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On This Day (March 26th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on March 26th ?
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1. 908 – Emperor Zhu Wen of Later Liang orders Li Zhu, the last Tang Dynasty emperor, to be what ?
Jailed
Banished Abroad
Poisoned
Burned Alive
2. 1344 – The Siege of Algeciras comes to an end. It is one of the first European military engagements where what is used ?
Gunpowder
Crossbows
Trebuchet
Chainmail
3. 1484 – William Caxton prints his translation of which literary work ?
The Bible
Aesop's Fables
Metamorphoses
Le Morte d'Arthur
4. 1697 – Safavid government troops take control of which Middle Eastern city ?
Basra
Baghdad
Damascus
Petra
5. 1812 - An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale destroys 90% of which city and kills an estimated 15,000–20,000 people ?
San Francisco, USA
Naples, Italy
Caracas, Venezuela
Osaka, Japan
6. 1827 - Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer dies at 56 of a disease of which vital organ ?
Liver
Kidney
Heart
Brain
7. 1859 - The first supposed sighting of non-existant planet Vulcan, thought to orbit where ?
Between Earth and Mars
Between Venus and Earth
Between Mars and Jupiter
Between the Sun and Mercury
8. 1872 - Thomas J Martin patents what item in everyday use today ?
Ironing Board
Fire Extinguisher
Electrical Socket
Mixer Tap (Faucet)
9. 1878 - The Sabi Game Reserve, the world's 1st officially designated game reserve, opens in which African country ?
South Africa
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
10. 1926 - 85th Grand National (UK): Billy Watkinson is victorious aboard the 25/1 bet "Jack Horner"; He is the first jockey of which nationality to win the race ?
New Zealander
South African
Australian
Irish
11. 1931 - New Delhi replaces which city as capital of British-India ?
Bombay
Calcutta
Madras
Bangalore
12. 1934 – Which test is introduced in the United Kingdom for the first time ?
Locomotive Engineer Test
Smallpox Test
Eleven Plus School Test
Driving Test
13. 1967 – Ten thousand people gather for one of many "be-ins" in which park ?
Hyde Park, London
Stanley Park, Vancouver
Central Park, New York
Luxembourg Gardens, Paris
14. 2006 - The prohibition of smoking in all substantially enclosed public places comes into force in which part of the United Kingdom ?
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
15. 2010 – A South Korean Navy corvette is torpedoed. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames which nation ?
United States
North Korea
Iran
Japan
16. 2024 - The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses following a collision with a container ship in which city?
Baltimore
Boston
Newark
Los Angeles
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