On This Day (June 5th) Multiple Choice

1. 1817 – The first Great Lakes steamer, the "Frontenac", is launched. One which lake did she sail ?

2. 1849 – Which country becomes a constitutional monarchy by the signing of a new constitution ?

3. 1883 – The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris for which city ?

4. 1900 – Second Boer War: British soldiers take which city ?

5. 1916 – Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first what to hold such a position ?

6. 1942 – World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and which other country ?

7. 1956 – Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, what shocked the audience ?

8. 1964 – "DSV Alvin" is commissioned. What does DSV stand for ?

9. 1975 – The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum to decide what issue ?

10. 1981 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles have the first recognized cases of what disease ?

11. 1993 – Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in which UK town, fall into the sea following a landslide ?

12. 1998 – A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts how long ?

13. 2009 – After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people in which country ?

14. 2017 – Which country becomes the 29th member of the NATO ?

15. 1952 – Nicko McBrain, English drummer and songwriter is born. He is the drummer in which band ?