Quiz  /  This Day in History Quiz: September 20

  • 1. 
    The global climate strike on September 20, 2019, was inspired by which teenager when she skipped school to protest the Swedish government’s inaction?

  • Isra Hirsi
  • Jamie Margolin
  • Malala Yousafzai
  • Greta Thunberg

  • 2. 
    What U.S. military policy that, in effect, both prohibited discrimination towards queer personnel and banned LGBTQ+ people from serving was ended on September 20, 2011?

  • Selective Service Act of 1948
  • Posse Comitatus Act
  • Harmony’s Law
  • Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

  • 3. 
    Who defeated Bobby Riggs at the highly publicized “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match on September 20, 1973?

  • Billie Jean King
  • Martina Navratilova
  • Serena Williams
  • Steffi Graf

  • 4. 
    Which film festival happened for the first time on September 20, 1946, after being delayed for seven years?

  • Venice Film Festival
  • Sundance Film Festival
  • Cannes film festival
  • Toronto International Film Festival

  • 5. 
    Which South African city was founded on September 20, 1886, after gold was discovered in the region?

  • Johannesburg
  • Cape Town
  • Bloemfontein
  • Durban

  • 6. 
    Which hurricane hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, causing almost 3,000 deaths?

  • Hurricane Maria
  • Hurricane Katrina
  • Hurricane Sandy
  • Hurricane Ivan
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