On This Day (July 27th) Multiple Choice

1. 1549 – The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches which nation ?

2. 1663 – The English Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent by what means ?

3. 1775 – Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Dept: The 2nd Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of how many men." ?

4. 1857 – Siege of Arrah begins: Sixty-eight men hold out for eight days against a force of 2,500 to 3,000 mutineers and 8,000 irregular forces. But in which country ?

5. 1866 – The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content in which state or province ?

6. 1917 – World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal during which battle ?

7. 1929 – The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by how many nations ?

8. 1940 – The animated short film "A Wild Hare" is released by Warner Brothers , introducing which character ?

9. 1955 – El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into the air space of which country ?

10. 1975 – Mayor of Jaffna and former MP Alfred Duraiappah is shot dead. He was mayor and MP in which country ?

11. 1981 – While landing at Chihuahua International Airport, Aeromexico Flight 230 crashes killing 32 people. How did the plane crash ?

12. 1990 – Which country declares independence from the Soviet Union ?

13. 1990 – The Jamaat al Muslimeen attempts a coup d'état in which island country ?

14. 1949 – Rory MacDonald, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player is born. He is the bassist with with Scottish band ?

15. Today is celebrated in the USA as National Scotch Day and what other food of drink ?