On This Day (July 8th) Multiple Choice

1. 1099 – Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of which city by marching in a religious procession as its Muslim defenders watch ?

2. 1497 – Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to which region ?

3. 1663 – Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to colonise which modern day state of the US ?

4. 1730 – An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of which country's coastline ?

5. 1822 – Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in which Canadian province to the United Kingdom ?

6. 1879 – Sailing ship "USS Jeannette" departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to where ?

7. 1889 – The first issue of which well known newspaper is published ?

8. 1898 – The death of crime boss Soapy Smith releases which city from his iron grip ?

9. 1933 – The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in which city ?

10. 1960 – Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the which nation ?

11. 1966 – King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi in which African country ?

12. 1972 – Which intelligence agency assassinates Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani ?

13. 2011 – Which Space Shuttle is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program ?

14. 1934 – Marty Feldman, English actor and screenwriter is born. What prominent physical feature did he have ?

15. Which food is celebrated in the USA on this day ?