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On This Day (June 6th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on June 6th?
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1. 1523 – Gustav Vasa, is elected King of which country, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union ?
Sweden ✓
Norway ✓
Denmark ✓
Finland ✓
2. 1762 – Seven Years' War: Forces from which country begin a siege of Havana, Cuba, and temporarily capture the city in the Battle of Havana ?
Spain ✓
Great Britain ✓
Portugal ✓
Mexico ✓
3. 1844 – Which international charitable organisation is founded in London ?
Alcoholics Anonymous ✓
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) ✓
Red Cross ✓
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) ✓
4. 1844 – The Glaciarium, the world's first mechanically frozen ice rink, opens in which city ?
London ✓
Paris ✓
Geneva ✓
Milan ✓
5. 1859 – Australia: Which state is established as a separate colony from New South Wales ?
Victoria ✓
South Australia ✓
Tasmania ✓
Queensland ✓
6. 1889 – The Great ______ Fire destroys all of the downtown area of which city ?
Mombasa, Kenya ✓
Seattle, USA ✓
Quito, Ecuador ✓
Liverpool, UK ✓
7. 1892 – What begins operation in Chicago ?
Streetcars ✓
Power Station ✓
The "L" elevated rail system ✓
Mafia ✓
8. 1919 – The Republic of Prekmurje ends. In what part of the world was Prekmurje ?
Eastern Europe ✓
Arabian Peninsula ✓
Indochina ✓
Central South America ✓
9. 1932 – The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States. What was the rate of the tax ?
Two cents per gallon ✓
One cent per gallon ✓
Five cents per gallon ✓
Half a cent per gallon ✓
10. 1933 – The first drive-in theater opens in which US city ?
Towson, Maryland ✓
Poughkeepsie, New York ✓
Altoona, Pennsylvania ✓
Camden, New Jersey ✓
11. 1944 – World War II: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins. commonly known as D-Day what was its official name ?
Operation Overlord ✓
Operation Underdog ✓
Operation Quickforce ✓
Operation Beachfront ✓
12. 1964 – Under a temporary order, the rocket launches at which German city are terminated ?
Flensburg ✓
Friedrichshaven ✓
Cuxhaven ✓
Chemnitz ✓
13. 1981 – A passenger train travelling between Mansi and Saharsa jumps the tracks at a bridge crossing the Bagmati River in which country ?
Bangladesh ✓
India ✓
Iran ✓
Laos ✓
14. 1993 – Which Asian country holds its first direct presidential elections ?
Bhutan ✓
Jordan ✓
Malaysia ✓
Mongolia ✓
15. 1947 – Robert Englund, American actor, is born. He is best known for portraying which fictional character ?
Lord Voldemort ✓
Freddy Krueger ✓
Dr. Emmett Brown ✓
Ebenezer Scrooge ✓
VaeselHog
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Jun 2, 2021
Hi schnitzel
toowise
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Jun 3, 2021
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