Statistics for On This Day (July 8th) Multiple Choice

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  • This quiz has been taken 6 times
  • The average score is 5 of 15

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QuestionAnswer% Correct
1933 – The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in which city ?Cape Town
60%
1099 – Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of which city by marching in a religious procession as its Muslim defenders watch ?Jerusalem
60%
1879 – Sailing ship "USS Jeannette" departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to where ?North Pole
60%
2011 – Which Space Shuttle is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program ?Atlantis
40%
1730 – An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of which country's coastline ?Chile
40%
1497 – Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to which region ?Indian Subcontinent
40%
1934 – Marty Feldman, English actor and screenwriter is born. What prominent physical feature did he have ?Misaligned Eyes
40%
1663 – Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to colonise which modern day state of the US ?Rhode Island
40%
1889 – The first issue of which well known newspaper is published ?The Wall Street Journal (USA)
40%
1972 – Which intelligence agency assassinates Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani ?Mossad
20%
1960 – Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the which nation ?Soviet Union
20%
1966 – King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi in which African country ?Burundi
0%
Which food is celebrated in the USA on this day ?National Chocolate with Almonds Day
0%
1822 – Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in which Canadian province to the United Kingdom ?Ontario
0%
1898 – The death of crime boss Soapy Smith releases which city from his iron grip ?Skagway, Alaska
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