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W. I. Quiz (Year by Year)

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Andy Cheever | 15:03 Mon 22nd May 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Questions relating to every 20th century year.


1941 Which industrial midlands town is virtually destroyed in the blitz? Coventry being an obvious answer except it was 1940. I can find no other midlands town/city blitzed in 1941 yet the quizsetter maintains the date is correct.


1958 In America what do scientists begin to measure? Cannot find any answer on this.


1965 Two political celebrations take place. What are they and what do they celebrate? This is a bad question and one which is extremely subjective.


Thanks for any help


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From November 1940 to February 1941, the Luftwaffe attacked industrial and port cities. Targets included Coventry, Southampton, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Swindon, Plymouth, Cardiff, Manchester, Sheffield, Portsmouth, and Avonmouth. During this period, fourteen attacks were mounted on ports, nine on industrial targets inland and eight on London.

So could it be Birmingham?
1958 - I think it was around this time that they started measuring radiation levels following the various a-bomb tests. I think it had something to do with how carbon dating started.

Rhodsia declared independence in 1965 is that political?

Churchill died in 65 can his funeral count as a celebration of his life and political life?
This quiz one sounds good Andy Cheever... is it available by post... xx

Coventry was indeed bombed in November 1940 but again in April 1941


http://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/CoventryRaids.htm


so the answer may be Coventry; there again, Coventry was and is a "city" not a town.

not sure how they would fit with the clue but here are a few things that happened in 65


Prime ministers of N Ireland and Irish Republic met for the fifst time on Irish soil since the two paliaments were established in 1921...Jan 15 1965...


David Steel aged 26 wins Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles for Liberals to becomw Britain's youngest MP...24 March 1965...


The Queen dedicates an acre of wood and grassland at Runnymede to JFK...14 May 1965...


Edward Heath elected Tory leader...27 July 1965...


A ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral to mark the 750th anniversary of Magna Carta...10 June 1965...


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Thanks for the suggestions so far.
Earthakitten, it was a very good quiz but it has to be in by this Saturday and is an annual affair, I think.
Atoach, I think you're probably right with Coventry in April in spite of it being a city (same as Birmingham).
Will trudge on to the 11th hour.


Thanks again


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