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On This Day (June 7th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on June 7th?
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1. 1099 – First Crusade: The Siege of which city begins ?
Damascus
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Cairo
2. 1692 – In just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed in Port Royal, Jamaica by what natural disaster ?
Tsunami
Hurricane
Earthquake
Meteorite
3. 1788 – French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in which city toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops ?
Grenoble
Dijon
Reims
Perpignan
4. 1800 – David Thompson, cartographer and explorer, reaches the mouth of which river ?
Yukon
Saskatchewan
Congo
Limpopo
5. 1832 – Which pandemic reaches Quebec, brought by Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada ?
Russian Flu
Bubonic Plague
Asian Cholera
Encephalitis Lethargica
6. 1899 – Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign by destroying the inventory in a saloon in which US city ?
Enid, Oklahoma
Perryton, Texas
Virgil City, Arkansas
Kiowa, Kansas
7. 1906 – Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, in which UK city ?
Glasgow
Belfast
Bristol
Portsmouth
8. 1919 – Nationalist riots break out in which European Capital city ?
Vienna, Austria
Tirana, Albania
Valletta, Malta
Sofia, Bulgaria
9. 1929 – The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing what place into existence ?
Gibraltar
Vatican City
Tanzania
Bangladesh
10. 1942 – World War II: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying part of which island group ?
Mariana Islands
Kuril Islands
Marshall Islands
Aleutian Islands
11. 1946 – The BBC returns to broadcasting what service, which has been off air for seven years because of the Second World War ?
Television
Shipping Forecast
World Radio Service
Light Entertainment Service
12. 1965 – The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of what ?
Marijuana
Automatic Weapons
Contraception
Non Christian Places of Worship
13. 1977 – Five hundred million people watch the beginning of which event on television ?
Commonwealth Games
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee celebrations
FIFA World Cup
Royal Wedding
14. 1982 – Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; which part is kept off-limits ?
Bathroom
Gardens
Kitchens
Basement
15. What food is celebrated in the USA on this day ?
Pretzels
Hot Dogs
Apple Pie
Chocolate Ice Cream
2 Comments
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Level 62
Jun 7, 2020
My History knowledge is expanding daily with your quizzes!
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Level 78
Jun 7, 2020
Thank you, mine too.