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On This Day (May 8th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on May 8th ?
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1. 1541 – Hernando de Soto is the first known European to cross which river ?
Mississippi ✓
Mekong ✓
Orinocco ✓
Congo ✓
2. 1794 – Branded a traitor, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector, is tried, convicted and guillotined in Paris over which period of time ?
One Hour ✓
One Week ✓
One Day ✓
Three Days ✓
3. 1877 – At Gilmore's Gardens, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens. In which city ?
London ✓
New York ✓
Wellington ✓
Adelaide ✓
4. 1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage as a patent medicine. What did he call it ?
Pepsi-Cola ✓
Dr. Pepper ✓
Pembertons Cure All ✓
Coca-Cola ✓
5. 1898 – The first games of which country's football league system are played ?
Italy ✓
Germany ✓
Belgium ✓
Portugal ✓
6. 1902 – A volcano erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast on which island ?
Montserrat ✓
Martinique ✓
Sicily ✓
Reunion ✓
7. 1919 – Edward George Honey proposes what idea to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I ?
A Memorial Tower ✓
Worldwide Days Holiday ✓
1918 Gun Salute ✓
5 Minutes Silence ✓
8. 1941 – World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on which two British cities ?
Nottingham and Derby ✓
Manchester and Liverpool ✓
Glasgow and Edinburgh ✓
Cardiff and Swansea ✓
9. 1945 – A riot starts when thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through which city ?
Detroit, Michigan, USA ✓
Liverpool, UK ✓
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ✓
Marseille, France ✓
10. 1976 – The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at which amusement park ?
Parc Asterix, Paris, France ✓
Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, USA ✓
Alton Towers, Staffordshire, UK ✓
Nagashima Resort, Nagoya, Japan ✓
11. 1978 – A unique ascent of Mount Everest is made by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. What made it unique ?
First Without Supplemental Oxygen ✓
First Using the South West Face ✓
First Winter Ascent ✓
First Descent by Paraglider ✓
12. 1980 – The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of which disease ?
Diptheria ✓
Smallpox ✓
Polio ✓
Guinea Worm ✓
13. 1984 – Which London landmark is officially opened ?
Canary Wharf Tower ✓
London Eye ✓
Millennium Dome ✓
Thames Barrier ✓
14. 1944 – Bill Legend, English drummer is born. He is known for being the drummer of which Glam Rock band ?
T.Rex ✓
Sweet ✓
Slade ✓
Glitter Band ✓
15. 1994 – George Peppard, American actor and producer dies in Los Angeles. What character did he play in "The A-Team" ?
Lieutenant Templeton "Face" Peck ✓
Col. John "Hannibal" Smith ✓
Captain H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock ✓
Sergeant First Class Bosco "B.A." Baracus ✓
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