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1.537 – The construction of which internationally famous landmark is completed ?
Colosseum, Rome
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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
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Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
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St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow
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2.1657 – The Flushing Remonstrance articulates for the first time in North American history that the freedom of what is a fundamental right ?
Speech
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Movement
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Religion
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To Bear Arms
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3.1831 – Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard which vessel, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution ?
HMS Beagle
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HMS Victory
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HMS Boxer
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HMS Spirit
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4.1836 – The worst ever avalanche in England kills eight people in which county ?
North Yorkshire
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Cumbria
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Gloucestershire
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East Sussex
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5.1845 – Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in which state of the US ?
Minnesota
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Georgia
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New Hampshire
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South Carolina
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6.1911 – "Jana Gana Mana" is sung for the first time. It is the national anthem of which nation ?
Kenya
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Indonesia
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India
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Fiji
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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
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Ice Breaker
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RO/RO Ferry
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Container Ship
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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
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Winter Garden Theatre
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Ziegfeld Theatre
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Playhouse Theatre
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9.1935 – Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female what ?
Bishop
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Rabbi
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Imam
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Primate
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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
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187
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195
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190
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11.1966 – The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in which country ?
Mexico
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New Zealand
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Brazil
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Turkey
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12.1968 – Apollo program: Which Apollo mission splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital manned mission to the Moon ?
Apollo 7
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Apollo 9
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Apollo 8
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Apollo 10
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13.1978 – Which country becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship ?
Italy
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Bulgaria
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Poland
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Spain
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14.1985 – Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside the airports of Rome, Italy, and which other city ?
Vienna, Austria
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Athens, Greece
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Barcelona, Spain
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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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 ?