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On This Day (April 18th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on April 18th ?
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1. 1506 – The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid, in which country ?
France ✓
Greece ✓
Vatican City ✓
Russia ✓
2. 1689 – Which city's inhabitants rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros ?
Boston ✓
Glasgow ✓
Hong Kong ✓
Bombay ✓
3. 1847 – American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of where ?
Cuba ✓
Mexico ✓
Honduras ✓
Colombia ✓
4. 1899 – Which organisation is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria ?
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children ✓
Royal British Nurses Association ✓
St. Andrew's Ambulance Association ✓
Royal Statistical Society ✓
5. 1906 – An earthquake and fire destroy much of which city ?
San Francisco ✓
Mexico City ✓
Messina, Sicily ✓
Christchurch, New Zealand ✓
6. 1912 – Which ship brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City ?
Aquitania ✓
Carpathia ✓
Lusitania ✓
Mauretania ✓
7. 1923 – "The House that Ruth Built" opens. What was its official name ?
Wembley Stadium ✓
Ottawa Auditorium ✓
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ✓
Yankee Stadium ✓
8. 1930 – The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced what in their evening report ?
The start of the licence fee ✓
The Death of its Director General ✓
That "There is no news" ✓
The commencement of TV broadcasting ✓
9. 1945 – Over 1,000 bombers attack which small German island ?
Heligoland ✓
Sylt ✓
Trischen ✓
Fohr ✓
10. 1980 – The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with who as the country's first President ?
Emmerson Mnangagwa ✓
Canaan Banana ✓
Robert Mugabe ✓
Josiah Zion Gumede ✓
11. 1983 – A suicide bomber in Lebanon destroys the which country's embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people ?
United Kingdom ✓
Argentina ✓
Philippines ✓
United States ✓
12. 1988 – The United States launches an operation against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II. What was it called ?
Operation Praying Mantis ✓
Operation Locust ✓
Operation Sidewinder ✓
Operation Aardvark ✓
13. 1997 – A flood of which river begins and soon overwhelms the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota ?
Snake River ✓
Red River ✓
Cimarron River ✓
Sheyenne River ✓
14. 2018 – King Mswati III announces what change to his country ?
Its name ✓
Its UN membership ✓
Its NATO membership ✓
Its taxation system ✓
15. 1961 – Kelly Hansen, American singer-songwriter is born this day, what band is he best known for ?
Green Day ✓
Charlie Daniels Band ✓
Foreigner ✓
Blue Oyster Cult ✓
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