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On This Day (July 20th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on July 20th?
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1.
1402 – Ottoman-Timurid Wars: Timur, ruler of Timurid Empire, defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire sultan Bayezid I in a battle near to which present day Turkish city?
Ankara
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Istanbul
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Adana
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Izmir
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2.
1799 – Tekle Giyorgis I begins his first of six reigns as Emperor of which nation ?
Turkey
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Sudan
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Ethiopia
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Lebanon
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3.
1807 – Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first what ?
Distress Flare
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Internal combustion engine
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Hot water boiler
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Flame Thrower
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4.
1871 – Which province joins the confederation of Canada ?
British Columbia
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Saskatchewan
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Alberta
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Quebec
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5.
1903 – Which motor company ships its first automobile after being incorporated 4 days earlier ?
Toyota
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Ford
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Peugeot
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Austin
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6.
1934 – Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon strikers from which profession ?
Mailmen
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Electricity Workers
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Truck Drivers
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Construction Workers
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7.
1940 – Which country leaves the League of Nations ?
Denmark
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Switzerland
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Spain
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Greece
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8.
1940 – California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway. It connects Los angeles with which city ?
Anaheim
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San Bernadino
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Santa Monica
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Pasadena
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9.
1951 – King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in which city ?
Amman
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Jerusalem
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Gaza
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Damascus
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10.
1954 – Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to which country ?
Soviet Union
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Czechoslovakia
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East Germany
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United States
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11.
1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Where did they land ?
Sea of Serenity
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Lake of Goodness
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Lake of Solitude
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Sea of Tranquility
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12.
1976 – The American Viking 1 lander successfully lands on which heavenly body ?
Mars
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Io
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Venus
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Phobos
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13.
1982 – The Provisional IRA detonates bombs in Hyde Park and which other park in central London ?
St. James's Park
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Regents Park
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Green Park
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Richmond Park
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14.
1997 – The fully restored USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in how many years ?
125
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98
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116
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107
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15.
2015 – The United States and which nation resume full diplomatic relations after five decades ?
Cuba
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Honduras
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Dominican Republic
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Colombia
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Jul 20, 2020
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toowise
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Jul 21, 2020
Well done, thats a good score !
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