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On This Day (January 3rd) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on January 3rd ?
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1. 1833 – The United Kingdom claims sovereignty over which overseas territory ?
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Ascension Island
British Indian Ocean Territory
2. 1848 – Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of which African country ?
Sierra Leone
Togo
Benin
Liberia
3. 1870 – Construction work begins on which New York City landmark ?
Empire State Building
Statue of Liberty
Brooklyn Bridge
Grand Central Station
4. 1892 - Author of fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit , J.R.R.Tolkien, is born in which city?
Copenhagen , Denmark
Bombay (now Mumbai), British India
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now South Africa)
Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe)
5. 1911 – A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys which Asian city ?
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Tokyo, Japan
Manila, Philippines
Tehran, Iran
6. 1932 – Martial law is declared after a revolt by banana workers in which Central American country?
El Salvador
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Honduras
7. 1953 – Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver, from Ohio, become the first mother and son to simultaneously do what?
Serve in the U.S. Congress
Serve on the same Navy Ship
Run the Boston Marathon
Climb Mount Rainier
8. 1956 – A fire damages the top part of which iconic building?
Empire State Building, USA
Eiffel Tower, France
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia
9. January 3rd is a National Day in the U.S.A. celebrating what?
National Give a Cop a Donut Day
National Bow-Tie Day
National Cheerleaders Day
National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
10. 1959 - Which state becomes the newest edition to the United States ?
Texas
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
11. 1961 – The SL-1 nuclear reactor is destroyed by a steam explosion in which of the United States?
Oregon
Wyoming
Idaho
New Mexico
12. 1977 - Which technology company is incorporated on this day?
Samsung
Microsoft
Huawei
Apple
13. 1980 - Joy Adamson, author of Born Free dies in which African country?
Kenya
Malawi
Uganda
Rwanda
14. 1999 - A research craft is launched by NASA to which destination in the Solar System?
Moon
Mars
Venus
Ganymede
15. 2004 – Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into which body of water, resulting in 148 deaths?
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Tasman Sea
Gulf of Mexico
16. 2023 - Jurong Bird Park closes permanently after over 50 years, in which Asian city?
Osaka, Japan
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wuhan, China
Singapore
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