On This Day (January 4th) Multiple Choice

1. 838 – General Tom Thumb, American circus performer, is born in which state ?

2. 1762 – Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering which War ?

3. 1853 - Solomon Northup is released from slavery in the American South. His memoirs become a bestseller. What were they called?

4. 1884 – The Fabian Society, whose purpose is to advance the principles of democratic socialism, is founded in which European city ?

5. 1896 – Which state is admitted as the 45th U.S. state ?

6. 1903 – What animal, named Topsy, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island ?

7. 1948 – Which country gains its independence from the United Kingdom becoming an independent republic ?

8. 1954 - Which singer records a 10 minute demo in Nashville, Tennessee ?

9. 1961 - The longest recorded strike ends as what Danish occupation returns to work after a 33 year strike ?

10. 1986 – Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, and bass player with Thin Lizzy dies of which condition ?

11. 2004 – Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 what Revolution ?

12. 2010 - What officially opens on this day in Dubai ?

13. Today is recognised by the United Nations as what health related day ?

14. 1987 / 1990 / 2018 What transport related incident took place on this day in these years in USA, Pakistan and South Africa respectively causing the total deaths of 343 people ?

15. The January 4th Tokyo Dome Show is an annual event celebrating which sport ?

16. Today is the "Day of the Fallen against the Colonial Repression" in which African country ?