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On This Day (April 29th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on April 29th ?
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1. 1429 – Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of which city ?.
Orleans
Paris
Lyon
Reims
2. 1781 – American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of which island ?
St. Pierre
Reunion
Madeira
Martinique
3. 1903 – A 30 million cubic-metre landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in which Canadian Province ?.
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
4. 1916 – Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in which city, bringing the Easter Rising to an end ?
Belfast
Cork
Dublin
Donegal
5. 1945 – World War II: Start of Operation Manna. What was it's aim ?
Humanitarian Food Drops
Destruction of V2 Rockets
Infiltration of German Military
Rebuilding of Railways
6. 1945 – Which concentration camp is liberated by United States troops ?
Bergen-Belsen
Dachau
Auschwitz
Ravensbrück
7. 1945 – The Italian commune of Fornovo di Taro is liberated from German forces by forces from which country ?
Australia
South Africa
Brazil
India
8. 1953 – What type of experimental television broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV. for the first time ?
Surround Sound
HD
Colour
3-D
9. 1986 – A fire at the Central library in which city damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items ?
London
Mexico City
Sydney
Los Angeles
10. 1991 – A cyclone strikes, with winds over 155 mph, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless in which country ?
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Japan
11. 2015 – A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. How many fans attended ?
One Hundred
Fifty Two
Zero
Fifteen
12. 2011 – The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place in which building ?
Westminster Abbey
St. Pauls Cathedral
Windsor Castle
Balmoral Castle
13. 1924 – Zizi Jeanmaire, French ballerina and actress is born. She is mentioned in which well known song ?
"We Didn't Start The Fire" by Billy Joel
"Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?" by Peter Sarstedt
"That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain
"Vogue" by Madonna
14. 1954 – Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian, actor, and producer is also born today in which New York borough ?
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
The Bronx
15. Today is known as "Shōwa Day" in which country ?
Taiwan
South Korea
Japan
North Korea
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