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On This Day (July 3rd) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on July 3rd?
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1. 987 – Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until almost the end of which century ?
16th
18th
19th
17th
2. 1608 – Which Canadian city is founded by Samuel de Champlain ?
Québec City
Montreal
Toronto
Halifax
3. 1767 – Which remote island is discovered by Midshipman Robert ______ on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret ?
Bouvet Island
Tristan da Cunha
Kerguelen Island
Pitcairn Island
4. 1844 – The last pair of which bird is killed ?
Dodo
Hawaiian Rail
Great Auk
Passenger Pigeon
5. 1848 – Governor-General Peter von Scholten emancipates all remaining slaves in which region ?
Netherlands Antilles
British Virgin Islands
Danish West Indies
French Polynesia
6. 1852 – Congress establishes the United States' 2nd mint in which city ?
Miami
San Francisco
Baltimore
Houston
7. 1886 – Which newspaper becomes the first to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand ?
New York Tribune
Washington Post
London Times
Le Monde
8. 1886 – Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile. Approximately how much did it cost ?
$100
$300
$150
$500
9. 1890 – Which state is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state ?
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
10. 1938 – World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour. What was the locomotive called ?
Flying Scotsman
Hercules
Sir Nigel Gresley
Mallard
11. 1944 – World War II: Which city is liberated from Nazi control by Soviet troops during Operation Bagration ?
Minsk
Kiev
Riga
Tallinn
12. 1952 – The SS United States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband speed record away from which ship ?
RMS Empress of Canada
SS Great Britain
RMS Queen Mary
SS Queen Elizabeth 2
13. 1970 – The "Falls Curfew" begins in which city ?
Belfast
Melbourne
Durban
Hong Kong
14. 1996 – British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to which nation ?
Greece
Scotland
Ireland
Greenland
15. 1957 – Marianne Joan Elliott-Said a.k.a Poly Styrene, British musician was born today. With which punk band is she associated ?
The Vapors
Jilted John
Generation X
X Ray Spex
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