On This Day (June 11th) Multiple Choice

1. 1184 BC – Which city is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes ?

2. 1509 – Henry VIII of England marries which of his wives ?.

3. 1748 – Denmark is the first to use what that is later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries ?

4. 1770 – British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground, but where ?

5. 1837 – The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and people of which nationality ?

6. 1895 -- The first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place. It is run from where to where and back ?

7. 1919 – Which horse wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first to win the U.S. Triple Crown ?

8. 1935 – In Alpine, New Jersey, USA inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of what ?

9. 1942 – World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to which country ?

10. 1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from which prison ?

11. 1963 – Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline at a busy intersection in which city ?

12. 1987 – In the UK, Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant become the first black what ?

13. 2004 – Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby to which of Saturn's moons ?

14. 2018 – Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un hold the first meeting between leaders of their two countries in which city ?

15. 1949 – Frank Beard, American drummer and songwriter is born. With which rock band is he most associated ?