Monday, January 02, 2012
2012 anniversary quiz
Here are 20 events celebrating an anniversary in 2012. How many can you identify?
All answers are in the comments box (and are now clickable).
a) launched Jan 2002 (10 years): international notes and coins
b) reached Jan 1912 (100 years): frozen out in second place
c) acceded Feb 1952 (60 years): when second followed sixth
d) born Feb 1812 (200 years): our mutual friend
e) sank Apr 1912 (100 years): the White Star's finest
f) born May 1812 (200 years): inventor of the runcible spoon
g) assassinated May 1812 (200 years): shot in his prime
h) consecrated May 1962 (50 years): Basil's Midlands replacement
i) opened May 1937 (75 years): international orange spanner
j) born Jun 1912 (100 years): enigmatic father of computing
k) flew Jul 1962 (50 years): connected Cronkite and Dimbleby
l) hung Aug 1612 (400 years): alleged Lancashire coven
m) died Aug 1962 (50 years): blonde preferred by gentlemen
n) born Aug 12 (2000 years): born in his great grandfather's month
o) born Aug 1762 (250 years): patron of Regent Street
p) released Oct 1962 (50 years): the Fab Four's first
q) released Oct 1962 (50 years): Premier Bond
r) defeated Oct 1812 (200 years): a long cold retreat
s) not launched Oct 1962 (50 years): Caribbean Armageddon
t) completed Nov 1512 (500 years): a most famous ceiling
...or read more in my monthly archives
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Jan12 Feb12 Mar12 Apr12 May12 Jun12 Jul12 Aug12 Sep12 Oct12 Nov12 Dec12
Jan11 Feb11 Mar11 Apr11 May11 Jun11 Jul11 Aug11 Sep11 Oct11 Nov11 Dec11
Jan10 Feb10 Mar10 Apr10 May10 Jun10 Jul10 Aug10 Sep10 Oct10 Nov10 Dec10
Jan09 Feb09 Mar09 Apr09 May09 Jun09 Jul09 Aug09 Sep09 Oct09 Nov09 Dec09
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