On This Day (July 3rd) Multiple Choice - Statistics

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1767 – Which remote island is discovered by Midshipman Robert ______ on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret ? Pitcairn Island
50%
1970 – The "Falls Curfew" begins in which city ? Belfast
38%
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 ? RMS Queen Mary
38%
1996 – British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to which nation ? Scotland
38%
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 ? 18th
25%
1848 – Governor-General Peter von Scholten emancipates all remaining slaves in which region ? Danish West Indies
25%
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 ? Mallard
25%
1944 – World War II: Which city is liberated from Nazi control by Soviet troops during Operation Bagration ? Minsk
25%
1608 – Which Canadian city is founded by Samuel de Champlain ? Québec City
25%
1957 – Marianne Joan Elliott-Said a.k.a Poly Styrene, British musician was born today. With which punk band is she associated ? X Ray Spex
25%
1886 – Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile. Approximately how much did it cost ? $150
13%
1886 – Which newspaper becomes the first to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand ? New York Tribune
13%
1852 – Congress establishes the United States' 2nd mint in which city ? San Francisco
13%
1844 – The last pair of which bird is killed ? Great Auk
0%
1890 – Which state is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state ? Idaho
0%
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