On This Day (July 3rd) Multiple Choice

1. 987 – Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until almost the end of which century ?

2. 1608 – Which Canadian city is founded by Samuel de Champlain ?

3. 1767 – Which remote island is discovered by Midshipman Robert ______ on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret ?

4. 1844 – The last pair of which bird is killed ?

5. 1848 – Governor-General Peter von Scholten emancipates all remaining slaves in which region ?

6. 1852 – Congress establishes the United States' 2nd mint in which city ?

7. 1886 – Which newspaper becomes the first to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand ?

8. 1886 – Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile. Approximately how much did it cost ?

9. 1890 – Which state is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state ?

10. 1938 – World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour. What was the locomotive called ?

11. 1944 – World War II: Which city is liberated from Nazi control by Soviet troops during Operation Bagration ?

12. 1952 – The SS United States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband speed record away from which ship ?

13. 1970 – The "Falls Curfew" begins in which city ?

14. 1996 – British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to which nation ?

15. 1957 – Marianne Joan Elliott-Said a.k.a Poly Styrene, British musician was born today. With which punk band is she associated ?