On This Day (October 31st) Multiple Choice

1. 1517 – Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. In which modern day country is Wittenberg ?

2. 1614 – The first performance of which of Ben Jonson's comedy plays by the Lady Elizabeth's Men company at the Hope Theatre in London ?

3. 1864 – Which state is admitted as the 36th U.S. state ?

4. 1913 – Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across the United States. It runs between which two cities ?

5. 1938 – In an effort to restore investor confidence, the Stock Exchange in which city unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public ?

6. 1941 – After 14 years of work, which US landmark is completed ?

7. 1941 – World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near which island ?

8. 1973 – Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin by what means ?

9. 1979 – Western Airlines Flight 2605 crashes on landing in Mexico City, killing 73 people. What was the flights departure city ?

10. 1999 – Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to which Australian city after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted ?

11. 2002 – A jury in Houston indicts Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of which company ?

12. 2003 – Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of which Asian country ?

13. 2011 – The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as what ?

14. 2011 – Socialite and model Kim Kardashian divorces basketball player Kris Humphries due to irreconcilable differences how long after getting married ?

15. Which appropriate food is celebrated in the USA on this day ?