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On This Day (January 1st) Multiple Choice
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1.
1438 - Albert II of Habsburg is crowned King of which European country?
Hungary
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Spain
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United Kingdom
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Denmark
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2.
1788 - Which newspaper is published for the first time?
Chicago Tribune
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Le Monde
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The Times (London)
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Washington Post
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3.
1808 - The importation of which commodity was banned by the United States ?
Live Animals
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Fireworks / Explosives
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Tobacco
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Slaves
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4.
1877 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of which country ?
India
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Bangladesh
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Pakistan
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Sri Lanka
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5.
1895 - J.Edgar Hoover is born in which US city?
Washington D.C.
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Dallas, Texas
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Sacramento, California
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Boise, Idaho
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6.
1902 - The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in which city ?
Miami, Florida
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Seattle, Washington
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Pasadena, California
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Detroit, Michigan
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7.
1953 - Country singer songwriter Hank Williams dies of heart failure at age 29 in which US state ?
Kentucky
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Alabama
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West Virginia
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Oklahoma
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8.
1971 - Advertisements for what are banned on American television ?
Adult only products
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Strong Alcohol / Spirits
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None US made products
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Cigarettes
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9.
1984 - Which country becomes independent of the United Kingdom ?
Sri Lanka
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Bahamas
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New Zealand
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Brunei
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10.
1985 - What UK first is achieved between Michael Harrison and his father Sir Ernest Harrison ?
First e-mail
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First father/son bungee jump
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First political job share
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First mobile/cell phone call
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11.
1990 - David Dinkins is sworn in as the first black mayor of which city ?
Los Angeles
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Dallas
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New York
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Chicago
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12.
1993 - Which former European country is dissolved into two new countries ?
USSR
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Yugoslavia
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Czechoslovakia
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Austria-Hungary
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2009 - Sixty-six people die in the Santika nightclub fire in which Asian city?
Beijing, China
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Busan, South Korea
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Baghdad, Iraq
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14.
Unix Time, a date and time representation that is used in computing starts, but in which year ?
2000
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1970
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1955
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2020
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15.
January 1st is what National day in the US?
National Bloody Mary Day
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National Hug a Firefighter Day
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National Drive Safely Day
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National Have a Bud Day
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2023 - Which European country becomes the 20th in the Eurozone by adopting the Euro as its currency?
Slovenia
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Estonia
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Croatia
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Luxembourg
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