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On This Day (January 21st) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on January 21st ?
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1.
1287 - Which Meditteranean island is conquered by King Alfons III of Aragon ?
Ibiza
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Sardinia
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Minorca
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Cyprus
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1899 - Which European company manufactures its first automobile ?
Citroen
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Fiat
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Volvo
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Opel
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3.
1925 –Which Eastern European country declares itself a republic ?
Albania
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Montenegro
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Romania
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Hungary
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4.
1938 - The Dutch government starts obligatory insurance against what ?
Illness
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Unemployment
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Motor Accidents
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Natural Disasters
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5.
1941 – Plácido Domingo, Spanish conductor, and one of the "Three Tenors" is born in which Spanish city ?
Barcelona
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Zaragoza
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Madrid
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Alicante
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6.
1954 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, is launched in Groton, Connecticut, what is its name ?
USS Albuquerque
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USS Norfolk
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USS Nautilus
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USS Benjamin Franklin
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1959 – Cecil B. DeMille, American director, producer, and screenwriter, dies in Hollywood. What is his middle name ?
Blount
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Bernard
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Brian
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Belvedere
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8.
1960 – A coal mine collapses at Coalbrook, killing 435 miners in which country ?
South Africa
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United Kingdom
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United States
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Nigeria
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9.
1966 - Which "Beatle" marries model Pattie Boyd in Epsom, UK ?
George Harrison
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John Lennon
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Ringo Starr
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Paul McCartney
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10.
1968 – A B-52 bomber crashes near which airbase, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures ?
Elmendorf, Alaska, USA
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Kadena, Okinawa, Japan
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Lajes, Azores, Portugal
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Thule, Greenland
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11.
1976 – Commercial service of Concorde begins with the Paris-Rio de Janiero and what other route ?
London to New York
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London to Bahrain
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London to Singapore
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London to Barbados
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12.
1981 – Production of which sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, UK ?
TVR Tuscan
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AC Cobra
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De Lorean
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Aston Martin Vantage
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13.
1999 – In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the US Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms of what on board ?
Cocaine
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Heroin
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Marijuana
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Amphetamines
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14.
January 21st is "Errol Barrow Day" in which Caribbean nation ?
Bahamas
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Barbados
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Dominican Republic
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St. Kitts and Nevis
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15.
2003 – A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes which Mexican state, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless ?
Baja California Sur
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Colima
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Chiapas
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Yucatan
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2023 - Huu Can Tran, 72, opens fire in a dance studio, killing eleven people before committing suicide, in which US city ?
Monterrey Park, California
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Gainesville, Florida
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Rapid City, South Dakota
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Juneau, Alaska
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