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On This Day (July 8th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on July 8th?
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1. 1099 – Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of which city by marching in a religious procession as its Muslim defenders watch ?
Damascus
Jerusalem
Baghdad
Cairo
2. 1497 – Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to which region ?
Indian Subcontinent
West Indies
Southern Africa
Horn of Africa
3. 1663 – Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to colonise which modern day state of the US ?
Maine
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Rhode Island
4. 1730 – An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of which country's coastline ?
Japan
Chile
India
Mexico
5. 1822 – Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in which Canadian province to the United Kingdom ?
Ontario
Alberta
Manitoba
New Brunswick
6. 1879 – Sailing ship "USS Jeannette" departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to where ?
South Pole
Amazon River
North Pole
Easter Island
7. 1889 – The first issue of which well known newspaper is published ?
Bild (Germany)
The Wall Street Journal (USA)
Financial Times (UK)
Le Figaro (France)
8. 1898 – The death of crime boss Soapy Smith releases which city from his iron grip ?
Skagway, Alaska
Port Hardy, British Columbia
Newport, Oregon
Bridgeport, Connecticut
9. 1933 – The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in which city ?
Sydney
Johannesburg
Perth
Cape Town
10. 1960 – Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the which nation ?
China
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Brazil
11. 1966 – King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi in which African country ?
Benin
Malawi
Burundi
Cameroon
12. 1972 – Which intelligence agency assassinates Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani ?
Mossad
CIA
MI6
KGB
13. 2011 – Which Space Shuttle is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program ?
Enterprise
Discovery
Endeavour
Atlantis
14. 1934 – Marty Feldman, English actor and screenwriter is born. What prominent physical feature did he have ?
Large Nose
Misaligned Eyes
Deformed Hand
Hunched Back
15. Which food is celebrated in the USA on this day ?
National Chocolate with Almonds Day
National Hot Dog Day
National Peanut Butter Day
National Apple Pie Day
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