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On This Day (July 5th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on July 5th?
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1. 1594 – Portuguese forces begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy. In which modern day country was the kingdom ?
Sri Lanka ✓
India ✓
Indonesia ✓
Philippines ✓
2. 1610 – John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists bound for where ?
Australia ✓
Newfoundland ✓
Florida ✓
West Indies ✓
3. 1807 – The local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion. In which city ?
Bombay ✓
Columbo ✓
Havana ✓
Buenos Aires ✓
4. 1841 – Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to where ?
Loughborough ✓
London ✓
Manchester ✓
Lincoln ✓
5. 1937 – What product is introduced onto the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation ?
Canned Tuna ✓
Oreo Cookies ✓
Spam ✓
Corned Beef ✓
6. 1941 – World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach which river ?
Loire ✓
Dnieper ✓
Volga ✓
Don ✓
7. 1945 – World War II: The liberation of which country is declared ?
Papua New Guinea ✓
Malta ✓
Tunisia ✓
Philippines ✓
8. 1946 – What clothing item goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show in Paris, France ?
Camel Coat ✓
Bikini ✓
Bermuda Shorts ✓
Flip-Flops ✓
9. 1954 – Elvis Presley records his first single at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. What was the song ?
"Thats All Right" ✓
"Heartbreak Hotel" ✓
"Don't Be Cruel" ✓
"Hound Dog" ✓
10. 1962 – The official independence of which country is proclaimed after an 8-year-long war with France ?
Senegal ✓
Algeria ✓
Chad ✓
Mozambique ✓
11. 1995 – Which country adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union ?
Azerbaijan ✓
Georgia ✓
Estonia ✓
Armenia ✓
12. 1996 – The first mammal is cloned from an adult cell. What type of animal was it ?
Rat ✓
Dog ✓
Sheep ✓
Monkey ✓
13. 1999 – U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the regime in which country ?
Afghanistan ✓
North Korea ✓
Venezuela ✓
Haiti ✓
14. 2009 – The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in England, consisting of at least how many items ?
750 ✓
1,500 ✓
2,000 ✓
3,500 ✓
15. 1979 – Shane Filan, Irish singer-songwriter is born. He is a member of which boy band ?
E-17 ✓
Boyzone ✓
Blue ✓
Westlife ✓
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