On This Day (December 2nd) Multiple Choice

1. 1409 – The second oldest university in what is now Germany opens in which city ?

2. 1697 – Which cathedral is consecrated in England ?

3. 1763 – The Touro Synagogue, the first synagogue in what will become the United States, is dedicated in which city ?

4. 1867 – At Tremont Temple in Boston, which British author gives his first public reading in the United States ?

5. 1908 – Puyi becomes Emperor of China at what age ?

6. 1927 – Following 19 years of Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils which model as its new automobile ?

7. 1939 – Which of New York City's numerous airports opens for the first time ?

8. 1943 – World War II: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on which Italian harbour sinks numerous cargo and transport ships including one carrying mustard gas ?

9. 1957 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 126 relating to which conflict is adopted ?

10. 1982 – At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent what ?

11. 1988 – Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of which country, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state ?

12. 1991 – Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of which nation from the Soviet Union ?

13. 1993 – Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in which city ?

14. 2016 – Thirty-six people die in a fire at a converted warehouse serving as an artist collective in which Californian city ?

15. 1960 – Rick Savage, English singer-songwriter and bass player is born. He is best known as a founding member of which British rock band ?