On This Day (July 30th) Multiple Choice

1. 762 – Which major city is founded ?

2. 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of which country ?

3. 1627 – An earthquake kills about 5,000 people in Gargano, Italy. In which region is Gargano ?

4. 1733 – The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in which state ?

5. 1811 – Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican insurgency, is executed by the Spanish in which Mexican city ?

6. 1825 – Malden Island is discovered by captain George Byron, 7th Baron Byron. In which modern day Pacific nation is Malden Island ?

7. 1859 – First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in which mountain range ?

8. 1864 – American Civil War: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by what means ?

9. 1930 – The first FIFA World Cup is held in Montevideo, Uruguay. Which country wins ?

10. 1932 – The premiere of the first of Walt Disney's cartoon short films to use Technicolor takes place. Which film ?

11. 1962 – Which long distance highway is officially opened ?

12. 1966 – England defeats which country to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time ?

13. 1975 – Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the "Machus Red Fox" restaurant in a suburb of which city ?

14. 2006 – The world's longest running music show "Top of the Pops" is broadcast for the last time on BBC 2. The show had aired for how many years ?

15. 2012 – A power grid failure in which Indian city leaves more than 300 million people without power ?