On This Day (August 18th) Multiple Choice

1. 1304 – The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle is fought to a draw between the French army and which militias ?

2. 1590 – John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England and finds what ?

3. 1612 – The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins in which city ?

4. 1783 – A huge fireball meteor is seen across which island as it passes over the east coast ?

5. 1826 – Major Gordon Laing becomes the first non-Muslim to enter which city ?

6. 1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers which element ?

7. 1891 – Major hurricane strikes which French island, leaving 700 dead ?

8. 1917 – A Great Fire destroys 32% of which Greek city ?

9. 1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing what ?

10. 1945 – Sukarno takes office as the first president of which country, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day ?

11. 1963 – Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from which university ?

12. 1971 – Vietnam War: Australia and which other nation decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam ?

13. 2005 – A massive power blackout hits which country, affecting almost 100 million people ?

14. 2019 – 100 activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for what ?

15. Which drink is celebrated in the USA on this day ?