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On This Day (February 1st) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on February 1st?
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1.
1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and which other country ?
The Netherlands
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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Spain
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2.
1884 – The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published, it runs from A to which three letter word ?
Asp
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Bee
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Ant
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Cat
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3.
1893 – Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, called the Black Maria in which city ?
Westport, Connecticut
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West Orange, New Jersey.
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White Oak, Maryland
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Woodside East, Delaware
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4.
1908 – King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in which Portugese city ?
Lisbon
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Porto
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Coimbra
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Faro
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5.
1946 – The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy and proclaims the Hungarian Republic after how many centuries ?
Seven
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Eight
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Nine
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Ten
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6.
1835 – Slavery is abolished in which Indian Ocean country ?
Madagascar
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Seychelles
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Mauritius
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Maldives
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7.
1965 – The Hamilton River in Labrador, Canada is renamed in honour of which former world leader ?
Winston Churchill
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Harry S. Truman
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Charles de Gaulle
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8.
1942 – Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in Monty Pythons Flying Circus is born in which Welsh town ?
Rhyl
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Llandudno
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Colwyn Bay
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
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9.
1896 - Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme" premieres in which Italian city ?
Milan
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Turin
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Vicenza
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Bologna
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10.
1898 - What type of insurance policy is issued by in the US for the first time ?
Automobile
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Travel
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Home
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Life
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11.
1972 - The first scientific hand-held calculator, the HP-35 by Hewlett-Packard, is introduced, how much does it cost ?
$125
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$99
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$500
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$395
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12.
1975 - Otis Francis Tabler is first person to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department that is what ?
Native American
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Openly Gay
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First Generation Immigrant
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Ex Convict
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13.
1979 - English international forward Trevor Francis becomes Britain’s first £1 million soccer player when he transfers from Birmingham City to which club ?
Nottingham Forest
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Arsenal
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Manchester United
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Liverpool
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14.
1978 - Harriet Tubman is 1st African American woman to be honored in which way ?
African Banknote
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TV mini series
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Commemorative Day
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US Postage Stamp
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15.
2004 - 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede during which annual event ?
Rio Carnival
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Hajj Pilgrimage
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Glastonbury Music Festival
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Oktoberfest, Munich
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