On This Day (March 17th) Multiple Choice - Statistics

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1776 – The British Army evacuates which city, ending the Siege, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city ? Boston
100%
1950 – Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name what ? Californium
100%
1560 – Fort Coligny on Villegagnon Island is attacked and destroyed during the Portuguese campaign against France Antarctique. In which city is Villegagnon Island ? Rio de Janiero
100%
1992 – The Israeli Embassy is attacked by a car bomb killing 29 people in which capital city ? Buenos Aires
67%
1756 - St. Patrick's Day is first celebrated in New York City at which pub ? Crown & Thistle Tavern
67%
455 – Petronius Maximus becomes emperor of the Western Roman Empire; he forces Licinia Eudoxia, the widow of his predecessor, Valentinian III, to do what ? Marry Him
67%
1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree. By what name was he known ? Night Stalker
67%
2022 - Which ferry company serving the United Kingdom sacks all 800 crew members, replacing them with agency staff? P&O
67%
1337 – Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of which county, the first Duchy in England ? Cornwall
33%
1957 - The Dutch ban on what activity is lifted ? Driving on Sundays
33%
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 ? Sheep
33%
2008 - Musician Paul McCartney divorces former model and anti-landmines campaigner Heather Mills on what grounds ? Unreasonable behaviour
33%
1966 – DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing what in the Mediterranean Sea? US Hydrogen Bomb
33%
1901 - At a show in Paris 71 paintings cause a sensation, 11 years after the death of which artist ? Vincent van Gogh
33%
1992 – A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed by around what percentage of the vote ? 68%
0%
1929 - General Motors acquires which European vehicle manufacturer ? Opel
0%
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