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On This Day (April 17th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on April 17th ?
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1. 1362 – Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a siege lasting how long ?
A Day
A Week
A Month
A Year
2. 1492 – Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire what ?
Spices
Slaves
Precious Metals
Tea
3. 1797 – Citizens of which city begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces ?
Venice
Vienna
Vicenza
Verona
4. 1863 – American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack which state ?
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
5. 1912 – Russian troops open fire on striking workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150, that were mining for what ?
Coal
Iron Ore
Gold
Diamonds
6. 1941 – World War II: Which Kingdom surrenders to Germany ?
Kingdom of Denmark
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Spain
Kingdom of Norway
7. 1949 – At midnight 26 Irish counties officially leave the British Commonwealth. A 21-gun salute on which Dublin bridge, ushers in the Republic of Ireland ?
Liam Mellow's Bridge
O'Donovan Rossa Bridge
Father Mathew Bridge
O'Connell Bridge
8. 1951 – Which area becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park ?
The Peak District
Snowdonia
The Lake District
Dartmoor
9. 1961 – A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. Where do they land ?
Guantanamo Bay
Bay of Pigs
Havana Port
Cayo Romano
10. 1971 – Which new country is formed on this day ?
Angola
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Qatar
Bangladesh
11. 2019 – A tourist bus overturns killing 29 passengers, mostly German tourists, on which European island ?
Majorca
Corsica
Madeira
Jersey
12. 1974 – Victoria Beckham, English singer and fashion designer is born. Which Spice Girl was she ?
Posh Spice
Baby Spice
Sporty Spice
Scary Spice
13. 1875 - Modern Snooker is invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain, a bored British officer in which country ?
United Kingdom
Afghanistan
Cyprus
India
14. 1964 - Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to fly solo where ?
Over the North Pole
Around the World
Across the Pacific
Over the South Pole
15. 1986 - The Netherlands & which UK island group sign a peace treaty ending a "war" that started in 1651 ?
Channel Islands
Orkney Islands
Scilly Isles
Outer Hebrides
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