On This Day (June 23rd) Multiple Choice

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1. 1305 – A peace treaty is signed at Athis-sur-Orge between the Flemish and which other nationality ?

French ✓

Walloons ✓

Dutch ✓

Luxembourgish ✓

2. 1314 – First War of Scottish Independence: Which battle begins on this day ?

Battle of Boroughbridge ✓

Battle of Stirling Bridge ✓

Battle of Loudoun Hill ✓

Battle of Bannockburn ✓

3. 1594 – The Portuguese carrack "Cinco Chagas", loaded with slaves and treasure, is attacked and sunk by English ships amongst which island group ?

Scilly Isles ✓

The Azores ✓

Shetland Islands ✓

Canary Islands ✓

4. 1794 – Empress Catherine II of Russia grants Jews permission to settle in which city ?

St. Petersburg ✓

Moscow ✓

Kiev ✓

Minsk ✓

5. 1860 – The United States Congress establishes which agency ?

Justice Department ✓

Government Printing Office ✓

Department of the Treasury ✓

Department of the Interior ✓

6. 1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called a what ?

Sewing Machine ✓

Dumb Waiter ✓

Typewriter ✓

Lazy Susan ✓

7. 1887 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park. What is it's name ?

Banff National Park ✓

Jasper National Park ✓

Kootenay National Park ✓

Yoho National Parks ✓

8. 1917 – In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for what reason ?

Damaging the Ball ✓

Punching the Umpire ✓

Distracting the Batter ✓

Encouraging a Demonstration from the fans ✓

9. 1942 – World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in which part of the U.K.?

Cumbria ✓

Isle of Wight ✓

East Anglia ✓

South Wales ✓

10. 1959 – Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to where ?

Dresden, East Germany ✓

Murmansk, Soviet Union ✓

Nis, Yugoslavia ✓

Brno, Czechoslovakia ✓

11. 1967 – Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in which small New Jersey borough ?

Elmer ✓

Newfield ✓

Pine Hill ✓

Glassboro ✓

12. 1991 – Which computer game franchise is released to American audiences, then to PAL and Japanese audiences a month later ?

Super Mario ✓

Sonic the Hedgehog ✓

Grand Theft Auto ✓

Tomb Raider ✓

13. 2014 – The last of which country's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction ?

Iraq ✓

Iran ✓

Syria ✓

Libya ✓

14. 2016 – The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to do what ?

Allow same sex marriages ✓

Remain as a Union of 4 constituent countries ✓

Ban smoking in public places ✓

Leave the European Union ✓

15. 1980 – Melissa Rauch, American actress is born. She is best known for playing which "Big Bang Theory" character ?

Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz ✓

Amy Farrah Fowler ✓

Leslie Winkle ✓

Emily Sweeney ✓

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