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October Happenings Quiz

These things happen(ed) in October. Based on the clues, guess what they are.

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Date	Year	Clue	Answer
Oct 1	1971	This theme park opens near Orlando, Florida
Oct 2	1950	This Charles Schulz comic strip is published for the first time
Oct 3	1990	Reunification of this country
Oct 4	1957	This satellite becomes the first to orbit Earth
Oct 5	2011	This technology pioneer dies of cancer
Oct 6	1973	This country is attacked by Egypt and Syria
Oct 7	1962	Dr. No, the first movie to feature this character, is released
Oct 8	1871	Mrs. O'Leary's cow allegedly starts a fire in this city
Oct 9	768	This legendary ruler is crowned King of the Franks
Oct 10	1964	The Summer Olympics open in this city
Oct 11	1975	This late-night comedy program airs for the first time
Oct 12	1810	This Munich festival is held for the first time
Oct 13	54	This musical enthusiast becomes emperor of Rome
Oct 14	1066	William the Conqueror wins this battle
Oct 15	1966	This party is founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale
Oct 16	1793	This French queen is guillotined
Oct 17	1860	This sporting event is held for the first time, in Prestwick Scotland
Oct 18	1898	This island becomes a U.S. territory
Oct 19	1812	Napoleon retreats from this city. Fewer than 10% of his troops will survive the long march back to France.
Oct 20	1944	Douglas MacArthur returns to this country
Oct 21	1805	This British admiral defeats the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar
Oct 22	1836	Sam Houston becomes the first president of this short-lived country
Oct 23	1946	The UN General Assembly convenes in this city for the first time
Oct 24	1901	Annie Taylor becomes the first person to go over this in a barrel
Oct 25	1415	This English king defeats the French at Agincourt
Oct 26	1881	The gunfight at the O.K. Corral occurs in this Arizona town
Oct 27	1682	William Penn founds this American city
Oct 28	1962	The USSR agrees to remove its missile bases from this country
Oct 29	1618	This English adventurer, who tried to colonize Virginia, is beheaded
Oct 30	1922	Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of this country
Oct 31	-	This "trick-or-treat" holiday is celebrated

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aertzc

If I'm not mistaken, the UN General Assembly convened for the first time in London in January of 1946. Or I guess the clue would be correct, minus the comma.

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Quizmaster

Fixed. Thanks.

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FentonsDad

In the phrase "remove it's missile bases," "its" is a possessive pronoun, not a conjunction for "it is." So it doesn't get an apostrophe. And being extremely picky, there should be a comma after "Prestwick." Nice quiz, though!

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Februus

Yawn

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Quizmaster

Okay, I removed the '

Oct 9, 2012 delete reply

quizzer

Isn't the Open Championship the same as the British Open?

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