February 21st Quiz
What happened on February 21st - events and birthdays quiz.
February 21 Quiz Questions
- On this day in 1972 Richard Nixon was the first ever U.S. President to visit which country?
- In 1995, Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo across which ocean in a balloon?
- The Communist Manifesto was first published on 21 February 1848 - who jointly wrote it with Karl Marx?
- With which sport do we associate Eddie Waring, who was born today in 1910?
- Who was assassinated while delivering a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City, in 1965?
- It's Justin Timberlake's birthday today - how old is he? (Question valid for February 21, 2021)
- Today would have been this actor's birthday. His first cinematic role was as the German terrorist Hans Gruber - who is he?
- American actress Tyne Daly was born on this day in 1946, she is best known for playing which television detective?
- "This is the night mail crossing the Border, bringing the cheque and the postal order" - which poet wrote this line?
- Who did President Obama meet in the White House in 2016 despite protests from China?
Answers:
- China
- Pacific Ocean
- Friedrich Engels
- Rugby League
- Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little)
- 40 (Question valid for February 21, 2021)
- Alan Rickman
- Mary Beth Lacey (in Cagney & Lacey)
- W. H. Auden (born, 21 February 1907)
- Dalai Lama