On This Day (February 12th) Multiple Choice

1. 1429 – English forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orléans in what is known as what ?

2. 1554 - Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days, is beheaded for treason at what age ?

3. 1771 – Gustav III becomes the King of which nation ?

4. 1894 – Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into the Cafe Terminus in which French city, killing one person and wounding 20 ?

5. 1908 - A New York to Paris auto race (via Alaska & Siberia) begins in NYC. George Schuster wins after how many days behind the wheel ?

6. 1909 – New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. What was its name ?

7. 1915 – In Washington, D.C., the first stone of which landmark is put into place ?

8. 1931 - Which radio station begins broadcasting with the callsign HVJ ?

9. 1950 – Steve Hackett, English singer-songwriter, producer and lead guitarist of Genesis is born in which area of London ?

10. 1961 – The Soviet Union launches Venera 1 towards which planet ?

11. 1965 – Following the racial charged 1964 general election, Malcolm X visits which British town ?

12. 1994 – Four thieves break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal which of Edvard Munch's paintings ?

13. 2001 - Shoemaker spacecraft is the first spacecraft to do what ?

14. 2004 - In response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom, the city of San Francisco, California begins issuing what ?

15. 2012 - With 97% of the vote, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is re-elected President of which country ?

16. 2019 - Which country changes to it's current name?