On July 5, 1942, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam, living in a secret annex. This experience, documented in her diary, became a classic of war literature until their capture on August 4, 1944. The anniversary is marked with a general knowledge and history quiz, with answers provided for July 5.
General Knowledge Quiz
1. If an insect is described as being xylophagous, what would be the principal food in its diet? Answer: Wood.
2. In Cockney rhyming slang, what does the 'garden gate' stand for? Answer: Magistrate.
3. Pershore Eggs are a variety of which fruit? Answer: Plums.
4. Ergophobia is the fear of what? Answer: Work.
5. St George slaying the dragon was featured on which British coin? Answer: Gold sovereign.
6. What sport is added to a triathlon to make a quadrathlon? Answer: Kayaking.
7. According to the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation, which is the most transplanted organ? Answer: Kidney (110,467 transplants).
8. In the Christmas pantomime, from what does the Fairy Godmother traditionally create Cinderella's footmen? Answer: Lizards.
9. According to Greek mythology, who did Narcissus fall in love with? Answer: His own reflection.
10. In which sport is the St Bride Vase competed for? Answer: Table tennis (Men's Singles World Championship).
History Quiz
1. Which title in the British peerage was created and offered to the abdicated King Edward VIII? Answer: Duke of Windsor.
2. What was the official name for the bodyguards of Roman emperors? Answer: Praetorian Guard.
3. What position did Heinrich Himmler hold in the SS during WWII? Answer: Leader of the SS (Reichsführer-SS).
4. In what decade did a London baker and confectioner invent the Christmas cracker? Answer: 1840s (1847).
5. The Suppression of Unlawful Games Act 1541 banned all sports in England on Christmas Day except for which one? Answer: Archery.
6. In which city did the first Odeon cinema open in the UK in 1930? Answer: Perry Barr, Birmingham.
7. In what decade was it made law in Great Britain to register all births, marriages and deaths? Answer: 1830s (1837).
8. By what name was Anne of Cleves cruelly known? Answer: The Flanders Mare.
9. Andrew Bonar Law is the only British prime minister to have been what? Answer: Born overseas.
10. In what decade did the English artist John Callcott Horsley design and invent the very first Christmas card? Answer: 1840s (1843).
