On This Day (July 4th) Multiple Choice

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1. 1456 – Ottoman–Hungarian wars: The Siege of Nándorfehérvár begins. Nándorfehérvár is now known as which city ?

Belgrade ✓

Sarajevo ✓

Ljubljana ✓

Zagreb ✓

2. 1776 – The Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress of which nation ?

Brazil ✓

Ireland ✓

United States ✓

Sudan ✓

3. 1827 – Slavery is abolished in which state ?

Maine ✓

New York ✓

New Jersey ✓

Florida ✓

4. 1837 – Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and and which other UK city ?

Liverpool ✓

Manchester ✓

London ✓

Bristol ✓

5. 1892 – Which nation changes the International Date Line, causing this day to occur twice ?

Japan ✓

New Zealand ✓

Russia ✓

Western Samoa ✓

6. 1914 – Six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo, the funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in which city ?

Budapest ✓

Vienna ✓

Salzburg ✓

Munich ✓

7. 1934 – Leo Szilard patents the chain-reaction design that would later be used in what weapon ?

Landmines ✓

Shipping Mines ✓

Atomic Bomb ✓

V-2 Rocket ✓

8. 1941 – Nazi troops massacre Polish scientists and writers in which captured city ?

Krakow ✓

Gdansk ✓

Minsk ✓

Lviv ✓

9. 1946 – After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, which country attains full independence ?

Philippines ✓

Pakistan ✓

Botswana ✓

Suriname ✓

10. 1950 – Which radio service broadcasts for the first time ?

Radio Caroline ✓

Radio Free Europe ✓

Voice of America ✓

Radio Luxembourg ✓

11. 1987 – Former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie is convicted of crimes against humanity. What was his nickname ?

The Marseille Slasher ✓

The Undertaker ✓

The Butcher of Lyon ✓

The Ripper of Reims ✓

12. 1997 – NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of which planet ?

Mars ✓

Venus ✓

Mercury ✓

Uranus ✓

13. 2004 – Which country beats Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2004 Final and becomes European Champion for first time in its history ?

Croatia ✓

Greece ✓

Hungary ✓

Bulgaria ✓

14. 2009 – Which landmark reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks ?

Mount Rushmore ✓

Empire State Building viewing platform ✓

Alcatraz Island ✓

Statue of Liberty's crown ✓

15. 1938 – Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and producer is born in which tiny US community ?

Slab Fork, West Virginia ✓

Kyle, North Carolina ✓

Bell Draft, Pennsylvania ✓

Wilson Mill, Georgia ✓

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