Quiz | Easy as Sunday morning: What has July 14 done for us?
The Matterhorn in Switzerland is a deadly peak. It is the 12th highest peak in the Alps.
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1 / 10 | On this day in 1850, Florida physician John Gorrie gave the first demonstration of something he invented. He surprised guests at a Bastille Day party on a warm evening in Florida by announcing that France had given its citizens what they wanted, and now he could give them what they wanted. What did he invent that has now become part of our everyday appliances?
2 / 10 | In 1865, on July 14, Edward Whymper and his team were the first to complete the ascent of the Matterhorn, the iconic Alpine mountain. It is iconic because of its almost symmetrical pyramidal peak. A chocolate company whose product has this shape uses this mountain in its logo. Which company?
3 / 10 | 902, Peruvian farmer Agustin Lizarraga led a team of workers to search for new land for farming. After climbing for many hours over difficult terrain, they found an ancient building. Realizing the importance of the discovery, the team inscribed it and left. Nine years later, an American explorer rediscovered the place and took credit for it. Which is this place, also known as the ‘Lost City of the Incas’?
4/10 | Born on this day in 1910, William Hanna was an American animator who, along with his friend Joseph Barbera, directed seven Academy Award films and created shows that have been translated into 28 languages. Their first and arguably most popular creation was a duo that rarely speaks a word but has been entertaining people since 1940. Which duo is this?
5/10 | Robert Zildjian, born on this day in 1923, was the second son of Avedis Zildjian III, the head of the Avedis Zildjian Company, the oldest continually running musical instrument manufacturer in the world. Zildjian started his own company called ‘Sabian’ in 1981. Known worldwide for their beautiful cymbals, Zildjian and Sabian make which popular musical instrument?
Answer: Dhol (Cymbals are metal plates that sound)
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6/10 | On this day in 1942, a resolution was passed at the Wardha session of the Congress, authorising Mahatma Gandhi to lead a campaign for India’s independence from Britain. The name of this campaign came from the united call demanding the ‘orderly withdrawal of the British’ from India. What was the name of this campaign?
7/10 | In 1960, on July 14, English zoologist Jane Goodall began her study of wild apes in the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania. Her tireless work with one particular species led us to realize that they are also capable of rational thought and emotions such as happiness and sadness, something that until then was thought to be exclusive to humans. Which species did she work with?
8/10 | On this day in 1965, the spacecraft Mariner 4 took the first close-up pictures of another planet in our universe. The pictures of the cratered, dead planet took about six hours to be sent back to Earth. Mariner 4 gave us a picture of which planet?
9/10 | On this day in 1983, an arcade video game was released in Japan that started a popular franchise. It is often regarded as the most successful and well-known gaming franchise, having sold over 830 million copies worldwide. What is this franchise that follows a pair of Italian twin plumbers in their adventures against gorillas and turtles?
10/10 | In 2015, on July 14, NASA’s New Horizons probe flew past another planet for the first time. The probe took pictures of this celestial neighbor, thus completing the initial survey of the solar system. Although the object in the photo lost its original position, it is still an amazing achievement of science. What did New Horizons take pictures of?
