On This Day (July 24th) Multiple Choice - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
1487 – Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, strike against a ban on what ? Foreign Beer
63%
1977 – End of the Libyan–Egyptian War. It had been fought for how long ? Four Days
63%
1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in which ocean ? Pacific
63%
1927 – The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled in which town ? Ypres, Belgium
63%
1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf. What was the War Wolf ? Trebuchet (Type of catapult)
50%
1701 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes which city ? Detroit
38%
1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and is replaced by her son James VI. How old was James at the time ? One year
38%
1937 – Which state drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys" ? Alabama
25%
1901 – The author O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for what crime ? Embezzlement
25%
1987 – Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbs which mountain becoming the oldest person to climb this peak ? Fuji
25%
1847 – Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented a device that revolutionised which industry ? Newspaper Publishing
25%
2013 – A high-speed train derails whilst rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph) in which country ? Spain
25%
1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes drop bombs by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. Which city ? Hamburg
13%
1946 – Gallagher, American comedian and actor is born. What item does he regularly smash as part of his act ? Watermelons
13%
1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to which city during the Second Crusade ? Damascus
0%
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