Statistics for On This Day (July 22nd) Multiple Choice

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  • This quiz has been taken 12 times
  • The average score is 7 of 15

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QuestionAnswer% Correct
1992 – Fearing extradition to the United States, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison near which city ?Medellin
75%
2005 – Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers. What nationality was Menezes ?Brazilian
63%
1298 – Wars of Scottish Independence: King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeat William Wallace and his troops outside which Scottish town ?Falkirk
63%
1942 – The United States government begins compulsory civilian rationing of what product due to the wartime demands ?Gasoline
63%
1894 – The first ever motor race is held in France between which two cities ?Paris and Rouen
63%
1990 – Greg LeMond, an American road racing cyclist, wins the Tour de France. How many times did he win the event ?3
50%
1963 – Crown Colony of Sarawak gains self-governance. On which island was Sarawak ?Borneo
50%
1893 – Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of which mountain ?Pikes Peak
50%
1598 – Which of William Shakespeare’s plays is entered on the Stationers’ Register ?The Merchant of Venice
50%
1943 – World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily in an operation known by what name ?Operation Husky
38%
1976 – Japan completes its last reparation for war crimes to which nation ?Philippines
38%
1943 – World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in which city, killing 22 ?Athens
25%
1933 – Aviator Wiley Post returns to Floyd Bennett Field in New York City, completing the first solo flight around the world in what time ?7 days, 18 hours and 49 minutes
13%
1342 – St. Mary Magdalene's flood is the worst such event on record for which region ?Central Europe
13%
1997 – The second Blue Water Bridge opens connecting which two countries ?USA and Canada
13%

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