On This Day (March 31st) Multiple Choice

1. 1822 – The population of which Greek island is massacred by soldiers of the Ottoman Empire following an attempted rebellion ?

2. 1849 - Colonel John W Geary arrives as the first what of San Francisco ?

3. 1889 – Which iconic building is officially opened ?

4. 1917 – The United States takes possession of the Danish West Indies after paying $25 million to Denmark, and renames the territory what ?

5. 1918 – What comes into effect in the United States for the first time ?

6. 1939 - "The Hound of Baskervilles" is released, the first of 14 films starring Basil Rathbone as which character ?

7. 1942 – World War II: Japanese forces invade which British possession ?

8. 1949 - Which area becomes Canada's 10th province ?

9. 1964 – Brazilian General Olímpio Mourão Filho begins the coup d'etat by ordering his troops to move towards which city ?

10. 1966 – The Soviet Union launches Luna 10 which later becomes the first space probe to enter orbit around which heavenly body ?

11. 1970 - Following an Orange Order parade, intense riots erupt in Belfast lasting three days, and the British Army use what for the first time ?

12. 1973 - Muhammad Ali loses in a shock split-points decision to Ken Norton over 12 rounds in San Diego after suffering what injury ?

13. 1980 - US President Jimmy Carter deregulates which industry ?

14. 1981 - The first Golden Raspberry Awards "Worst Film" award is won by which film ?

15. 1985 – The first WrestleMania, the biggest wrestling event from the WWE (then the WWF), takes place in which venue ?

16. 2018 - A revolution starts in which Asian country?