On This Day (February 1st) Multiple Choice - Statistics

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1972 - The first scientific hand-held calculator, the HP-35 by Hewlett-Packard, is introduced, how much does it cost ? $395
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1884 – The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published, it runs from A to which three letter word ? Ant
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1898 - What type of insurance policy is issued in the US for the first time ? Automobile
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1942 – Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in Monty Pythons Flying Circus is born in which Welsh town ? Colwyn Bay
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2004 - 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede during which annual event ? Hajj Pilgrimage
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1835 – Slavery is abolished in which Indian Ocean country ? Mauritius
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2021 - A coup d'état removes Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restores military rule in which country? Myanmar
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1975 - Otis Francis Tabler is the first person to get security clearance to work for the Defence Department despite being what? Openly Gay
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1978 - Harriet Tubman is 1st African American woman to be honored in which way ? US Postage Stamp
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1893 – Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, called the Black Maria in which city ? West Orange, New Jersey.
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1965 – The Hamilton River in Labrador, Canada is renamed in honour of which former world leader ? Winston Churchill
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1908 – King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in which Portugese city ? Lisbon
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1946 – The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy and proclaims the Hungarian Republic after how many centuries ? Nine
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1979 - English international forward Trevor Francis becomes Britain’s first £1 million soccer player when he transfers from Birmingham City to which club ? Nottingham Forest
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1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and which other country ? The Netherlands
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1896 - Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme" premieres in which Italian city ? Turin
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