On This Day (January 3rd) Multiple Choice

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1. 1833 – The United Kingdom claims sovereignty over which overseas territory ?

Falkland Islands ✓

Gibraltar ✓

Ascension Island ✓

British Indian Ocean Territory ✓

2. 1848 – Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of which African country ?

Sierra Leone ✓

Togo ✓

Benin ✓

Liberia ✓

3. 1870 – Construction work begins on which New York City landmark ?

Empire State Building ✓

Statue of Liberty ✓

Brooklyn Bridge ✓

Grand Central Station ✓

4. 1892 - Author of fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit , J.R.R.Tolkien, is born in which city?

Copenhagen , Denmark ✓

Bombay (now Mumbai), British India ✓

Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now South Africa) ✓

Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) ✓

5. 1911 – A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys which Asian city ?

Almaty, Kazakhstan ✓

Tokyo, Japan ✓

Manila, Philippines ✓

Tehran, Iran ✓

6. 1932 – Martial law is declared after a revolt by banana workers in which Central American country?

El Salvador ✓

Guatemala ✓

Costa Rica ✓

Honduras ✓

7. 1953 – Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver, from Ohio, become the first mother and son to simultaneously do what?

Serve in the U.S. Congress ✓

Serve on the same Navy Ship ✓

Run the Boston Marathon ✓

Climb Mount Rainier ✓

8. 1956 – A fire damages the top part of which iconic building?

Empire State Building, USA ✓

Eiffel Tower, France ✓

Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy ✓

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia ✓

9. January 3rd is a National Day in the U.S.A. celebrating what?

National Give a Cop a Donut Day ✓

National Bow-Tie Day ✓

National Cheerleaders Day ✓

National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day ✓

10. 1959 - Which state becomes the newest edition to the United States ?

Texas ✓

Hawaii ✓

Alaska ✓

Puerto Rico ✓

11. 1961 – The SL-1 nuclear reactor is destroyed by a steam explosion in which of the United States?

Oregon ✓

Wyoming ✓

Idaho ✓

New Mexico ✓

12. 1977 - Which technology company is incorporated on this day?

Samsung ✓

Microsoft ✓

Huawei ✓

Apple ✓

13. 1980 - Joy Adamson, author of Born Free dies in which African country?

Kenya ✓

Malawi ✓

Uganda ✓

Rwanda ✓

14. 1999 - A research craft is launched by NASA to which destination in the Solar System?

Moon ✓

Mars ✓

Venus ✓

Ganymede ✓

15. 2004 – Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into which body of water, resulting in 148 deaths?

Red Sea ✓

Persian Gulf ✓

Tasman Sea ✓

Gulf of Mexico ✓

16. 2023 - Jurong Bird Park closes permanently after over 50 years, in which Asian city?

Osaka, Japan ✓

Chiang Mai, Thailand ✓

Wuhan, China ✓

Singapore ✓

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