On This Day (May 1st) Multiple Choice

1. 1169 – Norman mercenaries mark the beginning of the Norman invasion of Ireland by landing at Bannow Bay in which Irish province ?

2. 1786 – Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro is performed for the first time in which city ?

3. 1840 – The first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom. What was it called ?

4. 1884 – Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play which sport professionally in the United States ?

5. 1915 – The RMS Lusitania departs from New York City on her final crossing of the North Atlantic. She is torpedoed 6 days later off the coast of which country ?

6. 1945 – World War II: Which flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, following Hitler's suicide ?

7. 1956 – Which vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public ?

8. 1960 – Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Soviet Union, near the city known as what today ?

9. 1967 – Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu are married in which city ?

10. 1978 – Japan's Naomi Uemura becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone. By what means did he travel ?

11. 1982 – The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War in an operation known as what ?

12. 1994 – Three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident whilst leading the Grand Prix at which circuit ?

13. 1999 – The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest. How many years after his disappearance ?

14. 2009 – Same-sex marriage is legalized in which country ?

15. 1949 – Paul Teutul, Sr., American designer, is born. He is featured in which TV reality show ?