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On This Day (June 15th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on June 15th?
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1. 1219 – Danish victory at the Battle of Lindanise (Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia. According to legend, what fell from the sky during the battle ?
Fish ✓
Flag of Denmark ✓
Swords ✓
Stones ✓
2. 1300 – Which Spanish city is founded ?
Bilbao ✓
Valencia ✓
Cadiz ✓
Tarragona ✓
3. 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands on which island whilst on his fourth voyage ?
Barbados ✓
Montserrat ✓
Bermuda ✓
Martinique ✓
4. 1667 – The first instance of which medical procedure is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys ?
Cataract removal ✓
Wisdom tooth removal ✓
Human blood transfusion ✓
Appendix removal ✓
5. 1670 – The first stone of Fort Ricasoli is laid down. Where is Fort Ricasoli ?
Malta ✓
Italy ✓
Cyprus ✓
Tunisia ✓
6. 1808 – Joseph Bonaparte (Older brother of Napoleon) becomes King of which country ?.
France ✓
Italy ✓
Andorra ✓
Spain ✓
7. 1864 – Arlington National Cemetery is established on 200 acres of the Arlington estate. The estate was formerly owned by who?
Thomas Jefferson ✓
Robert E. Lee ✓
William T. Sherman ✓
John Wilkes Booth ✓
8. 1878 – Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove what ?
Lightning normally hits the highest point ✓
The organisation of bee hives ✓
All of a horses feet leave the ground when running ✓
The movement of the stars ✓
9. 1904 – A fire aboard the steamboat "SS General Slocum" kills 1,000 people in which New York City waterway ?
East River ✓
Hudson River ✓
Upper New York Bay ✓
Jamaica Bay ✓
10. 1919 – John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach which county of Ireland ?
Donegal ✓
Mayo ✓
Galway ✓
Clare ✓
11. 1934 – Which United States National Park is founded on this day ?
Bryce Canyon ✓
Great Smoky Mountains ✓
Carlsbad Caverns ✓
North Cascades ✓
12. 1936 – First flight of which aircraft takes place ?
Vickers Wellington ✓
Hawker Hurricane ✓
Douglas DC-1 ✓
Boeing Model 314 Clipper ✓
13. 1985 – Which of Rembrandt's paintings is attacked by a man (later judged insane) who throws sulfuric acid on the canvas and cuts it twice with a knife ?
The Night Watch ✓
Bathsheba at Her Bath ✓
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp ✓
Danaë ✓
14. 1994 – Israel establishes full diplomatic relations with which other nation ?
Jordan ✓
Egypt ✓
Vatican City ✓
Iran ✓
15. 2012 – Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully tightrope walk directly over which landmark ?
Grand Canyon ✓
Niagara Falls ✓
Petronas Towers ✓
Golden Gate Bridge ✓
dug28
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Level 84
Jun 15, 2020
I certainly have to give you credit for persistence! Well done sticking to your goal for almost six months!
toowise
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Level 78
Jun 16, 2020
Thanks, I can see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel now
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