On This Day (November 28th) Multiple Choice

1. 1582 – In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 bond for what ?

2. 1811 – Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in which German city ?

3. 1814 – Which publication becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press ?

4. 1895 – The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately how many hours ?

5. 1912 – Which country declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire ?

6. 1914 – World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, which Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading ?

7. 1919 – Lady Astor is elected as a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She is the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. Which city did she represent ?

8. 1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting on WSM in Nashville, Tennessee, under what name ?

9. 1943 – World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin meet in which city to discuss war strategy ?

10. 1960 – Mauritania becomes independent of which country ?

11. 1966 – Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of which African country and makes himself the first president ?

12. 1979 – Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over which land area, crashes, killing all 257 people on board ?

13. 1990 – British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded by whom ?

14. 2002 – Suicide bombers blow up an Israeli-owned hotel in which city ?

15. Which food is celebrated in the United States on this day ?