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1.1260 – Which French cathedral is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France ?
Chartres
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Reims
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Bourges
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Metz
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2.1851 – William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel orbiting which planet ?
Saturn
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Neptune
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Uranus
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Jupiter
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3.1857 – The world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in England. What is it called ?
Port Vale FC
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Accrington Stanley FC
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Preston North End FC
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Sheffield FC
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4.1889 – Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in which country ?
New Zealand
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Australia
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Canada
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South Africa
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5.1901 – Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to do what ?
Go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive
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Climb the Matterhorn
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Trek the Appalachian trail from end to end
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Swim the English Channel unassisted
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6.1926 – Harry Houdini's last performance takes place at the Garrick Theatre in which city ?
Los Angeles
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London
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Detroit
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Vancouver
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7.1931 – Which bridge opens to public traffic over the Hudson River ?
Tappan Zee Bridge
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George Washington Bridge
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Mid-Hudson Bridge
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Rip Van Winkle Bridge
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8.1947 – Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be what ?
Alcoholics
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Drug Addicts
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Homosexuals
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Communists
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9.1964 – Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes which country ?
Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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Botswana
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Tanzania
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10.1975 – In Iceland, 90% of women take part in a national strike, refusing to work in protest of what ?
Global Warming
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Whaling
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Gender inequality
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Rising prices
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11.1986 – Nezar Hindawi is sentenced to how many years in prison, the longest sentence handed down by a British court, for the attempted bombing of an El Al flight ?
70 years
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45 years
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30 years
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55 years
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12.1992 – Which team become the first Major League Baseball team based outside the United States to win the World Series ?
Montreal Expos
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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Calgary Vipers
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Toronto Blue Jays
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13.2003 – Concorde makes its last commercial flight. On which route ?
New York to London
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Washington to London
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Dubai to London
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New York to Paris
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14.2004 – Arsenal FC loses ending an unbeaten run of 49 matches, which is the current record in the Premier League. Which team beat them ?
Chelsea
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Liverpool
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Manchester United
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Newcastle United
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15.2015 – A driver crashes into the State Homecoming parade, killing four people and injuring 34 in which US state ?