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On This Day (February 9th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on February 9th ?
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1.
1870 – US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing what ?
US Weather Bureau
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Trading Links with China
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US Department of Transportation
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Federal Taxation
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2.
1895 – William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as what ?
Monopoly
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Curling
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Volleyball
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Snooker
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3.
1555 – The Bishop of Gloucester, John Hooper, is executed in which manner ?
Lynched
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Burned at the Stake
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Beheaded
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Drowned
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4.
1907 – What is the name of the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies in the UK ?
March for Votes
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The Clay Marathon
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The Vote Procession
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The Mud March
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5.
1941 – World War II: The Cathedral of San Lorenzo in which Italian city is struck by a bomb which fails to detonate ?
Turin
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Palermo
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Genoa
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Trieste
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6.
1964 – Which musical act makes its first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers across the USA ?
The Beatles
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The Rolling Stones
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Elvis Presley
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The Three Degrees
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7.
1978 – The Budd Company unveils its first "SPV-2000" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, what is the SPV-2000 ?
Hydrogen Powered Semi Truck
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Self-propelled Railcar
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Twin Rotor Helicopter
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Production Line Robot
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8.
1996 – The Provisional IRA declares the end to its 18-month ceasefire and explodes a large bomb in which part of London, killing two people ?
Notting Hill
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Camden Town
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Kensington
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Canary Wharf
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9.
1909 – Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress, singer, and dancer, famous for wearing fruit hats, was born in which city ?
Rio de Janiero, Brazil
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Havana, Cuba
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Porto, Portugal
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10.
Today in the US is National Day of which two food items ?
Pizza and Bagels
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Fries and Cheese
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Chocolate and Cranberries
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Bacon and Eggs
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11.
1540 - The first recorded horse race meeting in England takes place at which course ?
Aintree, Liverpool
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Hamilton Park, Glasgow
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Roodee Fields, Chester
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Goodwood, Chichester
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12.
1923 - Which still operational airline is founded on this day ?
Air France
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Aeroflot
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Cathay Pacific
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Qantas
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13.
1995 - Irish music and dance show "Riverdance" first opens in which European city ?
Dublin
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London
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Paris
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Brussels
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14.
1981 - Bill Haley, American rock vocalist known as the father of Rock 'n' Roll, dies of a heart attack probably caused by alcoholism, at what age ?
61
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72
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55
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80
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15.
1886 - US President Grover Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle for what reason ?
Earthquake
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Labour Strikes
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Typhoid Outbreak
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Anti Chinese Violence
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