On This Day (August 18th) Multiple Choice - Statistics

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2019 – 100 activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for what ? Glacier
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1868 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers which element ? Helium
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1945 – Sukarno takes office as the first president of which country, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day ? Indonesia
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1891 – Major hurricane strikes which French island, leaving 700 dead ? Martinique
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1971 – Vietnam War: Australia and which other nation decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam ? New Zealand
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1590 – John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England and finds what ? The settlement deserted
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1917 – A Great Fire destroys 32% of which Greek city ? Thessaloniki
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1963 – Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from which university ? University of Mississippi
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1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing what ? Voting for women
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1304 – The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle is fought to a draw between the French army and which militias ? Flemish
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1783 – A huge fireball meteor is seen across which island as it passes over the east coast ? Great Britain
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2005 – A massive power blackout hits which country, affecting almost 100 million people ? Indonesia
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1612 – The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins in which city ? Lancaster
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Which drink is celebrated in the USA on this day ? National Pinot Noir Day
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1826 – Major Gordon Laing becomes the first non-Muslim to enter which city ? Timbuktu
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