Days Gone By (International History) Flashcards
1
Q
Who invented the first digital camera?
A
Steven Sasson
2
Q
What is the name of the global stock market crash that occurred on 19
October 1987?
A
Black Monday
3
Q
What year did the Berlin Wall come down?
A
1989
4
Q
On 1 December 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, who refused to give
up her bus seat?
A
Rosa Parks
5
Q
What country launched the first artificial Earth satellite?
A
Soviet Union
6
Q
Which British monarch ascended to the throne in 1952?
A
Elizabeth II
7
Q
What “personal stereo” was released in 1979?
A
Sony Walkman
8
Q
When did Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin walk on the moon?
A
20 July 1969
9
Q
What international organisation was founded in 1945?
A
United Nations
10
Q
What body of water was contaminated when the Deepwater Horizon
oil rig exploded on 20 April 2010?
A
Gulf of Mexico
