Events of April

Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz
King Features Syndicate

Published Monday, April 27, 2009

Subject: EVENTS OF APRIL
(e.g., April 14, 1865: This president was shot. Answer: President Abraham Lincoln.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. April 11, 1947: He broke baseball's major league color barrier.
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2. April 8, 1974: He bested Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 715th.
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3. April 11, 1814: Napoleon abdicated and was banished to this island.
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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. April 9, 1865: Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at this location.
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5. April 11, 1951: President Harry Truman removed this general from his Korean War command.
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6. April 12, 1961: This Russian became the first man in space.
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PH.D. LEVEL

7. April 13, 1964: He became the first African-American to win the Best Actor Oscar.
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8. April 10, 1963: This U.S. nuclear submarine was lost in the Atlantic.
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9. April 14, 1960: This team won the NHL's Stanley Cup for the fifth time in a row.
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ANSWERS:
1. Jackie Robinson.
2. Hank Aaron.
3. Elba.
4. Appomattox, Va.
5. Douglas MacArthur.
6. Yuri Gagarin.
7. Sidney Poitier.
8. Thresher.
9. Montreal Canadiens.