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1.1539 – Spain annexes which Caribbean island ?
Cuba
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Jamaica
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Hispaniola
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Grenada
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2.1601 - Church authorities in Rome burn books written in which language ?
Latin
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Hebrew
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Sanskrit
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Amharic
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3.1690 - Which musical instrument is invented in Nürnberg, Germany ?
Oboe
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Tuba
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Flute
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Clarinet
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4.1907 – An earthquake centred in which North American Capital kills more than 1,000 people ?
Havana, Cuba
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Port au Prince, Haiti
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Kingston, Jamaica
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Mexico City, Mexico
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5.1937 – Billie Jo Spears, American country singer, was born and placed on a "Blanket on the Ground" in which US state ?
Arizona
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New Mexico
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Utah
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Texas
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6.1939 - Norway claims land on which continent ?
Europe
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Africa
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Asia
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Antarctica
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7.1950 – The first prototype of the which airplane makes its maiden flight ?
De Havilland Heron
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MiG-17
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Lockheed Constellation
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Cessna 620
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8.1954 - Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe in which city ?
New York
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Las Vegas
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San Francisco
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New Orleans
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9.1954 – The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming which corporation ?
General Motors Corporation
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Questar Corporation
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American Motors Corporation
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American Tractor Corporation
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10.1957 – Humphrey Bogart, American actor, dies of cancer in which city ?
Los Angeles
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San Francisco
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Las Vegas
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Miami
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11.1967 - Which newspaper reports that the U.S. Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments ?
Washington Post
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New York Times
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London Times
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Chicago Tribune
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12.1973 - Whose concert is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history ?
Elvis Presley
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Bob Dylan
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Elton John
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Paul McCartney
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13.1978 - Which bands final concert is held in Winterland, San Francisco ?
Sex Pistols
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Wings
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New York Dolls
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Ramones
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14.Today is National Forest Conservation Day in which Asian country ?
Thailand
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Laos
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Cambodia
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Myanmar
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15.2004 – The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of how many years ?
250 years
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500 years
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1000 years
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750 years
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16.2016 - Alan Rickman, British actor dies on this day. What character did he play in the Harry Potter film series?