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On This Day (June 11th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on June 11th ?
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1. 1184 BC – Which city is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes ?
Troy ✓
Carthage ✓
Babylon ✓
Jerusalem ✓
2. 1509 – Henry VIII of England marries which of his wives ?.
Anne of Cleves ✓
Catherine Parr ✓
Catherine of Aragon ✓
Anne Boleyn ✓
3. 1748 – Denmark is the first to use what that is later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries ?
Royal Guards ✓
Canal Transport ✓
Flag with the Nordic Cross ✓
Communication Beacons ✓
4. 1770 – British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground, but where ?
Cook Islands, New Zealand ✓
Fiji ✓
North Island, New Zealand ✓
Great Barrier Reef, Australia ✓
5. 1837 – The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and people of which nationality ?
British ✓
Irish ✓
Native American ✓
Dutch ✓
6. 1895 -- The first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place. It is run from where to where and back ?
Paris - Bordeaux - Paris ✓
London - Edinburgh - London ✓
Cologne - Hannover - Cologne ✓
Milan - Turin - Milan ✓
7. 1919 – Which horse wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first to win the U.S. Triple Crown ?
Sweep On ✓
Natural Bridge ✓
Sir Barton ✓
Man O'War ✓
8. 1935 – In Alpine, New Jersey, USA inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of what ?
Automatic Transmission ✓
FM Broadcasting ✓
Steam Iron ✓
Snowboard ✓
9. 1942 – World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to which country ?
Soviet Union ✓
United Kingdom ✓
Free France ✓
Republic of China ✓
10. 1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from which prison ?
Devil's Island ✓
San Quentin ✓
Alcatraz ✓
Robben Island ✓
11. 1963 – Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline at a busy intersection in which city ?
Saigon ✓
Phnom Penh ✓
Hanoi ✓
Bangkok ✓
12. 1987 – In the UK, Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant become the first black what ?
Police Officers ✓
Members of Parliament ✓
Immigration Officials ✓
Mayors ✓
13. 2004 – Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby to which of Saturn's moons ?
Titan ✓
Rhea ✓
Enceladus ✓
Phoebe ✓
14. 2018 – Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un hold the first meeting between leaders of their two countries in which city ?
Shanghai ✓
Osaka ✓
Singapore ✓
Kuala Lumpur ✓
15. 1949 – Frank Beard, American drummer and songwriter is born. With which rock band is he most associated ?
Z Z Top ✓
Red Hot Chili Peppers ✓
KISS ✓
Blue Oyster Cult ✓
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