Silence is Golden

Gladys Louise Smith, aka ? (See question 1)
  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
    SS Great ? (See question 4)
  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
Pablo Picasso, 1904. Wikipedia

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

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