Silence is Golden

1. Gladys Louise Smith was born on 8 April 1892 in Toronto, Canada, and later, as an actress in the silent era, became known as “Queen of the Movies” and “America’s Sweetheart“. What name did she use professionally?
   • Marion Davies
   • Lillian Gish
   • Mary Pickford
2. Fragments of the ancient statue Venus de Milo were found in pieces on the island of Melos in the Aegean Sea on 8 April 1920. Who is the statue believed to represent?
   • Aphrodite
   • Artemis
   • Athena.
3. A majority of Japanese Buddhists celebrate the birth of Buddha on 8 April, when is he believed to have lived?
   • Between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE
   • Between the 2nd century BCE and 2nd century CE
   • Between the 4th and 6th centuries CE

   

4. On 8 April 1838, the first purpose-built and regular transatlantic steamer embarked on its maiden voyage. The ship, a wooden-hulled paddle steamer, was named what?
   • SS Great Britain
   • SS Great Eastern
   • SS Great Western
5. The artist Pablo Picasso died on 8 April 1973. Which of these was how he signed his earliest works?
   • P.R.P.
   • P. Ruiz
   • P. Picasso

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.