On This Day (October 20th) Multiple Choice

1. 1548 – Which national capital city is founded by Alonso de Mendoza ?

2. 1720 – Which pirate of the Caribbean is captured by the Royal Navy ?

3. 1910 – The hull of the RMS Olympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in which city ?

4. 1944 – World War II: The Soviet Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate which city ?

5. 1944 – Liquefied natural gas leaks from storage tanks and then explodes, leveling 30 blocks in which US city ?

6. 1951 – Al Greenwood, American keyboard player is born. Which band was he a founder member of ?

7. 1952 – The Governor declares a state of emergency and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising in which African country ?

8. 1961 – Which country performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile ?

9. 1968 – Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis on which Greek island ?

10. 1973 – Which iconic building is opened by Elizabeth II after 14 years of construction ?

11. 1976 – The ferry George Prince is struck by a ship while crossing which river ?

12. 1977 – Which rock band's airplane crashes killing the lead singer and a guitarist ?

13. 1981 – Two police officers and an armored car guard are killed during an armed robbery carried out by members of the Black Liberation Army in which US state ?

14. 1982 – During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster in which European city ?

15. Today is celebrated in the USA as what ?