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On This Day (May 7th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on May 7th ?
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1.
558 – In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, how many years after its construction ?
Twenty
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Fifty
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Ten
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Hundred
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1718 – Which city is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville ?
Toulouse
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Montreal
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New Orleans
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Brazzaville
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3.
1824 – World premiere of which of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies in Vienna, Austria ?
Fifth
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Ninth
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Second
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Third
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4.
1864 – The world's oldest surviving clipper ship is launched in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia. What was it's name ?
City of Adelaide
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Southern Queen
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Pacific Princess
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Pride of Sydney
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1931 – The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and the NYPD takes place in his fifth-floor apartment on West 91st Street, New York City. How many officers were present ?
50
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100
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200
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300
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6.
1940 – World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins leading to what event ?
Rescue of troops from Dunkirk
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Replacement of Prime Minister
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Attack on German Forces in Norway
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Agreement with Russia
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1945 – World War II: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms in which city ending Germany's participation in the war ?
Brussels, Belgium
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Cologne, Germany
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Reims, France
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Geneva, Switzerland
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8.
1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering is founded, it is later renamed as what ?
Sony
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Toshiba
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Yamaha
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
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9.
1976 – Which popular long running car model is officially launched ?
Ford Escort
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Volkswagen Golf
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Lada Riva
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Honda Accord
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10.
1994 – Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of which country in February ?
Sweden
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Norway
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Denmark
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Finland
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11.
1998 – Which company buys Chrysler for US$40 billion USD and forms the largest industrial merger in history ?
Mercedes-Benz
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Fiat
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Peugeot Talbot
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Toyota
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12.
1999 – Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since which year ?
1215
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685
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1054
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1521
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13.
1999 – President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup in which African nation ?
Sierra Leone
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Burkina Faso
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Togo
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Guinea-Bissau
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14.
1946 – Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer, is born. Which band was he a member of ?
Doobie Brothers
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Charlie Daniels Band
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Grateful Dead
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Steppenwolf
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15.
Defender of the Fatherland Day is celebrated on this day annually in which country ?
Kazakhstan
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Kyrgyzstan
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North Korea
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Laos
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