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On This Day (January 4th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on January 4th ?
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1. 838 – General Tom Thumb, American circus performer, is born in which state ?
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
2. 1762 – Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering which War ?
Hundred Years War
Twenty Years War
Seven Years War
War of the Roses
3. 1853 - Solomon Northup is released from slavery in the American South. His memoirs become a bestseller. What were they called?
Roots
Twelve Years A Slave
From Slavery To Affluence
Up From Slavery
4. 1884 – The Fabian Society, whose purpose is to advance the principles of democratic socialism, is founded in which European city ?
London
Dublin
Oslo
Barcelona
5. 1896 – Which state is admitted as the 45th U.S. state ?
Iowa
Ohio
Utah
Colorado
6. 1903 – What animal, named Topsy, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island ?
Elephant
Coyote
Gorilla
Moose
7. 1948 – Which country gains its independence from the United Kingdom becoming an independent republic ?
Burma
Singapore
Ceylon
Kenya
8. 1954 - Which singer records a 10 minute demo in Nashville, Tennessee ?
Chuck Berry
Carl Perkins
Johnny Cash
Elvis Presley
9. 1961 - The longest recorded strike ends as what Danish occupation returns to work after a 33 year strike ?
Pottery Workers
Road Markers
Barbers' Assistants
Boat Cleaners
10. 1986 – Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, and bass player with Thin Lizzy dies of which condition ?
Pneumonia
Heart Disease
AIDS
Brain Aneurysm
11. 2004 – Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 what Revolution ?
Daisy Revolution
Rose Revolution
Tulip Revolution
Dandelion Revolution
12. 2010 - What officially opens on this day in Dubai ?
Burj Khalifa building
Palm Islands Resort
Dubai Marina
The Dubai Fountain
13. Today is recognised by the United Nations as what health related day ?
World Guide Dog Day
World Braille Day
World Alcohol Free Day
World Stop Smoking Day
14. 1987 / 1990 / 2018 What transport related incident took place on this day in these years in USA, Pakistan and South Africa respectively causing the total deaths of 343 people ?
Plane Crash
Bus / Coach Crash
Train Crash
Shipwreck
15. The January 4th Tokyo Dome Show is an annual event celebrating which sport ?
Sumo Wrestling
Pro Wrestling (non Sumo)
Baseball
Cricket
16. Today is the "Day of the Fallen against the Colonial Repression" in which African country ?
Angola
Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe
Eritrea
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