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On This Day (July 20th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on July 20th?
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1. 1402 – Ottoman-Timurid Wars: Timur, ruler of Timurid Empire, defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire sultan Bayezid I in a battle near to which present day Turkish city?
Ankara ✓
Istanbul ✓
Adana ✓
Izmir ✓
2. 1799 – Tekle Giyorgis I begins his first of six reigns as Emperor of which nation ?
Turkey ✓
Sudan ✓
Ethiopia ✓
Lebanon ✓
3. 1807 – Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first what ?
Distress Flare ✓
Internal combustion engine ✓
Hot water boiler ✓
Flame Thrower ✓
4. 1871 – Which province joins the confederation of Canada ?
British Columbia ✓
Saskatchewan ✓
Alberta ✓
Quebec ✓
5. 1903 – Which motor company ships its first automobile after being incorporated 4 days earlier ?
Toyota ✓
Ford ✓
Peugeot ✓
Austin ✓
6. 1934 – Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon strikers from which profession ?
Mailmen ✓
Electricity Workers ✓
Truck Drivers ✓
Construction Workers ✓
7. 1940 – Which country leaves the League of Nations ?
Denmark ✓
Switzerland ✓
Spain ✓
Greece ✓
8. 1940 – California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway. It connects Los angeles with which city ?
Anaheim ✓
San Bernadino ✓
Santa Monica ✓
Pasadena ✓
9. 1951 – King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in which city ?
Amman ✓
Jerusalem ✓
Gaza ✓
Damascus ✓
10. 1954 – Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to which country ?
Soviet Union ✓
Czechoslovakia ✓
East Germany ✓
United States ✓
11. 1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Where did they land ?
Sea of Serenity ✓
Lake of Goodness ✓
Lake of Solitude ✓
Sea of Tranquility ✓
12. 1976 – The American Viking 1 lander successfully lands on which heavenly body ?
Mars ✓
Io ✓
Venus ✓
Phobos ✓
13. 1982 – The Provisional IRA detonates bombs in Hyde Park and which other park in central London ?
St. James's Park ✓
Regents Park ✓
Green Park ✓
Richmond Park ✓
14. 1997 – The fully restored USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in how many years ?
125 ✓
98 ✓
116 ✓
107 ✓
15. 2015 – The United States and which nation resume full diplomatic relations after five decades ?
Cuba ✓
Honduras ✓
Dominican Republic ✓
Colombia ✓
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Level 51
Jul 20, 2020
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Jul 21, 2020
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