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On This Day (July 11th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on July 11th?
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1. 1174 – Baldwin IV, aged 13, becomes King of where, with Raymond III, Count of Tripoli as regent and William of Tyre as chancellor ?
Jerusalem
Sardinia
Medri Bahri
Thaton
2. 1576 – Martin Frobisher sights land on his first voyage to find the North West passage. Which land did he see ?
Iceland
Jan Mayen Island
Greenland
Newfoundland
3. 1796 – Under the terms of the Jay Treaty the United States takes possession of which city from Great Britain ?
Boston
Detroit
Seattle
New York
4. 1848 – Which major London railway station opens ?
St. Pancras
Euston
Kings Cross
Waterloo
5. 1899 – Which motor manufacturer is founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy ?
Maserati
Alfa Romeo
Fiat
Bugatti
6. 1919 – The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in which country ?
Netherlands
Denmark
United Kingdom
Greece
7. 1936 – Which bridge in New York City is opened to traffic ?
Bronx–Whitestone Bridge
George Washington Bridge
Spuyten Duyvil Bridge
Triborough Bridge
8. 1943 – World War II: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces on which island ?
Corfu
Sicily
Malta
Cyprus
9. 1947 – The "Exodus 1947", an immigrant ship, heads to Palestine from which country ?
France
Italy
Spain
Portugal
10. 1962 – The first satellite television transmission takes place over which area?
Transpacific
North to South America
Transatlantic
South Africa to United Kingdom
11. 1971 – Which type of mines in Chile are nationalized ?
Gold
Coal
Tin
Copper
12. 1973 – Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris, France, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans what ?
Smoking in airplane lavatories
Leaving seats on approach to land
Landing without air trafffic control
Heavy luggage in cabin
13. 1978 – Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying what product crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists ?
Liquid Petroleum
Fireworks
Liquid propylene gas
Acetone
14. 1979 – America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over which ocean ?
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Southern
15. 1947 – Jeff Hanna, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer is born. He is best known for his association with which band ?
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Three Dog Night
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
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