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On This Day (July 24th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on July 24th?
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Last updated: July 24, 2020
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1. 1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to which city during the Second Crusade ?
Damascus
Jerusalem
Constantinople
Baghdad
2. 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 ?
Ranks of Archers
Trebuchet (Type of catapult)
Container of boiling oil
Device similar to the Trojan Horse
3. 1487 – Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, strike against a ban on what ?
Restricted Hours of Work
Tobacco
Women in the Workplace
Foreign Beer
4. 1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and is replaced by her son James VI. How old was James at the time ?
Three years
Newborn
One year
Seven years
5. 1701 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes which city ?
Chicago
Baltimore
Detroit
Nashville
6. 1847 – Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented a device that revolutionised which industry ?
Newspaper Publishing
Postal Services
Food Catering
Import / Export Shipping
7. 1901 – The author O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for what crime ?
Assault
Embezzlement
Theft
Publishing Offensive Material
8. 1927 – The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled in which town ?
Lille, France
Diekirch, Luxembourg
Weert, Netherlands
Ypres, Belgium
9. 1937 – Which state drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys" ?
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Tennessee
10. 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 ?
Cologne
Berlin
Hamburg
Munich
11. 1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in which ocean ?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Southern
12. 1977 – End of the Libyan–Egyptian War. It had been fought for how long ?
Eighteen Months
Six Weeks
Seven Hours
Four Days
13. 1987 – Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbs which mountain becoming the oldest person to climb this peak ?
Fuji
Kilimanjaro
Matterhorn
Rainier
14. 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 ?
France
China
Spain
Japan
15. 1946 – Gallagher, American comedian and actor is born. What item does he regularly smash as part of his act ?
Watermelons
Guitars
Crockery
Glasswear
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