On This Day (October 24th) Multiple Choice

1. 1260 – Which French cathedral is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France ?

2. 1851 – William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel orbiting which planet ?

3. 1857 – The world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in England. What is it called ?

4. 1889 – Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in which country ?

5. 1901 – Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to do what ?

6. 1926 – Harry Houdini's last performance takes place at the Garrick Theatre in which city ?

7. 1931 – Which bridge opens to public traffic over the Hudson River ?

8. 1947 – Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be what ?

9. 1964 – Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes which country ?

10. 1975 – In Iceland, 90% of women take part in a national strike, refusing to work in protest of what ?

11. 1986 – Nezar Hindawi is sentenced to how many years in prison, the longest sentence handed down by a British court, for the attempted bombing of an El Al flight ?

12. 1992 – Which team become the first Major League Baseball team based outside the United States to win the World Series ?

13. 2003 – Concorde makes its last commercial flight. On which route ?

14. 2004 – Arsenal FC loses ending an unbeaten run of 49 matches, which is the current record in the Premier League. Which team beat them ?

15. 2015 – A driver crashes into the State Homecoming parade, killing four people and injuring 34 in which US state ?