On This Day (May 31st) Multiple Choice

1. 455 – What happens to Emperor Petronius Maximus while fleeing Rome ?

2. 1578 – King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest standing bridge of which city ?

3. 1669 – Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary, citing what reason ?

4. 1813 – In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end of a route across which mountain range ?

5. 1847- The railway opens between The Hague and which other city ?

6. 1859 – The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses which bell, starts keeping time ?

7. 1879 – Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed what by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public ?

8. 1907 - What appears in New York City for the first time ?

9. 1911 – Which ship is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland ?

10. 1939 – Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author is born, he was held captive by Islamic militants in which country ?

11. 1942 – World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on which city ?

12. 1969 - Stevie Wonder releases which of his songs ?

13. 1977 – Which oil pipeline is completed ?

14. 1948 – John Bonham, English musician, songwriter and drummer is also born on this day. With which band is he most associated ?

15. This day is marked as what day by the World Health Organisation ?