On This Day (July 5th) Multiple Choice

1. 1594 – Portuguese forces begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy. In which modern day country was the kingdom ?

2. 1610 – John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists bound for where ?

3. 1807 – The local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion. In which city ?

4. 1841 – Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to where ?

5. 1937 – What product is introduced onto the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation ?

6. 1941 – World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach which river ?

7. 1945 – World War II: The liberation of which country is declared ?

8. 1946 – What clothing item goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show in Paris, France ?

9. 1954 – Elvis Presley records his first single at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. What was the song ?

10. 1962 – The official independence of which country is proclaimed after an 8-year-long war with France ?

11. 1995 – Which country adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union ?

12. 1996 – The first mammal is cloned from an adult cell. What type of animal was it ?

13. 1999 – U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the regime in which country ?

14. 2009 – The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in England, consisting of at least how many items ?

15. 1979 – Shane Filan, Irish singer-songwriter is born. He is a member of which boy band ?