Statistics for On This Day (September 18th) Multiple Choice

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Question	Answer	% Correct
2001 – First mailing of letters from Trenton, New Jersey containing what substance ?	Anthrax	75%
1939 – World War II: The radio show "Germany Calling" begins transmitting what ?	Nazi propaganda	75%
1870 – Which famous US landmark is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn ?	Old Faithful Geyser	75%
1981 – The Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish what in France ?	Capital Punishment	63%
2014 – Which constituent country votes against independence from the United Kingdom ?	Scotland	63%
1928 – Juan de la Cierva makes the first crossing of the English Channel by what means ?	Autogyro	50%
1879 – The "Illuminations" are switched on for the first time in which British seaside resort ?	Blackpool	50%
1911 – Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Opera House in which city ?	Kiev	50%
1837 – Tiffany & Co. is founded in New York City. What was it originally called ?	Tiffany and Young	50%
1793 – The first cornerstone of which building is laid by George Washington ?	Capitol Building	38%
1066 – Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands with Tostig Godwinson at the mouth of which river beginning his invasion of England ?	Humber	38%
1973 – East Germany, West Germany and which other nation are admitted to the United Nations ?	Bahamas	13%
AD 96 – Who is proclaimed Roman emperor after Domitian is assassinated ?	Nerva	13%
1974 – Hurricane Fifi strikes which country with 110 mph winds ?	Honduras	0%
1945 – General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to which city ?	Tokyo	0%