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On This Day (June 26th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on June 26th?
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1. 363 – Roman emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sasanian Empire. In which modern day country was this empire centred ?
Iran ✓
Russia ✓
Saudi Arabia ✓
Sudan ✓
2. 1295 – Przemysł II crowned king of Poland, following Ducal period. What is added to the Polish coat of arms ?
Swords ✓
Black eagle ✓
White eagle ✓
Shields ✓
3. 1723 – After a siege and bombardment by cannon, which city surrenders to the Russians ?
Samarkand ✓
Kiev ✓
Ashgabat ✓
Baku ✓
4. 1794 – French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Fleurus marked the first successful military use of what ?
Grenades ✓
Aircraft ✓
Landmines ✓
Poisonous Gas ✓
5. 1886 – Henri Moissan isolated which element for the first time ?
Potassium ✓
Neon ✓
Fluorine ✓
Xenon ✓
6. 1906 – The first Grand Prix motor racing event is held in which country ?
France ✓
Germany ✓
Belgium ✓
Italy ✓
7. 1924 – The American occupation of which country ends after eight years ?
Haiti ✓
Dominican Republic ✓
Guatemala ✓
Honduras ✓
8. 1945 – The United Nations Charter is signed by 50 Allied nations in which city ?
Geneva ✓
London ✓
New York ✓
San Francisco ✓
9. 1948 – Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery is published in which magazine ?
The New Yorker ✓
Vogue ✓
Cosmopolitan ✓
Vanity Fair ✓
10. 1960 – Madagascar gains its independence from which nation ?
Belgium ✓
United Kingdon ✓
France ✓
Spain ✓
11. 1974 – The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time at a supermarket in Ohio. What product was sold ?
Wrigley's Chewing Gum ✓
Coca-Cola ✓
Twinkies ✓
Oreos ✓
12. 1977 – Elvis Presley held his final concert in which city ?
Las Vegas ✓
Memphis ✓
Indianapolis ✓
Houston ✓
13. 2006 – Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of which country, resigns after weeks of political unrest ?
Uzbekistan ✓
East Timor ✓
Kazakhstan ✓
South Sudan ✓
14. 2008 – A suicide bomber detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people. What was he dressed as ?
Woman ✓
Paramedic ✓
Policeman ✓
Soldier ✓
15. 1955 – Mick Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as co-founder and member of which rock group ?
The Clash ✓
The Jam ✓
The Buzzcocks ✓
The Sex Pistols ✓
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