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On This Day (February 25th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on February 25th ?
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1. 1843 – Lord George Paulet occupies which Kingdom in the name of Great Britain ?
Ireland ✓
Hawai'i ✓
Dahomey ✓
Nepal ✓
2. 1866 – Miners in Calaveras County, California, discover human remains that are now known by which name?
Calaveras Skull ✓
Calaveras Thighbone ✓
Calaveras Ribcage ✓
Calaveras Pelvis ✓
3. 1870 – Hiram Rhodes Revels, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first American of which ethnicity to sit in the U.S. Congress ?
Native American ✓
Chinese ✓
African ✓
Cuban ✓
4. 1901 - Which of the Marx brothers is born this day in Manhattan ?
Groucho ✓
Harpo ✓
Zeppo ✓
Chico ✓
5. 1908 - The first tunnel opens under which river ?
Hudson River ✓
River Thames ✓
Mekong River ✓
River Seine ✓
6. 1916 – World War I: The Germans capture Fort Douaumont during which battle ?
Somme ✓
Passchendaele ✓
Ypres ✓
Verdun ✓
7. 1919 – Oregon places a tax on gasoline, becoming the first U.S. state to levy a gasoline tax. How much per US gallon was the tax?
5 cents ✓
1 cent ✓
10 cents ✓
3 cents ✓
8. 1928 – Charles Jenkins Laboratories of Washington, D.C. becomes the first holder of a license for which activity ?
Broadcasting Television ✓
Medical Testing on Humans ✓
Producing Vaccines ✓
Print "Gentlemans Magazines" ✓
9. 1933 – The USS Ranger is launched. It is the first US Navy ship to be designed from the start of construction as which type of vessel ?
Anti Submarine Vessel ✓
Polar Research Vessel ✓
Aircraft Carrier ✓
Refuelling Vessel ✓
10. 1939 – The first of how many Anderson air raid shelters appeared in North London ?
1 million ✓
5 million ✓
500 thousand ✓
2.5 million ✓
11. 1951 – The first Pan American Games were officially opened in which city ?
Buenos Aires ✓
Rio de Janiero ✓
Mexico City ✓
Los Angeles ✓
12. 1957 - Buddy Holly & the Crickets record which of their hit songs ?
Peggy Sue ✓
Rave On ✓
Raining in my Heart ✓
That'll Be The Day ✓
13. 1980 – The government of which country is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse ?
Sierra Leone ✓
Suriname ✓
Nicaragua ✓
Malawi ✓
14. 2009 – Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashed during landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, primarily due to what reason ?
Severe Side Winds ✓
Faulty Radio Altimeter ✓
Pilot Suffered a Heart Attack ✓
Debris on the Runway ✓
15. 2018 - China briefly bans which letter as part of widespread censorship efforts ?
Q ✓
K ✓
N ✓
X ✓
16. 2019 - Robert Kraft is charged in Florida with solicitation. Which NFL team does he own?
New England Patriots ✓
Miami Dolphins ✓
New Orleans Saints ✓
Seattle Seahawks ✓
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