Alpaca Farm (beta)

October 14 - This Day in History by LuskT

Champion(s):

BarthR
L’enfer, c’est les autres.

Runner(s)-Up:

KroegerJ
Strength and Honor

Quiz Description

What do you do when you have an hour to kill? You write a quiz.

Full Results:

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1 BarthR 414 99 15
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2 KroegerJ 397 98 15
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3 FryedBetaKappa 396 96 15
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4 VenguswamyK 387 95 15
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5 Kloefkorn 385 94 15
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6 KelsoT 384 93 15
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7 GrahamJ 368 92 15
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8 GoodmanDL 354 90 15
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9 MyrowitzJ 352 89 15
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10 KELIADEE 341 88 15
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11 Rhea428 339 87 15
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12 OBrienJ 322 85 15
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12 StahlhutJ 322 85 15
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14 HessJa 321 82 15
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14 Egantx7 321 82 15
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16 MatthewsP 313 81 15
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17 jonah 306 79 15
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18 WolfischL 305 78 15
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20 AdelmanM 303 76 15
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21 HallR 300 75 15
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22 SchroederS 299 73 15
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23 HightB 294 72 15
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24 RichmondJ 291 71 15
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25 BradburnA 279 70 15
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26 KashyapN 278 68 15
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27 EdwardsT 276 67 15
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28 Commodore 267 66 15
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29 akambour 266 65 15
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30 ElendilPickle 260 64 15
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31 Vintsanity 259 62 15
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32 RautY 258 61 15
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33 SpencerJ2 251 59 15
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33 KreitzerJ 251 59 15
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35 BillPennington 249 57 15
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36 Tarn 247 56 15
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38 Ethan 233 54 15
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Questions:

Question 1

October 14, 1066 - This battle...do you really need more than that? Okay, fine. William of Normandy defeats Harold Godwinson.

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Battle of Hastings

Question 2

October 14, 1930 - Which singer and actress, known for her rendition of "Everything's Coming Up Roses," has her Broadway debut in George Gershwin's Girl Crazy?

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Ethel Merman

Question 3

October 14, 1964 - Based on his advocacy of nonviolent resistance, who is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 4

October 14, 1884 - Which entrepreneur, whose name is most commonly associated with a company he helped found, is issued two patents for photographic roll film?

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George Eastman

Question 5

october 14, 1894 - which american poet, who apparently disliked capital letters, was born in cambridge, massachusetts?

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e e cummings

Question 6

October 14, 1705 - The British Navy captures what city, the capital of the autonomous region of Catalonia?

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Barcelona

Question 7

October 14, 1947 - Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier while piloting what model of aircraft?

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Bell X-1

Question 8

October 14, 1968 - At the Mexico City Olympics, which athlete was the first to officially break the 10-second barrier in the 100-meter sprint?

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James Ray (Jim) Hines

Question 9

October 14, 1912 - Who, while preparing to give a speech in Milwaukee, was the intended victim of an assassin's bullet? Despite his wounds, he insisted on finishing his speech - LIKE A BOSS.

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Theodore Roosevelt

Question 10

October 14, 1974 - Natalie Maines, lead vocalist of this trio, enters the world. It's rumored that she was sporting an 'FUTK' shirt when she was born.

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Dixie Chicks

Question 11

October 14, 1582 - If anyone tells you something important happened on this day in Spain, Portugal or Italy, they're lying. This day technically never existed in those countries due to the adoption of what?

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Gregorian Calendar

Question 12

October 14, 2006 - "Not in our house." What two schools, only 9 miles apart, had their infamous football brawl that resulted in 31 suspensions and CSS's decision to fire commentator Lamar Thomas?

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University of Miami, Florida International University