thumbnail

On This Day (January 15th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on January 15th ?
Why not try other days in the series...CLICK HERE
Quiz by toowise
Rate:
Last updated: January 13, 2024
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedJanuary 15, 2020
Times taken15
Average score68.8%
Report this quizReport
4:00
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
1. 69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of what duration ?
Two Years
Three Months
Six Months
Twenty Years
2. 1559 – Who is crowned Monarch of England in Westminster Abbey, London ?
Edward VI
Elizabeth I
Mary I
James I
3. 1759 – Which London Museum opens to the public ?
The British Museum
The Natural History Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Science Museum
4. 1777 – American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut declares its independence. What is New Connecticut known as today ?
Maryland
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Vermont
5. 1889 – What company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta ?
The Coca-Cola Company
Kelloggs
Proctor & Gamble
Levi Strauss
6. 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
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Boston, Massachusetts
Portland, Oregon
7. 1961 - Berry Gordy signs which group to Motown Records ?
The Supremes
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Gladys Knight and the Pips
The Temptations
8. 1967 – The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat which team, 35–10 ?
Minnesota Vikings
Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Rams
9. 1974 - TV sitcom "Happy Days" begins an 11 year run on the ABC network. In which US city is it set ?
Reno
Charlotte
Providence
Milwaukee
10. 1981 – Armando Christian Pérez , American rapper and producer, born this day in Miami, Florida, is better known by what name ?
Drake
Pitbull
Jay-Z
Ice Cube
11. 1982 - Mark Thatcher, son of UK prime minister Magaret Thatcher, makes his way home after 6 days missing in which desert ?
Sahara
Gobi
Namib
Kalahari
12. What food is celebrated nationally in the US on this day ?
Pancakes
Biscuits and Gravy
Pretzels
Strawberry Ice Cream
13. 2001 – Which well known website goes online for the first time ?
Wikipedia
Facebook
JetPunk
YouTube
14. 2009 – US Airways Flight 1549 ditches safely in which river after the plane collides with birds less than two minutes after take-off ?
Thames
Mississippi
Hudson
Mekong
15. 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
Kentish Town
Harrow
Lea Valley
16. 2021 - An earthquake kills over a hundred people when it hits which Indonesian island?
Sumatra
Java
Borneo
Sulawesi
Comments
No comments yet