On This Day (December 21st) Multiple Choice

1. 1237 – The city of Ryazan is sacked by the Mongol army of Batu Khan. Ryazan is in which modern day country ?

2. 1620 – William Bradford and the Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts. What was the ship named ?

3. 1832 – Egyptian–Ottoman War: Egyptian forces decisively defeat Ottoman troops at the Battle of Konya. In which modern day country is Konya ?

4. 1844 – The _____ Society of Equitable Pioneers commences business at its cooperative in which English town starting the Cooperative movement ?

5. 1879 – World premiere of Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" at the Royal Theatre in which European capital city ?

6. 1907 – The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking miners in Iquique, Chile. What product did they mine for ?

7. 1913 – Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in which newspaper ?

8. 1935 – John G. Avildsen, American director, producer, and cinematographer is born. He is best known for directing which movie ?

9. 1936 – The first flight of which multi-role combat aircraft takes place ?

10. 1937 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre in which US city ?

11. 1967 – Louis Washkansky, the first man to undergo a human-to-human heart transplant, dies in Cape Town, South Africa, having lived for how many days after the transplant ?

12. 1979 – Lancaster House Agreement: An independence agreement for which former African colony is signed in London ?

13. 1988 – A bomb explodes on board Pan Am Flight 103, to date the deadliest air disaster to occur in British soil, over which small Scottish town ?

14. 1995 – Which city passes from Israeli to Palestinian control ?

15. What food is celebrated with a commemorative day in the USA ?