Q1) Today in two separate years, saw England crown a King called Richard; which of them was Richard the Lionheart, Richard 1st, or Richard 3rd?
Q2) July 6th, 1947, saw the first production of which famous Soviet gun?
Q3) July the 6th, 1925, saw the birth of Bill Haley; what was his biggest hit?
Q4) Today is also the start of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona; what’s it’s best known event?
Q5) And finally, the world’s worst offshore oil disaster took place, today, when the Piper Alpha oil-rig exploded in the North Sea; in which year of the 1980s?
Q1) July the 5th, 1687, saw the publication of scientific classic, Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica; who wrote it?
A1) Sir Isaac Newton.
Q2) July 5th, 1865, saw the foundation — in London’s East End — of which Army?
A2) The Salvation Army.
Q3) July 5th, 1937, saw the very first can of Spam sold; in which year of this century was the six billionth can sold?
A3) 2002.
Q4) This day in 1946, saw Paris mildly scandalised by the debút of which swimsuit?
A4) The Bikini.
Q5) July 5th, 1954, saw the BBC broadcast it’s first TV what?
A5) News bulletin!
Q6) July the 5th also saw the passing into law of the act that created the UK’s National Health Service; in which year of the 1940s?
A6) 1948.
Q7) On July 5th, 1975, the Wimbledon’s Men final’s were won by which Afro-American tennis player?
A7) Arthur Ashe.
Q8) July the 5th, 2007, saw the sad death of which Jazz musician?
A8) George Melly.
Q9) July 5th, 1996, saw the birth of the world’s most famous clone; what was her name?
A9) Dolly the Sheep.
Q10) And finally, today in 1979, saw Queen Elizabeth the 2nd preside over the 1000th opening of which Parliament?
A10) The Isle of Mann’s. (Called the Tynwald.)
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