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On This Day (June 29th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on June 29th?
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1.
1194 – Sverre Sigurdsson is crowned King of which country ?
Norway
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Sweden
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Denmark
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Finland
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2.
1534 – Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach which island ?
Svalbard
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Hispaniola
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Azores
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Prince Edward Island
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3.
1786 – Alexander Macdonell and over five hundred Roman Catholic highlanders leave Scotland to settle in which Canadian province ?
Nova Scotia
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Ontario
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New Brunswick
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Alberta
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4.
1880 – Which country annexes Tahiti ?
United Kingdom
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Spain
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France
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Australia
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5.
1881 – Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam in which African country ?
Algeria
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Morocco
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Somalia
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Sudan
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1922 – France grants 1 square kilometre of land at Vimy Ridge to be "freely, and for all time, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes" to which nation ?
Canada
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United States
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United Kingdom
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Spain
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1927 – The Bird of Paradise, a U.S. Army Air Corps Fokker tri-motor, completes the first transpacific flight, from the mainland United States to where ?
Japan
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Guam
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Hawaii
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Marshall Islands
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8.
1945 – Carpathian Ruthenia is annexed by the Soviet Union. In which modern day country is most of Carpathian Ruthenia ?
Ukraine
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Kazakhstan
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Georgia
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Finland
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1956 – The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating what ?
Network of Truckstops
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Overseas Highway to Key West
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Greyhound Bus Service
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Interstate Highway System
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10.
1974 – Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with what type of entertainment ?
Orchestra
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Ballet group
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Sports team
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Rock Band
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11.
1976 – The Seychelles become independent from which nation ?
France
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Netherlands
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United Kingdom
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Spain
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12.
1987 – Which of Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings was bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England ?
The Yellow House
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Le Pont de Trinquetaille
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Road with Cypress and Star
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Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear
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1995 – The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of which city ?
Bangkok
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Hanoi
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Pyongyang
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Seoul
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14.
2007 – Apple Inc. releases what device for the first time ?
iPhone
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iPad
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Apple TV
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iPod
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15.
1948 – Ian Paice, English drummer, songwriter, and producer is born. He is known as the drummer for which band ?
Thin Lizzy
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Black Sabbath
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Deep Purple
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Genesis
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