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On This Day (June 11th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on June 11th ?
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Last updated: June 11, 2020
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1.
1184 BC – Which city is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes ?
Troy
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Carthage
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Babylon
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Jerusalem
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2.
1509 – Henry VIII of England marries which of his wives ?.
Anne of Cleves
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Catherine Parr
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Catherine of Aragon
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Anne Boleyn
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3.
1748 – Denmark is the first to use what that is later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries ?
Royal Guards
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Canal Transport
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Flag with the Nordic Cross
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Communication Beacons
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4.
1770 – British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground, but where ?
Cook Islands, New Zealand
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Fiji
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North Island, New Zealand
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Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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5.
1837 – The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and people of which nationality ?
British
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Irish
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Native American
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Dutch
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6.
1895 -- The first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place. It is run from where to where and back ?
Paris - Bordeaux - Paris
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London - Edinburgh - London
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Cologne - Hannover - Cologne
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Milan - Turin - Milan
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7.
1919 – Which horse wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first to win the U.S. Triple Crown ?
Sweep On
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Natural Bridge
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Sir Barton
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Man O'War
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8.
1935 – In Alpine, New Jersey, USA inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of what ?
Automatic Transmission
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FM Broadcasting
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Steam Iron
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Snowboard
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9.
1942 – World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to which country ?
Soviet Union
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United Kingdom
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Free France
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Republic of China
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10.
1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from which prison ?
Devil's Island
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San Quentin
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Alcatraz
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Robben Island
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11.
1963 – Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline at a busy intersection in which city ?
Saigon
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Phnom Penh
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Hanoi
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Bangkok
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12.
1987 – In the UK, Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant become the first black what ?
Police Officers
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Members of Parliament
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Immigration Officials
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Mayors
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13.
2004 – Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby to which of Saturn's moons ?
Titan
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Rhea
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Enceladus
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Phoebe
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14.
2018 – Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un hold the first meeting between leaders of their two countries in which city ?
Shanghai
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Osaka
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Singapore
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Kuala Lumpur
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15.
1949 – Frank Beard, American drummer and songwriter is born. With which rock band is he most associated ?
Z Z Top
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
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KISS
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Blue Oyster Cult
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