On This Day (October 11th) Multiple Choice

1. 1138 – A massive earthquake, said to be one of the most destructive ever, strikes Which Middle eastern city ?

2. 1614 – The New Netherland Company applies to the States General of the Netherlands for exclusive trading rights in what is now which region ?

3. 1811 – The "Juliana" begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in which harbour ?

4. 1840 – The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to which island in exile ?

5. 1852 – Australia's oldest university is inaugurated in which city ?

6. 1865 – Hundreds of black men and women march starting the Morant Bay rebellion in which Caribbean nation ?

7. 1906 – San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering what ?

8. 1918 – The San Fermín earthquake shakes which island ?

9. 1958 – NASA launches its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit. What was it called ?

10. 1962 – The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in how many years ?

11. 1972 – What occurs on the United States Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off the coast of Vietnam ?

12. 1976 – Which historical figure is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies ?

13. 1984 – Aeroflot Flight 3352 crashes into what upon landing in Omsk, Russia ?

14. 1986 – Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe. Where did they meet ?

15. Today is celebrated in the USA as what day ?