On This Day (November 16th) Multiple Choice

1. 1272 – While travelling during the 9th Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King upon Henry III of England's death. It takes him how long to return and assume the throne ?

2. 1776 – American Revolution: The United Provinces recognize the independence of the US. What modern day country did the United Provinces become ?

3. 1793 – French Revolution: Ninety dissident Roman Catholic priests are executed by drowning in which French city ?

4. 1822 – American Old West: Missouri trader William Becknell arrives in New Mexico, over a route that became known by what name ?

5. 1871 – Which civil rights advocacy group receives its charter from New York State ?

6. 1907 – Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania, sister ship of RMS Lusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to where ?

7. 1916 – Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer is born. He was the voice of which cartoon character ?

8. 1920 – Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded under what name ?

9. 1938 – LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in which Swiss city ?

10. 1940 – World War II: In response to the leveling of Coventry by the German Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs which city ?

11. 1945 – Which United Nations organisation is founded ?

12. 1979 – The first line of which city's Metro system is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semanatoarea ?

13. 1990 – Which pop group are stripped of their Grammy Award because they did not sing at all on their album ?

14. 1992 – The Hoxne Hoard (largest find of Roman silver and gold discovered in UK) is discovered by Eric Lawes in the village of Hoxne in which English county ?

15. 2010 – Which iconic group release their back catalogue on iTunes ?