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On This Day (December 27th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on December 27th?
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1. 537 – The construction of which internationally famous landmark is completed ?
Colosseum, Rome
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow
2. 1657 – The Flushing Remonstrance articulates for the first time in North American history that the freedom of what is a fundamental right ?
Speech
Movement
Religion
To Bear Arms
3. 1831 – Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard which vessel, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution ?
HMS Beagle
HMS Victory
HMS Boxer
HMS Spirit
4. 1836 – The worst ever avalanche in England kills eight people in which county ?
North Yorkshire
Cumbria
Gloucestershire
East Sussex
5. 1845 – Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in which state of the US ?
Minnesota
Georgia
New Hampshire
South Carolina
6. 1911 – "Jana Gana Mana" is sung for the first time. It is the national anthem of which nation ?
Kenya
Indonesia
India
Fiji
7. 1922 – The Japanese vessel "Hōshō" becomes the first purpose built craft of its kind to be commissioned in the world. What type of vessel was it ?
Aircraft Carrier
Ice Breaker
RO/RO Ferry
Container Ship
8. 1927 – Kern and Hammerstein's musical play "Show Boat", considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at which theatre on Broadway ?
Palace Theatre
Winter Garden Theatre
Ziegfeld Theatre
Playhouse Theatre
9. 1935 – Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female what ?
Bishop
Rabbi
Imam
Primate
10. 1945 – The International Monetary Fund is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations. As of this day, how many nations are signatories ?
168
187
195
190
11. 1966 – The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in which country ?
Mexico
New Zealand
Brazil
Turkey
12. 1968 – Apollo program: Which Apollo mission splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital manned mission to the Moon ?
Apollo 7
Apollo 9
Apollo 8
Apollo 10
13. 1978 – Which country becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship ?
Italy
Bulgaria
Poland
Spain
14. 1985 – Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside the airports of Rome, Italy, and which other city ?
Vienna, Austria
Athens, Greece
Barcelona, Spain
Glasgow, United Kingdom
15. 2007 – Riots erupt in which city after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis ?
Gaberone, Botswana
Windhoek, Namibia
Mombasa, Kenya
Lagos, Nigeria
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