Statistics for On This Day (April 18th) Multiple Choice

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  • This quiz has been taken 12 times
  • The average score is 6 of 15

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QuestionAnswer% Correct
1923 – "The House that Ruth Built" opens. What was its official name ?Yankee Stadium
75%
1847 – American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of where ?Mexico
58%
1906 – An earthquake and fire destroy much of which city ?San Francisco
58%
1983 – A suicide bomber in Lebanon destroys the which country's embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people ?United States
58%
2018 – King Mswati III announces what change to his country ?Its name
50%
1930 – The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced what in their evening report ?That "There is no news"
42%
1506 – The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid, in which country ?Vatican City
42%
1912 – Which ship brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City ?Carpathia
33%
1997 – A flood of which river begins and soon overwhelms the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota ?Red River
33%
1689 – Which city's inhabitants rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros ?Boston
25%
1961 – Kelly Hansen, American singer-songwriter is born this day, what band is he best known for ?Foreigner
25%
1945 – Over 1,000 bombers attack which small German island ?Heligoland
25%
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
25%
1980 – The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with who as the country's first President ?Canaan Banana
8%
1899 – Which organisation is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria ?St. Andrew's Ambulance Association
8%

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