On This Day (June 14th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on June 14th ?
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1. 1158 – Which city is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar ?
Munich
Zurich
Strasbourg
Salzburg
2. 1287 – Kublai Khan defeats the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in Mongolia and which other region ?
Siberia
Tibet
Manchuria
Kamchatka
3. 1690 – King William III of England (William of Orange) travels to which country to confront the former King James II ?
Netherlands
Denmark
France
Ireland
4. 1839 – A village on the River Thames stages its first regatta, an event that still continues to this day. What is the name of the village ?
Sandford on Thames
Henley on Thames
Walton on Thames
Kingston upon Thames
5. 1872 – Trade unions are legalized in which country ?
Ireland
Sweden
Canada
Japan
6. 1900 – Which future state becomes a United States territory ?
Hawaii
Alaska
Florida
California
7. 1907 – Which European country grants women the right to vote ?
Portugal
Norway
Greece
Hungary
8. 1937 – U.S. House of Representatives passes a law to tax what product ?
Liqour
Cigars
Gasoline
Cannabis
9. 1940 – World War II: The German occupation of which city begins ?
Paris
Warsaw
Amsterdam
Brussels
10. 1951 – UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau. What was UNIVAC I ?
Census Form
Evacuation Procedure
Early Digital Computer
Vacation Allowance
11. 1955 – Which country becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty ?
Brazil
Uruguay
Bolivia
Chile
12. 1959 – The first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in which theme park ?
Disneyland, California
Gatorland, Orlando
Playland, Vancouver
Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Ocean City
13. 1966 – The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in which year ?
1658
1557
1495
1774
14. 2017 – A fire in a high-rise apartment building in London leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured. What was the building called ?
Waverley Court
Mandela House
Grenfell Tower
Lansdowne Apartments
15. 1946 – Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality and 45th President of the United States is born in which New York borough ?
Queens
The Bronx
Manhattan
Brooklyn
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