History in the Month of April
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15 questions · Published March 25, 2024
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar set the NBA scoring record on April 5, 1984, playing for the ______________.
In April 1984 legendary L.A. Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar broke the NBA scoring record held by Wilt Chamberlain, with 31,421 points. Abdul-Jabbar held the record (38,387) until LeBron James passed him in 2023.
- Multiple Choice
2. What film earned a Best Actor Academy Award for Russell Crowe, born in New Zealand on April 7, 1964?
Russell Crowe won the Best Actor Academy Award for the 2000 film "Gladiator."
He was also nominated for 1999's "The Insider" and 2001's "A Beautiful Mind," the latter earning him a BAFTA and Golden Globe award.
- Fill In The Blank
3. On April 13, 1970, astronaut Jack Swigert alerted NASA mission control that "__________, we've had a problem."
Fifty-five minutes into Apollo 13's lunar mission, 10:08 PM EST on April 13, 1970, astronaut Jack Swigert relayed the infamous alert "Houston, we've had a problem."
- Multiple Choice
4. What present-day U.S. state did Spanish explorer Ponce De Leon "discover" on April 2, 1513?
In 1513 Ponce De Leon landed in what is now the oldest city in the continental United States, St. Augustine, Florida.
- Multiple Choice
5. Which of these singer songwriters was murdered by his father on April 1, 1984?
When Motown singer songwriter Marvin Gaye tried to intervene in an argument between his parents in their family home, he was shot and killed by his father.
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