On This Day (June 24th) Multiple Choice

1. 1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa. In which modern day country was Azzi-Hayasa ?

2. 109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from which Italian lake ?

3. 1374 – A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people to experience hallucinations and begin to jump uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion in which German city ?

4. 1497 – John Cabot lands in which part of North America leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings ?

5. 1509 – Henry VIII and which wife are crowned King and Queen of England ?

6. 1571 – Miguel López de Legazpi founds which Asian capital city ?

7. 1717 – The Premier Grand Lodge of England, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world, is founded in which city ?

8. 1821 – The Battle of Carabobo takes place. It is the decisive battle in the war of independence of which country from Spain ?

9. 1902 – King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops which medical condition, delaying his coronation ?

10. 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a contract worth how much ?

11. 1947 – Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting in which state ?

12. 1963 – The United Kingdom grants which island internal self-government ?

13. 1973 – The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located in which US city ?

14. 1981 – The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting which two English counties ?

15. 2010 – Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of which country ?