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On This Day (January 15th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on January 15th ?
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1.
1559 – Who is crowned Monarch of England in Westminster Abbey, London ?
Edward VI
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Elizabeth I
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Mary I
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James I
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1919 – Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through which city, killing 21 and injuring 150 ?
Providence, Rhode Island
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Portland, Oregon
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3.
1777 – American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut declares its independence. What is New Connecticut known as today ?
Maryland
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Connecticut
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Rhode Island
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Vermont
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4.
2001 – Which well known website goes online for the first time ?
Wikipedia
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Facebook
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eBay
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YouTube
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2009 – US Airways Flight 1549 ditches safely in which river after the plane collides with birds less than two minutes after take-off ?
Thames
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Mississippi
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Hudson
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Mekong
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6.
1981 – Armando Christian Pérez , American rapper and producer, born this day in Miami, Florida, is better known by what name ?
Drake
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Pitbull
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Jay-Z
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Ice Cube
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7.
1759 – Which London Museum opens to the public ?
The British Museum
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The Natural History Museum
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Victoria and Albert Museum
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The Science Museum
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8.
What food is celebrated nationally in the US on this day ?
Pancakes
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Biscuits and Gravy
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Pretzels
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Strawberry Ice Cream
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9.
1889 – What company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta ?
The Coca-Cola Company
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Kelloggs
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Proctor & Gamble
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Levi Strauss
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10.
69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of what duration ?
Two Years
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Three Months
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Six Months
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Twenty Years
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11.
1967 – The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat which team, 35–10 ?
Minnesota Vikings
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Denver Broncos
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Kansas City Chiefs
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Los Angeles Rams
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12.
1961 - Berry Gordy signs which group to Motown Records ?
The Supremes
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Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
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Gladys Knight and the Pips
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The Temptations
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2014 – Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor, best known for the role of Trigger, in the UK comedy series Only Fools and Horses died in which area of London ?
WImbledon
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Kentish Town
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Harrow
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Lea Valley
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1974 - TV sitcom "Happy Days" begins an 11 year run on which US network ?
NBC
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CBS
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PBS
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ABC
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15.
1982 - Mark Thatcher, son of UK prime minister Magaret Thatcher, makes his way home after 6 days missing in which desert ?
Sahara
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Gobi
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Namib
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Kalahari
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