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On This Day (May 29th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on May 29th ?
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Last updated: May 29, 2020
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1. 1328 – Philip VI is crowned King of which country ?
France
Spain
Denmark
Sweden
2. 1733 – The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at which city ?
Montreal
Toronto
Quebec City
Halifax
3. 1790 – Which state becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States ?
Delaware
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
4. 1886 – The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in which newspaper ?
Washington Post
New York Times
The Atlanta Journal
Chicago Tribune
5. 1913 – Which of Igor Stravinsky's ballet scores receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot ?
The Firebird
Petrushka
Orpheus
The Rite of Spring
6. 1914 – The Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks following a collision with the loss of 1,012 lives, in which body of water ?
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Irish Sea
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
7. 1931 – Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by military firing squad for intent to kill who ?
Adolf Hitler
Haile Selassie
Benito Mussolini
King Zog I
8. 1935 – Today marks the first flight of which fighter aeroplane ?
Supermarine Spitfire
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Junkers Ju 87
Grigorovich IP-1
9. 1950 – The "St. Roch", the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in which port ?
Halifax, NS, Canada
Norfolk, Va, USA
Galveston, TX, USA
Vancouver, BC, Canada
10. 1953 – Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Why was it extra special for Norgay ?
It was his 100th attempt
It was his wedding anniversary
It was his last attempt before retirement
It was his birthday
11. 1973 – Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of which city ?
Dallas
Chicago
Los Angeles
Seattle
12. 1982 – Falklands War: British forces defeat the Argentines in which battle ?
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
Battle of Goose Green
Battle of Wireless Ridge
Battle of Seal Cove
13. 1993 – A beauty pageant is held in which city drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens ?
Sarajevo
Belgrade
Zagreb
Podgorica
14. 1949 – Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist, is born. He is best known for his role in which British rock band ?
Black Sabbath
Electric Light Orchestra
Def Leppard
Status Quo
15. Which food is celebrated on this day in the United Kingdom ?
National Yorkshire Pudding Day
National Biscuit Day
National Fish and Chips Day
National Curry Day
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The Byzantine Empire may have fallen on this day, however I cant include every event that happened on a particular day.
My criteria for questions is limited to the event being on that day and being able to make a question out of the fact easily.
Sometimes there isnt enough alternate, incorrect answers to make a reasonable multiple choice question