On This Day (August 11th) Multiple Choice - Statistics

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1934 – The first civilian prisoners arrive at which prison ? Alcatraz
60%
1952 – Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of which nation ? Jordan
50%
106 – The south-western part of Dacia becomes a Roman province. Where is Dacia ? Romania
50%
1804 – Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of which nation ? Austria
40%
1929 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in which city ? Cleveland, Ohio
40%
1959 – Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens to serve which city ? Moscow
40%
2006 – The oil tanker "MT Solar 1" sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands , causing which country's worst oil spill ? Philippines
40%
1858 – Which European mountain is ascended for the first time ? Eiger
30%
What food is celebrated on this day in the United Kingdom ? National Bakewell Tart Day
20%
1969 – The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from quarantine following their liftoff from the moon. How long was the quarantine ? Three Weeks
20%
1942 – Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for an invention that later becomes the basis for what ? Wi-Fi
20%
1962 – Vostok 3 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev becomes the first person to do what ? Float in microgravity
10%
1786 – Captain Francis Light establishes a British colony in which Asian region ? Penang, Malaysia
10%
1960 – Which African country declares it's independence ? Chad
0%
1982 – A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others whilst en route from Tokyo, Japan to which city ? Honolulu
0%
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