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1.1649 – The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing what, declaring it "useless and dangerous to the people of England" ?
Window Tax
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Immigration
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House of Lords
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Trade Deal with France
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2.1687 – Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, is murdered by his own men while searching for the mouth of which river ?
Mississippi
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Amazon
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Yukon
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St.Lawrence
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3.1882 - The first stone is laid for which famous building ?
Sagrada Familia
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Buckingham Palace
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Saint Basil's Cathedral
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Palace of Versailles
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4.1931 – Gambling is legalized in which state of the US ?
New Jersey
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Utah
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Illinois
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Nevada
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5.1932 – Which famous bridge is opened ?
Golden Gate Bridge
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George Washington Bridge
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Sydney Harbour Bridge
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Humber Bridge
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6.1944 – World War II: The German army occupies which country ?
Czechoslovakia
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Hungary
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Romania
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Yugoslavia
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7.1945 – World War II: Adolf Hitler issues his "Nero Decree" ordering what ?
Destruction of all Industry in Germany
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Fight to the last man against Allies
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Scuttling of all ships and U-boats
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All Officers into hiding
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8.1946 - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and which other territory become overseas departments of France?
St.Pierre and Micquelon
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Reunion
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Saint Martin
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Mayotte
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9.1954 – Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running how many consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition,setting a record that remains unbroken ?
304
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478
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526
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729
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10.1958 – The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured in which city ?
Hong Kong
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New York
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London
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Adelaide
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11.1962 – Influential artist Bob Dylan releases his first album, called what ?
"The Times They Are a-Changin'"
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"Highway 61 Revisited"
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"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"
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"Bob Dylan"
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12.1969 – The 385-metre-tall (1,263 ft) TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapses due to what ?
Build up of Ice
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High Winds
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Structural defects
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Vandalism
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13.1982 – Argentinian forces land on which island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom ?
West Falkland
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Montagu Island
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South Georgia
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East Falkland
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14.1995 - Five people die in the Tokyo subway system due to what reason ?
Mass Suicide
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Overcrowded train
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Earthquake Damage
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Gas Attack
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15.2002 – Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and what else ?
Trade Fraud
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Election Fraud
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Tax Fraud
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Profiteering
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16.2018 – The last male northern white rhinoceros dies, what was his name ?