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On This Day (January 25th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on January 25th ?
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1.
1533 – Henry VIII of England secretly marries which wife ?
Anne Boleyn
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Catherine Howard
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Catherine Parr
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Anne of Cleves
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1765 – Port Egmont, the first British settlement in which island group is founded ?
Cayman Islands
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British Virgin Islands
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Falkland Islands
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Tristan da Cunha
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1879 – Which Eastern European country's National Bank is founded ?
Romania
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Bulgaria
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Hungary
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Poland
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4.
1924 – The First Winter Olympics opens in which European resort ?
St. Moritz, Switzerland
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Innsbruck, Austria
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Chamonix, France
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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1942 – Eusébio, one of the most prolific goal-scorers of all time in international soccer was born in which African city ?
Gaberone, Botswana
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Windhoek, Namibia
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Maputo, Mozambique
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6.
1955 - Columbia University scientists develope an atomic clock accurate to within one second in how many years ?
50
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100
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200
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300
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7.
1964 – Blue Ribbon Sports, is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes, what well known brand did it become ?
Nike
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Adidas
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Puma
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Gola
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8.
1979 – Pope John Paul II, the most travelled Pope so far, starts his first official papal visit outside Italy to which country ?
Dominican Republic
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Poland
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Mexico
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Ireland
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1980 – Who is honoured with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna ?
Indira Gandhi
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Nelson Mandela
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Ravi Shankar
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Mother Teresa
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10.
1986 – The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in which African country ?
Uganda
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Rwanda
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Malawi
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Tanzania
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11.
What food is typically served on this day in Scotland to celebrate Burns Night ?
Roast Lamb
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Haggis
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Meat Pie
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Black Pudding
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12.
2006 – Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with what crime ?
Serial Murder
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Embezzlement
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Treason
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Espionage
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13.
2010 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, killing 90 people, off the coast of which country ?
Egypt
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Lebanon
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Turkey
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Cyprus
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14.
2013 – At least 50 people are killed and 120 injured in a prison riot in which South American country ?
Bolivia
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Venezuela
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Suriname
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Ecuador
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15.
2017 – Mary Tyler Moore, American actress, dancer, and producer dies in which Eastern US city ?
Hackensack, New Jersey
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Newport, Rhode Island
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Greenwich, Connecticut
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Worcester, Massachusetts
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2019 - A dam at an iron ore mine collapses killing 270 people, in which Brazilian state?
Minas Gerais
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Parana
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Tocantins
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Amazonas
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