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On This Day (July 13th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on July 13th?
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1. 1174 – William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–74, is captured by forces loyal to Henry II of England in which northern English town ?
Alnwick ✓
Morpeth ✓
Carlisle ✓
Newcastle ✓
2. 1249 – The Coronation of Alexander III takes place. He becomes known as what ?
The Fair King ✓
The King of the Celts ✓
The Unready ✓
King of Scots ✓
3. 1573 – During the Eighty Years' War the Siege of which city ends after seven months ?
Maastricht ✓
Haarlem ✓
Antwerp ✓
Ostend ✓
4. 1793 – Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated by a member of the opposing political faction. What was he doing at the time ?
Taking a bath ✓
Riding his horse ✓
Speaking in public ✓
Eating breakfast ✓
5. 1814 – The Carabinieri is established. They are the national police force of which country ?
France ✓
Italy ✓
Switzerland ✓
Spain ✓
6. 1831 – Regulamentul Organic, a quasi-constitutional organic law is adopted in Wallachia, one of the two Danubian Principalities that were to become the basis of which country ?
Hungary ✓
Bulgaria ✓
Romania ✓
Yugoslavia ✓
7. 1863 – Opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting in which city, that will be later regarded as the worst in United States history ?
Los Angeles ✓
Chicago ✓
Dallas ✓
New York ✓
8. 1919 – The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in how many hours of flight ?
191 ✓
148 ✓
182 ✓
213 ✓
9. 1941 – World War II: Which nation begins a popular uprising against the Axis powers ?
Albania ✓
Montenegro ✓
Croatia ✓
Slovenia ✓
10. 1956 – The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on what ?
Artificial Intelligence ✓
Global Warming ✓
Space Exploration ✓
Alternative Energy Sources ✓
11. 1973 – Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee the existence of what ?
Film evidence ✓
Secret Files ✓
Clandestine Meetings ✓
Secret Oval Office taping system ✓
12. 1977 – Which country declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War ?
Sudan ✓
Somalia ✓
Egypt ✓
Kenya ✓
13. 1985 – The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and which US city ?
Philadelphia ✓
Washington ✓
Los Angeles ✓
Boston ✓
14. 2011 – Which large city is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour ?
Tokyo ✓
London ✓
Mumbai ✓
Shanghai ✓
15. 1940 – Patrick Stewart, English actor, director, and producer is born. He played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in which Star Trek series ?
Next Generation ✓
Deep Space Nine ✓
Voyager ✓
Discovery ✓
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