Statistics for On This Day (August 9th) Multiple Choice

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  • This quiz has been taken 9 times
  • The average score is 6 of 15

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QuestionAnswer% Correct
1965 – Which nation becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly ?Singapore
71%
1892 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for which invention ?Two Way Telegraph
71%
1907 – The first Boy Scout encampment concludes on which island in southern England ?Brownsea Island
57%
1945 – World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb is dropped by the United States B-29 "Bockscar". What was the bomb called ?Fat Man
57%
1930 – Which character makes her cartoon debut in Dizzy Dishes ?Betty Boop
43%
1944 – The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring what for the first time ?Smokey Bear
43%
1173 – Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take how long to complete ?Two Centuries
43%
1973 – Mars 7 is launched from which country ?USSR
43%
1993 – The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a hold on national leadership after how many years ?38
29%
1830 – Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of which monarch ?Charles X
29%
1936 – Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins which of his gold medals at the games ?Fourth
29%
1946 – Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bass player, is born. He is known for being a member of which Dutch band ?Golden Earring
29%
2006 – At least 21 suspected terrorists were arrested in the United Kingdom. The arrests were made in London, Birmingham, and which other town ?High Wycombe
14%
2019 – 220 million trees are planted in one day in which Indian region ?Uttar Pradesh
14%
1810 – Napoleon annexes which region as part of the First French Empire ?Westphalia
14%

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