On This Day (April 5th) Multiple Choice

1. 823 – Lothair I is crowned King of where by Pope Paschal I ?

2. 1242 – During the Battle on the Ice, Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights on which lake ?

3. 1614 – Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe in which state ?

4. 1710 – The Statute of Anne receives the royal assent establishing which law of the United Kingdom ?

5. 1722 – The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovers which island ?

6. 1792 – United States President George Washington exercises his authority to do what , the first time this power is used in the United States ?

7. 1879 – Chile declares war on which two nations, starting the War of the Pacific ?

8. 1904 – The first international match of which sport is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish) in Central Park, Wigan, England ?

9. 1942 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a carrier-based air attack on which city during the Indian Ocean raid ?

10. 1986 – Three people are killed in the bombing of the La Belle discotheque in which German city ?

11. 2000 – UEFA Cup semi-final violence: Four Galatasaray fans are arrested for the stabbings to death of two fans of which soccer team ?

12. 1806 - Isaac Quintard patents which alcoholic drink ?

13. 1923 - Which tyre and rubber company starts producing inflatable tires ?

14. 1927 - Johnny Weissmuller set records in 100 & 200 m free style. Which fictional character did he famously play ?

15. 1989 - David Letterman becomes first network TV series to use what ?