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On This Day (September 26th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on September 26th ?
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Last updated: September 26, 2020
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1.
1087 – William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until which year ?
1100
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1098
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1102
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1091
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2.
1580 – Which explorer finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth ?
Amerigo Vespucci
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Francis Drake
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Christopher Columbus
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James Cook
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3.
1688 – The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of which country ?
Denmark
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
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England
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4.
1777 – American Revolution: British troops occupy which city ?
Boston
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Charlotte
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Philadelphia
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New York
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5.
1810 – A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates, and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the throne of which nation ?
Denmark
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Sweden
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Belgium
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Norway
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6.
1905 – Albert Einstein publishes which of his "Annus Mirabilis" papers, introducing the special theory of relativity ?
First
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Second
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Third
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Fourth
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7.
1907 – Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and which other country are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire ?
Newfoundland
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Jamaica
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Fiji
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Kenya
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8.
1923 – The German government accepts the occupation of which region ?
Bavaria
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Saxony
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West Pomerania
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The Ruhr
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9.
1934 – Which ocean liner is launched.
Queen Elizabeth
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Queen Mary
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Mauretania
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Empress of Britain
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10.
1953 – The rationing in the United Kingdom of what product ends ?
Meat
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Fuel
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Sugar
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Coffee
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11.
1969 – Which album by The Beatles is released ?
Let It Be
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Magical Mystery Tour
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Abbey Road
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12.
1973 – Which airplane makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time ?
Boeing 747
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Concorde
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Lockheed Tristar
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Airbus A300
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13.
1983 – Australia II wins the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's domination of the race for the past how many years
132
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94
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161
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119
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14.
2000 – Anti-globalization protests in which European city turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits ?
Budapest
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Prague
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Bucharest
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Zagreb
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15.
2005 – The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called what ?
Squirt
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Toddler
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Sprout
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Kiddywink
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