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On This Day (June 23rd) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on June 23rd?
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1. 1305 – A peace treaty is signed at Athis-sur-Orge between the Flemish and which other nationality ?
French
Walloons
Dutch
Luxembourgish
2. 1314 – First War of Scottish Independence: Which battle begins on this day ?
Battle of Boroughbridge
Battle of Stirling Bridge
Battle of Loudoun Hill
Battle of Bannockburn
3. 1594 – The Portuguese carrack "Cinco Chagas", loaded with slaves and treasure, is attacked and sunk by English ships amongst which island group ?
Scilly Isles
The Azores
Shetland Islands
Canary Islands
4. 1794 – Empress Catherine II of Russia grants Jews permission to settle in which city ?
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Kiev
Minsk
5. 1860 – The United States Congress establishes which agency ?
Justice Department
Government Printing Office
Department of the Treasury
Department of the Interior
6. 1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called a what ?
Sewing Machine
Dumb Waiter
Typewriter
Lazy Susan
7. 1887 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park. What is it's name ?
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Kootenay National Park
Yoho National Parks
8. 1917 – In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for what reason ?
Damaging the Ball
Punching the Umpire
Distracting the Batter
Encouraging a Demonstration from the fans
9. 1942 – World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in which part of the U.K.?
Cumbria
Isle of Wight
East Anglia
South Wales
10. 1959 – Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to where ?
Dresden, East Germany
Murmansk, Soviet Union
Nis, Yugoslavia
Brno, Czechoslovakia
11. 1967 – Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in which small New Jersey borough ?
Elmer
Newfield
Pine Hill
Glassboro
12. 1991 – Which computer game franchise is released to American audiences, then to PAL and Japanese audiences a month later ?
Super Mario
Sonic the Hedgehog
Grand Theft Auto
Tomb Raider
13. 2014 – The last of which country's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction ?
Iraq
Iran
Syria
Libya
14. 2016 – The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to do what ?
Allow same sex marriages
Remain as a Union of 4 constituent countries
Ban smoking in public places
Leave the European Union
15. 1980 – Melissa Rauch, American actress is born. She is best known for playing which "Big Bang Theory" character ?
Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz
Amy Farrah Fowler
Leslie Winkle
Emily Sweeney
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