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1. 1724 – Joseph Blake, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London. What was his nickname ?
Joe Slow
Blueskin
Coppertop
Wild Joe
2. 1839 – The Virginia Military Institute is founded in which city in Virginia, USA ?
Lexington
Roanoke
Winchester
Danville
3. 1880 – Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged in which gaol ?
Brisbane
Adelaide
Darwin
Melbourne
4. 1889 – Which state is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States ?
Iowa
Washington
Utah
California
5. 1918 – World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in the forest of Compiègne. In what type of structure ?
Log Cabin
Bus
Castle
Railroad Car
6. 1919 – The Industrial Workers of the World attack an Armistice Day parade in which city in Washington state ?
Humptulips
Mossyrock
Centralia
Coles Corner
7. 1940 – World War II: The German auxiliary cruiser "Atlantis" captures the British ship "Automedon", and sends which part of it's cargo to Japan ?
Crated Aircraft
Top Secret mail
Ammunition
Gold
8. 1961 – Thirteen Italian Air Force servicemen, deployed to which country as a part of the UN peacekeeping force, are massacred by a mob in Kindu ?
Congo
Yemen
Cyprus
Egypt
9. 1975 – Which African country becomes independant ?
Ghana
Senegal
Angola
Mozambique
10. 1977 – A munitions explosion at a train station in which country kills at least 56 people ?
New Zealand
South Korea
Kenya
Ecuador
11. 1981 – Which island nation joins the United Nations ?
Antigua and Barbuda
Trinidad and Tobago
Sao Tome and Principe
Barbados
12. 1992 – The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow what ?
Same sex marraiges
Priests to be able to marry
People of other faiths to worship in their churches
Women to become priests
13. 2004 – The New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial in which city ?
Auckland
Wellington
Christchurch
Tauranga
14. 1953 – Andy Partridge, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer is born. He is known as a founder member of which band ?
Stranglers
XTC
The Clash
Squeeze
15. Today is known as Pocky Day in Japan. But what type of food are "Pocky" ?
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I have an idea for a fairly long series that will be possibly over 100 quizzes and may take me a couple of years to complete.
Thats all I'm saying at the moment, I don't have the time as yet to start and I don't want someone else doing similar quizzes then it looking like I've copied, or taking away another users ideas
I will probably announce the idea either in my blog post at the end of this series or in its own blog post in the New Year
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