The Post Quiz: September Events
Created | Updated Sep 6, 2015
Try to remember the kind of September…
The Post Quiz: September Events
Answer these questions about September.
Multiple choice.
- In September, 1715, the Sun King died. Who was the Sun King?
- a. Louis XIV of France.
- b. Louis Armstrong of New Orleans.
- c. Charles II of England.
- d. Elvis.
- In September, 1969, Muammar Gaddafi came to power in Libya. What did US President Ronald Reagan call the Libyan leader?
- a. The mad dog of the Middle East.
- b. Al Qaeda's poodle.
- c. A great Son of the Desert.
- d. The scourge of the Mediterranean.
- In September, 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out. Where did it start?
- a. Pudding Lane.
- b. Mrs O'Leary's barn.
- c. Somewhere near the Tardis.
- d. Charing Cross.
- In September, 1752, Britain switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. Why did Britons protest?
- a. They wanted the missing eleven days back.
- b. They supported outraged calendar makers who had backlogs.
- c. They thought it was a Popish Plot.
- d. They didn't want to have the same days as France.
- In September, 1833, the first penny newspaper began publishing. It specialised in sensational stories and human interest. What was it called?
- a. The New York Sun.
- b. The Daily Express.
- c. The Daily Mail.
- d. The Onion.
- In September, 1999, the German Parliament moved back to Berlin. They left their government buildings in the old temporary capital of Bonn for UN use. What is the nickname of the office building they gave up?
- a. Tall Eugene.
- b. Short Willy.
- c. The Pregnant Oyster.
- d. Gerstenmaier's Folly.
- In September, 1776, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia voted to name their new country the United States of America. What was it called before that?
- a. The United Colonies.
- b. Greater Virginia.
- c. Lower Canada.
- d. Not Great Britain.
- In September, 1620, 102 Pilgrims set sail for the New World. What port did they sail from?
- a. Plymouth.
- b. Cowes.
- c. Southhampton.
- d. Liverpool.
- In September, 1810, revolution broke out in Mexico. What did Dolores Hidalgo have to do with it?
- a. It was the name of the town where the revolution started.
- b. It was the name of the woman who started the revolution.
- c. It was the name of the treaty that ended the revolution.
- d. It was the name of the revolution's patron saint.
- In September, 1908, an aeronautical first occurred. What was it?
- a. The first airplane crash fatality.
- b. The first airplane crash.
- c. The first transcontinental flight.
- d. The first mid-air collision.
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