On This Day (July 9th) Multiple Choice

1. 1540 – King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to which of his wives ?

2. 1755 – The Braddock Expedition is defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now which city ?

3. 1790 – The navy of which nation captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet ?

4. 1815 – Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord becomes the first Prime Minister of which country ?

5. 1850 – U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and what other food ?

6. 1877 – Which sporting event begins for the first time ?

7. 1893 – Daniel Hale Williams, American surgeon, performs the first successful surgery of which type in United States without anesthesia ?

8. 1922 – Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world record and the 'minute barrier'. What fictional character did he also portray ?

9. 1937 – The silent film archives of which film corporation are destroyed by a fire in their vault ?

10. 1955 – The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of what ?

11. 1979 – A car bomb destroys a motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France. What make of car was it ?

12. 1986 – The New Zealand Parliament passes a Reform Act legalising what in New Zealand ?

13. 2002 – The African Union is established replacing the Organisation of African Unity. In which city was it established ?

14. 1999 – Days of student protests begin after police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of where ?

15. 1947 – Mitch Mitchell, English drummer is born. With which band is he best known ?