On This Day (September 27th) Multiple Choice

1. 1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of which river, beginning the Norman conquest of England ?

2. 1529 – The Siege of which city begins when Suleiman I attacks the city ?

3. 1590 – Pope Urban VII dies how long after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history ?

4. 1777 – American Revolution: Which city becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia ?

5. 1825 – The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives is ceremonially opened. Its runs between which two places in the UK ?

6. 1908 – Production of which automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit ?

7. 1938 – The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in which UK city ?

8. 1941 – The SS Patrick Henry is launched, becoming the first of how many Liberty ships built in the US ?

9. 1949 – Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of which country ?

10. 1956 – USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed what speed ?

11. 1962 – Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of which organisation ?

12. 1975 – The last use of capital punishment in which country sparks worldwide protests ?

13. 1998 – Which internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday ?

14. 2007 – NASA launches the Dawn probe to which part of the solar system ?

15. 2019 – Over 2 million people participated in worldwide strikes across 2,400 locations worldwide to protest against what ?