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On This Day (September 18th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on September 18th ?
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1.
AD 96 – Who is proclaimed Roman emperor after Domitian is assassinated ?
Titus
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Nerva
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Trajan
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Vespasian
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2.
1066 – Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands with Tostig Godwinson at the mouth of which river beginning his invasion of England ?
Thames
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Tyne
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Tees
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Humber
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1793 – The first cornerstone of which building is laid by George Washington ?
Capitol Building
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White House
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Old St. Louis Courthouse
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Old State House, Boston
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1837 – Tiffany & Co. is founded in New York City. What was it originally called ?
Tiffany Fancy Goods Company
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Tiffany Toy Company
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Tiffany and Young
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Tiffany and Partners
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1870 – Which famous US landmark is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn ?
Grand Canyon
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Niagara Falls
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Death Valley
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Old Faithful Geyser
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1879 – The "Illuminations" are switched on for the first time in which British seaside resort ?
Blackpool
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Brighton
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Llandudno
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Morecambe
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1911 – Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Opera House in which city ?
Moscow
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Kiev
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Vienna
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Budapest
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1928 – Juan de la Cierva makes the first crossing of the English Channel by what means ?
Kayak
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Monoplane
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Gas Balloon
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Autogyro
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1939 – World War II: The radio show "Germany Calling" begins transmitting what ?
News reports from the front line
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Secret messages
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Nazi propaganda
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Opera Music
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10.
1945 – General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to which city ?
Hong Kong
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Tokyo
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Singapore
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Manila
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11.
1973 – East Germany, West Germany and which other nation are admitted to the United Nations ?
Bahamas
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Jamaica
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Rwanda
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Guyana
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1974 – Hurricane Fifi strikes which country with 110 mph winds ?
Colombia
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Honduras
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USA
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Cuba
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1981 – The Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish what in France ?
Slavery
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Ban on same sex marraiges
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Capital Punishment
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Ban on Marijuana
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2001 – First mailing of letters from Trenton, New Jersey containing what substance ?
Plastic Explosive
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HIV+ blood
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Ricin
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Anthrax
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2014 – Which constituent country votes against independence from the United Kingdom ?
Wales
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Scotland
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Northern Ireland
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England
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