On This Day (August 15th) Multiple Choice

1. 1248 – The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral, built to house the relics of the Three Wise Men, is laid. Construction is eventually completed in which year ?

2. 1519 – Which central American capital city is founded ?

3. 1695 – French forces end the bombardment of which European city ?

4. 1843 – Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in which city ?

5. 1914 – The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the official transit of a cargo ship going by what name ?

6. 1939 – The Wizard of Oz premieres at which theater in Los Angeles, California ?

7. 1941 – Corporal Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad at which venue making him the last person to be executed there ?

8. 1942 – World War II: Operation Pedestal: The oil tanker SS Ohio reaches which island barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island's defenses ?

9. 1947 – Which country gains Independence after near 190 years of British company and crown rule ?

10. 1965 – The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at which stadium, an event later regarded as the birth of stadium rock ?

11. 1969 – The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era, opens in which US state ?

12. 1970 – Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to take part in which sport professionally ?

13. 1977 – The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named what ?

14. 2013 – The Smithsonian announces the discovery of the olinguito, the first new carnivorous species found in the Americas in 35 years. It belongs to which family ?

15. 2015 – North Korea moves its clock back half an hour to introduce Pyongyang Time,it is how many hours ahead of UTC ?