On This Day (June 6th) Multiple Choice

1. 1523 – Gustav Vasa, is elected King of which country, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union ?

2. 1762 – Seven Years' War: Forces from which country begin a siege of Havana, Cuba, and temporarily capture the city in the Battle of Havana ?

3. 1844 – Which international charitable organisation is founded in London ?

4. 1844 – The Glaciarium, the world's first mechanically frozen ice rink, opens in which city ?

5. 1859 – Australia: Which state is established as a separate colony from New South Wales ?

6. 1889 – The Great ______ Fire destroys all of the downtown area of which city ?

7. 1892 – What begins operation in Chicago ?

8. 1919 – The Republic of Prekmurje ends. In what part of the world was Prekmurje ?

9. 1932 – The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States. What was the rate of the tax ?

10. 1933 – The first drive-in theater opens in which US city ?

11. 1944 – World War II: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins. commonly known as D-Day what was its official name ?

12. 1964 – Under a temporary order, the rocket launches at which German city are terminated ?

13. 1981 – A passenger train travelling between Mansi and Saharsa jumps the tracks at a bridge crossing the Bagmati River in which country ?

14. 1993 – Which Asian country holds its first direct presidential elections ?

15. 1947 – Robert Englund, American actor, is born. He is best known for portraying which fictional character ?