On This Day (April 21st) Multiple Choice

1. 753 BC – Today is the traditional date on which Romulus founds which city ?

2. 1782 – The city of Rattanakosin is founded on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River. By what name is it known today ?

3. 1789 – George Washington's reception as he journeys to New York City for his first inauguration is hosted by which group ?

4. 1821 – Benderli Ali Pasha arrives in Constantinople as the new Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire; he remains in power for how long before being sent into exile ?

5. 1856 – Which profession from around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day ?

6. 1914 – Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by which navy ?

7. 1934 – The "Surgeon's Photograph", is published in the Daily Mail, later proved to be a hoax, it is the most famous photo allegedly showing what ?

8. 1948 – The United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 relating to what is adopted ?

9. 1960 – Brasília, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from where ?

10. 1966 – Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits which island, an event that is now celebrated as Grounation Day ?

11. 1987 – Which terrorist group are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people ?

12. 2014 – The city of Flint, Michigan switches its water source to the Flint River, which has caused lead poisoning in up to 12,000 people, and 15 deaths from which disease ?

13. 1993 – The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis García Meza to how many years in jail for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution ?

14. 1977 – Which play opens on Broadway ?

15. 1947 – American singer-songwriter James Newell Osterberg Jr. is born. By what name is he better known ?