On This Day (November 2nd) Multiple Choice - Statistics

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1889 – Which two states are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states ? North Dakota and South Dakota
82%
1947 – In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules otherwise known as what ? Spruce Goose
73%
1936 – The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" service. It still broadcasts today by what name ? BBC 1
55%
1940 – World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between which two nations ? Greece and Italy
55%
1959 – The first section of which motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom, is opened ? M 1
45%
1956 – Suez Crisis: Israel occupies which area ? Gaza Strip
36%
1410 – The Peace of Bicêtre suspends hostilities in the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War.The war was between the House of Burgundy and which other royal House ? House of Orléans
36%
1960 – Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in a trial over which novel ? Lady Chatterley's Lover
27%
1988 – The first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT. What was it called ? The Morris Worm
27%
1914 – World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and body of water is subsequently closed ? Dardanelles
18%
1899 – The Boers begin their 118-day siege of which British-held town during the Second Boer War ? Ladysmith
18%
2018 – "The Hop" streetcar begins service in which US city ? Milwaukee
18%
1920 – In the United States, KDKA starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. But in which city ? Pittsburgh
18%
1986 – U.S. hostage David Jacobsen is released in which city after 17 months in captivity ? Beirut
9%
1959 – Game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance on which show ? Twenty One
9%
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