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On This Day (August 19th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on August 19th?
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1. 1561 – Mary, Queen of Scots, who was 18 years old, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in which country ?
France
Spain
Denmark
Luxembourg
2. 1782 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, how long after the surrender of the British commander ?
Fourteen months
Six months
Ten months
Three months
3. 1812 – War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution earns the name "Old Ironsides" after defeating the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of where ?
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Maine
Florida
4. 1839 – The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a what ?
"A forgery of the highest order"
"An amazing invention"
"A fine example of French discovery"
"A gift free to the world"
5. 1848 – Which newspaper breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California ?
Washington Post
New York Times
New York Herald
Boston Herald
6. 1861 – First ascent of Weisshorn, the fifth highest summit in which mountain range ?
Alps
Pyrenees
Urals
Atlas
7. 1909 – The first automobile race is held at which venue ?
Brooklands, UK
Le Mans, France
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, USA
Nurburgring, Germany
8. 1934 – The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in which city ?
Springfield, Illinois
Dayton, Ohio
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Madison, Wisconsin
9. 1944 – World War II: Which city rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops ?
Paris
Brussels
Oslo
Amsterdam
10. 1953 – The CIA and which other intelligence agency help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ?
KGB
Mossad
MI6
GIP
11. 1955 – In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by which Hurricane claims 200 lives ?
George
Diane
Jack
Barbara
12. 1987 – In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide in which town ?
Dalkeith
Rhayader
Warrington
Hungerford
13. 1991 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in which Ukraine town ?
Foros
Kiev
Popivka
Odessa
14. 1999 – Tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of President Slobodan Milošević in which city ?
Novi Sad
Kragujevac
Belgrade
Nis
15. 2005 – The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and which nation, called Peace Mission 2005 begins ?
United States
China
Turkey
North Korea
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Level 43
Nov 17, 2020
Why don't you put my birthday!? LOL! Great quiz!
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Level 78
Nov 17, 2020
If I had known, then I would have....I think...LOL