On This Day (January 13th) Multiple Choice

1. 1610 Galileo Galilei discovers which satellite of Jupiter ?

2. 1840 – The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of which island with the loss of 139 lives ?

3. 1888 – Which National society is founded in Washington, D.C.?

4. 1908 – The Rhoads Opera House fire kills 171 people in which Pennsylvania town ?

5. 1910 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from which New York building ?.

6. 1917 - A train in which Eastern European country catches fire and explodes, between 800-1,000 die, making it the third worst rail accident in history ?

7. 1926 – Michael Bond, English soldier and author, is born in Newbury, Berkshire, UK. Which famous character did he create?

8. 1938 - The Church of England accepts what for the first time ?

9. 1941 – James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet dies in which Swiss city after undergoing surgery ?

10. 1942 – Henry Ford patents an automobile made from what material, which is 30% lighter than a regular car ?

11. 1963 – A Coup d'état in which African country results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio ?

12. January 13th is Democracy Day in which African Island nation ?

13. 2001 – An earthquake hits which Central America country, killing more than 800 ?

14. 2012 – The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to what ?

15. 2018 – A false emergency alert warning of an impending missile strike in which US state caused widespread panic ?

16. 2020 - The first case of Covid-19 outside of China is confirmed by the Health Ministry of which country?