ANSWERS IN BOLD RED

1. On January 1, 1892, a major processing station for immigrants wishing to enter the United States opened on which island in New York Harbor?

Liberty Island

Ellis Island

Long Island

Staten Island

2. Novelist E.M. Forster was born in London on New Year's day in 1879. For what do his initials stand?

Ethan Michael

Ebenezer Martin

Eric Maurice

Edward Morgan

3. The first traveller's cheques were issued in London on January 1 of which year?

1923

1891

1772

1874

4. Which American sporting legend was born in Fremont, California in 1905 and died on New Year's Day in 1998?

Jimmie Foxx

Max Baer

Ben Hogan

Helen Wills Moody

5. The first civilian passenger flight from Heathrow Airport departed on New Year's Day in which year?

1956

1936

1946

1926

6. Which novelist, whose major work was published in 1951, was born in New York City on New Year's Day in 1919?

Ray Bradbury

J.D. Salinger

Frank Herbert

Mickey Spillane

7. Which country joined the European Common Market alongside Ireland and Great Britain on New Year's Day in 1973?

Greece

Portugal

Sweden

Denmark

8. The singer/actor Maurice Chevalier, who died on January 1, 1972, was born in which country?

U.S.A.

France

Belgium

Canada

9. Millions of Americans spend New Year's Day watching the traditional end-of-season college football 'bowl games'. The first such game was played on January 1, 1902, but which 'bowl' was it?

The Fiesta Bowl

The Orange Bowl

The Rose Bowl

The Sugar Bowl

10. What nationality is Kofi Annan, who was appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations on January 1, 1997.

Kenyan

Ghanaian

South African

Angolan

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