Number Crunching

Today’s post is all about today’s date, 14 April, and all the answers are numbers.

1. What two words are missing from this text regarding an April 14, 1881 gunfight: The ___ Dead in ___ Seconds Gunfight?
   • Four and five
   • Five and ten
   • Six and fifteen.
2. In 1912, the British passenger liner RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic, causing it to begin sinking. Where was it when it struck the iceberg?
   • 220 miles (350 km) south of Iceland
   • 370 miles (600 km) southeast of Newfoundland
   • 590 miles (950 km) northwest of the Azores.
     

     

3. In motor racing, the inaugural Monaco Grand Prix took place on this date when a number of invited participants started the race. In what year did this inaugural race take place and how many drivers participated?
   • 1923 and 10 drivers
   • 1929 and 16 drivers
   • 1934 and 12 drivers.
4. On 14 April 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States, was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC. What number President was Lincoln and how many days later was his assassin killed?
   • 14th President and 17 days
   • 15th President and 9 days
   • 16th President and 12 days.
5. Today in 1986, the heaviest hailstones ever recorded fell on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, resulting in fatalities. How heavy were the individual hailstones and how many people died?
   • 0.5 kg (1.1 lb) and 47 persons
   • 0.75 kg (1.65 lb) and 64 persons
   • 1 kg (2.2 lb) and 92 persons.
6. On this day, Mark Antony was defeated at the Battle of Forum Gallorum. This was some 13 years before his death, so when was the battle?
   • 43 BCE
   • 3CE
   • 43 CE

Good luck! As usual, I will post answers later today.