commemorates its first post-apartheid national election. Which date does it mark?
February 11, 1990
December 10, 1996
May 10, 1994
April 27, 1994
12. On what date was the United States Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
June 17, 1775
April 19, 1775
September 17, 1787
13. A newspaper archive is cataloguing its Black Tuesday edition from the Wall Street Crash. What date should be recorded?
October 24, 1929
October 28, 1929
November 11, 1929
October 29, 1929
14. In which year was the Magna Carta sealed at Runnymede?
1215
1066
1348
1485
15. Christopher Columbus's first voyage reached the Caribbean in which year?
1453
1519
1492
1588
16. Which date marks the storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution?
May 5, 1789
July 14, 1789
August 26, 1789
June 20, 1789