Statistics for On This Day (July 3rd) Multiple Choice

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  • The average score is 4 of 15

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QuestionAnswer% Correct
1767 – Which remote island is discovered by Midshipman Robert ______ on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret ?Pitcairn Island
50%
1970 – The "Falls Curfew" begins in which city ?Belfast
38%
1952 – The SS United States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband speed record away from which ship ?RMS Queen Mary
38%
1996 – British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to which nation ?Scotland
38%
987 – Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until almost the end of which century ?18th
25%
1848 – Governor-General Peter von Scholten emancipates all remaining slaves in which region ?Danish West Indies
25%
1938 – World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour. What was the locomotive called ?Mallard
25%
1944 – World War II: Which city is liberated from Nazi control by Soviet troops during Operation Bagration ?Minsk
25%
1608 – Which Canadian city is founded by Samuel de Champlain ?Québec City
25%
1957 – Marianne Joan Elliott-Said a.k.a Poly Styrene, British musician was born today. With which punk band is she associated ?X Ray Spex
25%
1886 – Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile. Approximately how much did it cost ?$150
13%
1886 – Which newspaper becomes the first to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand ?New York Tribune
13%
1852 – Congress establishes the United States' 2nd mint in which city ?San Francisco
13%
1844 – The last pair of which bird is killed ?Great Auk
0%
1890 – Which state is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state ?Idaho
0%

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