History in the Month of November
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15 questions · Published October 23, 2023
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What bird species famously returns every year to California's Mission San Juan Capistrano, founded November 1, 1776?
After their long journey from Argentina, cliff swallows nest in the eaves of the old mission.
- Fill In The Blank
2. California Senator Kamala ___________ was elected the first female U.S. vice president on November 7, 2020.
Though the election was held on November 3rd, 2020, the results were not called until the morning of November 7th. Kamala Harris became the first female and first woman of color vice president in U.S. history.
- Multiple Choice
3. On November 2, 1930, Haile Selassie was crowned Emperor of ___________.
A key figure in the Rastafarian movement, Haile Selassie was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.
- Multiple Choice
4. Which U.S. newspaper published this infamous, erroneous headline on November 3, 1948?
The Chicago Tribune's infamous headline "Dewey Defeats Truman" announced the incorrect results of the 1948 presidential election.
- Multiple Choice
5. Who controlled the explosives for the November 5, 1605, "Gunpowder Treason Plot" assassination attempt on Britain's King James I?
Celebrated with a burning effigy every year on November 5th, Guy Fawkes Night commemorates the failed attempt to assassinate the king and blow up Parliament's House of Lords.
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