On This Day (March 17th) Multiple Choice

1. 455 – Petronius Maximus becomes emperor of the Western Roman Empire; he forces Licinia Eudoxia, the widow of his predecessor, Valentinian III, to do what ?

2. 1337 – Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of which county, the first Duchy in England ?

3. 1560 – Fort Coligny on Villegagnon Island is attacked and destroyed during the Portuguese campaign against France Antarctique. In which city is Villegagnon Island ?

4. 1756 - St. Patrick's Day is first celebrated in New York City at which pub ?

5. 1776 – The British Army evacuates which city, ending the Siege, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city ?

6. 1901 - At a show in Paris 71 paintings cause a sensation, 11 years after the death of which artist ?

7. 1929 - General Motors acquires which European vehicle manufacturer ?

8. 1950 – Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name what ?

9. 1957 - The Dutch ban on what activity is lifted ?

10. 1966 – DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing what in the Mediterranean Sea?

11. 1968 – As a result of nerve gas testing by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 animals of which species are found dead ?

12. 1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree. By what name was he known ?

13. 1992 – A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed by around what percentage of the vote ?

14. 1992 – The Israeli Embassy is attacked by a car bomb killing 29 people in which capital city ?

15. 2008 - Musician Paul McCartney divorces former model and anti-landmines campaigner Heather Mills on what grounds ?

16. 2022 - Which ferry company serving the United Kingdom sacks all 800 crew members, replacing them with agency staff?