September 5 — This Day in History

 Question 1

On September 5, 1972, a tragic terror attack unfolded at the Olympic Games when Palestinian militants took members of the Israeli delegation hostage. In which city was this Olympics held?

• A: Montreal

• B: Munich

• C: Rome

• D: Mexico City

  Correct Answer: B: Munich

Question 2

On this day in 1960, a future legend—then competing under the name Cassius Clay—won an Olympic gold medal in boxing at the Rome Games. By what iconic name is he better known today?

• A: Joe Frazier

• B: George Foreman

• C: Muhammad Ali

• D: Sonny Liston

  Correct Answer: C: Muhammad Ali

Question 3

The 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth brought an end to the bloody Russo-Japanese War. Which U.S. President was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for brokering the accord?

• A: Theodore Roosevelt

• B: Woodrow Wilson

• C: William Howard Taft

• D: Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Correct Answer: A: Theodore Roosevelt

Question 4

Launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, to explore Jupiter and Saturn, which space probe achieved the historic milestone in 2012 of becoming the first human-made object to cross into interstellar space?

• A: Pioneer 10

• B: New Horizons

• C: Voyager 2

• D: Voyager 1

  Correct Answer: D: Voyager 1

Question 5

On September 5, 1975, President Gerald Ford survived an assassination attempt in Sacramento carried out by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme. Fromme was a disciple of which notorious cult leader?

• A: Jim Jones

• B: Charles Manson

• C: David Koresh

• D: Marshall Applewhite

  Correct Answer: B: Charles Manson

Question 6

On this day in 1986, Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked by terrorists on the tarmac before commandos stormed the aircraft. At which international airport was the plane grounded?

• A: Karachi

• B: Lahore

• C: Beirut

• D: Islamabad

  Correct Answer: A: Karachi

Question 7

On September 5, 1774, delegates from twelve of the thirteen American colonies convened the First Continental Congress to coordinate resistance to British rule. In which city did they assemble?

• A: Boston

• B: New York

• C: Philadelphia

• D: Richmond

  Correct Answer: C: Philadelphia

Question 8

Jack Kerouac's defining Beat Generation novel, published on September 5, 1957, became a cultural touchstone of post-war literature. What is the title of the book?

• A: On the Road

• B: The Dharma Bums

• C: Howl

• D: Naked Lunch

  Correct Answer: A: On the Road

Question 9

In 1836, who won the first presidential election of the newly established, sovereign Republic of Texas?

• A: Stephen F. Austin

• B: Davy Crockett

• C: Sam Houston

• D: Jim Bowie

  Correct Answer: C: Sam Houston

Question 10

Celebrating his birthday on September 5, which acclaimed actor famously portrayed Batman in Tim Burton's 1989 film and starred in the Academy Award-winning Birdman?

• A: William Devane

• B: Michael Keaton

• C: George Lazenby

• D: Werner Herzog

  Correct Answer: B: Michael Keaton