On This Day (September 20th) Multiple Choice - Statistics

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2001 – In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on ....." , what ? Terror
82%
1984 – A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in which city ? Beirut, Lebanon
73%
1977 – Which Asian country is admitted to the United Nations ? Vietnam
55%
1378 – Cardinal Robert of Geneva is elected as which Antipope ? Clement VII
45%
1971 – Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to do what ? Cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.
45%
1519 – Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlucar de Barrameda on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe. Where is Sanlucar de Barrameda ? Spain
45%
1857 – The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of which city by troops loyal to the East India Company ? Delhi
36%
1962 – James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering which University ? Mississippi
36%
1973 – Singer Jim Croce, and five others die when their light aircraft crashes on takeoff at Natchitoches Regional Airport in which US state ? Louisiana
27%
2019 – Roughly 4 million people demonstrate against climate change. 16-year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden leads the demonstration in which city ? New York
27%
1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed due to World War II. Which British film won the most prestigious award ? Brief Encounter
18%
1942 – The Holocaust: In the course of two days a German Einsatzgruppe murders at least 3,000 Jews in Letychiv in which country ? Ukraine
18%
1967 – RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched from which port ? Clydebank
9%
1906 – The Cunard Line's "RMS Mauretania" is launched at which port ? Newcastle upon Tyne
9%
1835 – Which decade-long war starts when rebels capture Porto Alegre in Brazil ? Ragamuffin War
9%
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