The answers to Last Months quiz
7. After which legendary footballer is the airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland named?
The correct answer was George Best
Belfast City Airport was renamed after one of the city's favourite sons in 2006, following
George Best's death the previous year. The unveiling of the name came on what would have
been Best's 60th birthday. Best, once hailed as the European Footballer of the Year, spent
the most successful part of his career with Manchester Utd winning two League titles and a
European Cup during his 11 years there. His career was less successful after this, partly as a
consequence of the drinking that would ultimately lead to his relatively early death.
8. The international airport in Chicago, USA is named in honour of which US flying ace?
The correct answer was Edward O'Hare
Edward "Butch" O'Hare was a Medal of Honor winner in World War II and the US Navy's first
flying ace. He was lost on November 26, 1943 leading a counter-attacking mission against
night-time attacks against the US aircraft carriers of the Pacific fleet, the first such mission
and the one for which he received his Medal of Honour. His plane was never recovered.
9. Simón Bolívar has many places, streets and buildings named after him throughout the
Americas but which capital city is served by a major international airport that carries his
name?
The correct answer was Caracas, Venezuela
Simón Bolívar International Airport is located in Maiquetía, Venezuela and serves the capital
city, Caracas. There used to be a Simón Bolívar airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador also but it was
renamed in honour of José Joaquín de Olmedo, an Ecuadorian poet, in 2006. Bolívar
played a considerable role in the liberation of much of Latin America from Spanish rule and
he was President of no fewer than four South American countries in his lifetime. For these
reasons his name can be found on street signs, buildings and in the names of towns,
districts and even countries (Bolivia) throughout South, Central and even North America. But
only in his native Venezuela is a major airport named after him.
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