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On This Day (June 5th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on June 5th ?
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1. 1817 – The first Great Lakes steamer, the "Frontenac", is launched. One which lake did she sail ?
Ontario ✓
Huron ✓
Superior ✓
Michigan ✓
2. 1849 – Which country becomes a constitutional monarchy by the signing of a new constitution ?
Sweden ✓
Norway ✓
Denmark ✓
Monaco ✓
3. 1883 – The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris for which city ?
Istanbul ✓
Vienna ✓
Bucharest ✓
Varna ✓
4. 1900 – Second Boer War: British soldiers take which city ?
Pretoria ✓
Mafeking ✓
Ladysmith ✓
Bloemfontein ✓
5. 1916 – Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first what to hold such a position ?
African American ✓
American Jew ✓
Native American ✓
Russian Immigrant ✓
6. 1942 – World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and which other country ?
Serbia ✓
Albania ✓
Czechoslovakia ✓
Romania ✓
7. 1956 – Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, what shocked the audience ?
His language ✓
His hairstyle ✓
His hip movements ✓
His clothing ✓
8. 1964 – "DSV Alvin" is commissioned. What does DSV stand for ?
Deep Submergence Vehicle ✓
Deep Space Voyager ✓
Designated Service Vessel ✓
Duplicate Spy Vessel ✓
9. 1975 – The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum to decide what issue ?
Coastal Fishing Rights ✓
Membership of EEC ✓
Future of the Rail Infrastructure ✓
TV Licence Fee ✓
10. 1981 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles have the first recognized cases of what disease ?
Legionnaires’ Disease ✓
Toxic Shock Syndrome ✓
Reye Syndrome ✓
AIDS ✓
11. 1993 – Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in which UK town, fall into the sea following a landslide ?
Scarborough, N.Yorkshire ✓
Blackpool, Lancashire ✓
Tenby, Pembrokeshire ✓
Penzance, Cornwall ✓
12. 1998 – A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts how long ?
Four Months ✓
Twelve Days ✓
Seven Weeks ✓
Almost a year ✓
13. 2009 – After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people in which country ?
Central African Republic ✓
Peru ✓
Papua New Guinea ✓
Mongolia ✓
14. 2017 – Which country becomes the 29th member of the NATO ?
Romania ✓
Albania ✓
Montenegro ✓
Moldova ✓
15. 1952 – Nicko McBrain, English drummer and songwriter is born. He is the drummer in which band ?
Iron Maiden ✓
Def Leppard ✓
Van Halen ✓
Rammstein ✓
KingEureka
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Level 62
Jun 5, 2020
Nice as always.
toowise
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Level 78
Jun 5, 2020
Thank you
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