On This Day (February 1st) Multiple Choice

1. 1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and which other country ?

2. 1835 – Slavery is abolished in which Indian Ocean country ?

3. 1884 – The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published, it runs from A to which three letter word ?

4. 1893 – Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, called the Black Maria in which city ?

5. 1896 - Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme" premieres in which Italian city ?

6. 1898 - What type of insurance policy is issued in the US for the first time ?

7. 1908 – King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in which Portugese city ?

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 ?

9. 1946 – The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy and proclaims the Hungarian Republic after how many centuries ?

10. 1965 – The Hamilton River in Labrador, Canada is renamed in honour of which former world leader ?

11. 1972 - The first scientific hand-held calculator, the HP-35 by Hewlett-Packard, is introduced, how much does it cost ?

12. 1975 - Otis Francis Tabler is the first person to get security clearance to work for the Defence Department despite being what?

13. 1978 - Harriet Tubman is 1st African American woman to be honored in which way ?

14. 1979 - English international forward Trevor Francis becomes Britain’s first £1 million soccer player when he transfers from Birmingham City to which club ?

15. 2004 - 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede during which annual event ?

16. 2021 - A coup d'état removes Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restores military rule in which country?