On This Day (October 17th) Multiple Choice

1. 1091 – A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of which city ?

2. 1456 – The University of Greifswald is established as the second oldest university in northern Europe. But in which modern day country ?

3. 1610 – French king Louis XIII is crowned in the cathedral in which city ?

4. 1662 – Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to Louis XIV of France for how much ?

5. 1771 – The Premiere takes place in Milan of the opera "Ascanio in Alba", composed by Mozart at what age ?

6. 1800 – War of the Second Coalition: Britain takes control of which Dutch colony ?

7. 1814 – Eight people die in a flood of which liquid in London ?

8. 1860 – The first "The Open Championship" is held. (Referred to in North America as the British Open). But in which sport ?

9. 1931 – Gangster Al Capone is convicted of which crime ?

10. 1933 – Albert Einstein flees which country and moves to the United States ?

11. 1969 – The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence is stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in which Italian city ?

12. 1977 – The hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in which city shortly before the hostages are rescued ?

13. 1992 – Having gone to the wrong house, Japanese student Yoshihiro Hattori is killed by the homeowner in which US city ?

14. 2018 – The recreational use of cannabis is legalized in which country ?

15. Today is celebrated as which food day in the US ?