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On This Day (July 24th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on July 24th?
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1. 1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to which city during the Second Crusade ?
Damascus ✓
Jerusalem ✓
Constantinople ✓
Baghdad ✓
2. 1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf. What was the War Wolf ?
Ranks of Archers ✓
Trebuchet (Type of catapult) ✓
Container of boiling oil ✓
Device similar to the Trojan Horse ✓
3. 1487 – Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, strike against a ban on what ?
Restricted Hours of Work ✓
Tobacco ✓
Women in the Workplace ✓
Foreign Beer ✓
4. 1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and is replaced by her son James VI. How old was James at the time ?
Three years ✓
Newborn ✓
One year ✓
Seven years ✓
5. 1701 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes which city ?
Chicago ✓
Baltimore ✓
Detroit ✓
Nashville ✓
6. 1847 – Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented a device that revolutionised which industry ?
Newspaper Publishing ✓
Postal Services ✓
Food Catering ✓
Import / Export Shipping ✓
7. 1901 – The author O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for what crime ?
Assault ✓
Embezzlement ✓
Theft ✓
Publishing Offensive Material ✓
8. 1927 – The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled in which town ?
Lille, France ✓
Diekirch, Luxembourg ✓
Weert, Netherlands ✓
Ypres, Belgium ✓
9. 1937 – Which state drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys" ?
Alabama ✓
Georgia ✓
Louisiana ✓
Tennessee ✓
10. 1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes drop bombs by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. Which city ?
Cologne ✓
Berlin ✓
Hamburg ✓
Munich ✓
11. 1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in which ocean ?
Atlantic ✓
Pacific ✓
Indian ✓
Southern ✓
12. 1977 – End of the Libyan–Egyptian War. It had been fought for how long ?
Eighteen Months ✓
Six Weeks ✓
Seven Hours ✓
Four Days ✓
13. 1987 – Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbs which mountain becoming the oldest person to climb this peak ?
Fuji ✓
Kilimanjaro ✓
Matterhorn ✓
Rainier ✓
14. 2013 – A high-speed train derails whilst rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph) in which country ?
France ✓
China ✓
Spain ✓
Japan ✓
15. 1946 – Gallagher, American comedian and actor is born. What item does he regularly smash as part of his act ?
Watermelons ✓
Guitars ✓
Crockery ✓
Glasswear ✓
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