On This Day (January 25th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on January 25th ?
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1. 1533 – Henry VIII of England secretly marries which wife ?
Anne Boleyn
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
Anne of Cleves
2. 1765 – Port Egmont, the first British settlement in which island group is founded ?
Cayman Islands
British Virgin Islands
Falkland Islands
Tristan da Cunha
3. 1879 – Which Eastern European country's National Bank is founded ?
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Poland
4. 1924 – The First Winter Olympics opens in which European resort ?
St. Moritz, Switzerland
Innsbruck, Austria
Chamonix, France
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
5. 1942 – Eusébio, one of the most prolific goal-scorers of all time in international soccer was born in which African city ?
Gaberone, Botswana
Windhoek, Namibia
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Maputo, Mozambique
6. 1955 - Columbia University scientists develope an atomic clock accurate to within one second in how many years ?
50
100
200
300
7. 1964 – Blue Ribbon Sports, is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes, what well known brand did it become ?
Nike
Adidas
Puma
Gola
8. 1979 – Pope John Paul II, the most travelled Pope so far, starts his first official papal visit outside Italy to which country ?
Dominican Republic
Poland
Mexico
Ireland
9. 1980 – Who is honoured with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna ?
Indira Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
Ravi Shankar
Mother Teresa
10. 1986 – The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in which African country ?
Uganda
Rwanda
Malawi
Tanzania
11. What food is typically served on this day in Scotland to celebrate Burns Night ?
Roast Lamb
Haggis
Meat Pie
Black Pudding
12. 2006 – Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with what crime ?
Serial Murder
Embezzlement
Treason
Espionage
13. 2010 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, killing 90 people, off the coast of which country ?
Egypt
Lebanon
Turkey
Cyprus
14. 2013 – At least 50 people are killed and 120 injured in a prison riot in which South American country ?
Bolivia
Venezuela
Suriname
Ecuador
15. 2017 – Mary Tyler Moore, American actress, dancer, and producer dies in which Eastern US city ?
Hackensack, New Jersey
Newport, Rhode Island
Greenwich, Connecticut
Worcester, Massachusetts
16. 2019 - A dam at an iron ore mine collapses killing 270 people, in which Brazilian state?
Minas Gerais
Parana
Tocantins
Amazonas
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