On This Day (October 2nd) Multiple Choice

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1. 1187 – Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after how many years of Crusader rule ?

88 ✓

107 ✓

72 ✓

94 ✓

2. 1263 – The Battle of Largs is fought between the Scots and invaders of which nationality ?

Swedish ✓

Danish ✓

Norwegian ✓

French ✓

3. 1470 – The Earl of Warwick's rebellion forces King Edward IV of England to flee to which country, restoring Henry VI to the throne ?

France ✓

Netherlands ✓

Spain ✓

Portugal ✓

4. 1535 – Jacques Cartier discovers the present site of which Canadian city ?

Ottawa ✓

Toronto ✓

Vancouver ✓

Montreal ✓

5. 1780 – American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged by the Continental Army for what reason ?

Murder ✓

Theft ✓

Espionage ✓

Desertion ✓

6. 1919 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers from which medical condition, leaving him incapacitated for several weeks ?

Stroke ✓

Heart Attack ✓

Appendicitis ✓

Injured Back ✓

7. 1941 – World War II: The Wehrmacht attempts to capture Moscow before the onset of winter in an operation known by what name ?

Operation Stormforce ✓

Operation Typhoon ✓

Operation Weathervane ✓

Operation Autumn Leaves ✓

8. 1942 – World War II: Which ocean liner accidentally rams and sinks HMS Curacoa ?

RMS Nova Scotia ✓

RMS Empress of Canada ✓

RMS Lusitania ✓

RMS Queen Mary ✓

9. 1958 – Guinea declares its independence from which country ?

France ✓

United Kingdom ✓

Portugal ✓

Spain ✓

10. 1959 – Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. What is the first episode Called ?

"What Was That Noise ?" ✓

“Where Is Everybody ?” ✓

"Who Said That ?" ✓

"Help Me Please !" ✓

11. 1968 – The Mexican President orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of what ?

Day of the Dead Festival ✓

World Cup Competition ✓

Start of the Wrestling Season ✓

Summer Olympics ✓

12. 1992 – Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in which Brazilian city during a prison riot ?

Rio de Janiero ✓

Recife ✓

Sao Paulo ✓

Manaus ✓

13. 2002 – The Beltway sniper attacks begin in the Washington-Baltimore area. How long did they last ?

Three weeks ✓

One week ✓

Two weeks ✓

Four weeks ✓

14. 2004 – The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park in which UK city ?

Manchester ✓

London ✓

Newcastle ✓

Glasgow ✓

15. Established by the United Nations, today is celebrated as what ?

International Poverty Awareness Day ✓

International Stop Smoking Day ✓

International Day of Non-Violence ✓

International Famine Relief Day ✓

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